$40 Million for Downtown Lots

Brooklyn Seeming Somewhat Resilient in this Real Estate Downturn

(Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

Another Skyscraper growing on Flatbush. The Toren

(courtesy Brownstoner)


The Toren

SOM-designed Toren About to Hit the Market (Brownstoner.com)

The first of many residents are moving into there new hood

(photo courstesy NY Sun)(view of Aloft hotel to the right and the soon to be Willoughby Square park on the left, as seen from upper floors of Belltel Lofts)
First Residents Arrive for Downtown Brooklyn 'Renaissance'
Rise in Residential Real Estate Transforms Commercial Area (NY Sun)

Downtown Brooklyn is possibly six distinct neighborhoods?

Neighborhood Names Needed For Downtown Residential Growth
(Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

Rentals in the hood

(image courtesy Brownstoner)

Looks like a nice location for rentals. It's close to the trains at Atlantic Avenue.


Dermot Plans High-Rise Rental Near BAM (Brownstoner)

Garage on the Corner of Willoughby and Flatbush Ave is coming down. Look at what's going up.

The 650 unit residential building should be up in no time. There is also a class A office space component to this.

Development Watch: Acadia Starts Albee Demo (Brownstoner

388 Bridge Street. 360 Residential units.

(image courtsy Brownstoner)
It's more condos if you can believe it. All I can tell you is that this thing is huge in the rendering (see link below). I like the way it looks. Any thoughts?

Rendering

Development Watch: 388 Bridge Street
(Brownstoner)

600 units at 1000 ft. I'll believe it when I see it.

This information is brought to you by our friends at 110livingston. We'll see if this comes to fruition.

Renzo Piano’s 1000-foot Downtown Brooklyn Tower (110 Livingston News & Blog)

Rendering of 235 Gold Street

(Brownstoner)


235 Gold Street Revealed
(Brownstoner)

More Downtown supermarket rumors.

(image courtesy of Brownstoner)
There is nothing to fully substantiate these claims but people are saying Finefare or Amish Market. Location: The State Renaissance Court on Schermerhorn Street between Hoyt St & Bond St. Certainly a short walk for residents of Belltel.

Streetlevel: A New Supermarket for Schermerhorn
(Brownstoner)

31 % of buyers at Belltel Lofts are families or soon to be.

Downtown Brooklyn:
Baby Strollers, Dogwalkers on Willoughby and in MetroTech? (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)