Sunset Park
Sunset Park’s Made in NY hub seeks developer to build a food hall
That building, which is part of the overall Made in NY Campus at Bush Terminal, is currently sitting vacant, and the city wants to bring it to life with restaurants, cafes, and food manufacturing spaces.
MTA will close these Brooklyn subway stops to facilitate upgrades
Three stations in Sunset park will be the first beneficiaries of system-wide upgrades .
Sunset Park's most expensive home sold for $2M this month
The previous owner of this home purchased the property for $975,000 in 2015, property records reveal, and offered it up on the market for $2.25 million earlier this month.
Sunset Park library's affordable housing addition gets City Council approval
A plan to redevelop the Sunset Park library into affordable apartments with a new library at the base has been approved by the City Council this week.
City rehashes plan to rezone the Garment District
The preliminary proposal comes on the heels of the announcement of a new 200,000-square-foot manufacturing hub in Sunset Park.
Sunset Park officials skeptical about plans for Made in NY hub
Elected officials representing Sunset Park have expressed hesitation over Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans to transform part of Bush Terminal into a new hub for the city’s fashion and film industries.
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Exploring the numbers behind Astoria, Bed-Stuy, Sunset Park, and more.
Sunset Park will become home to a sprawling hub for NYC's fashion industry
Details on this project—which also includes production space for the city’s burgeoning film and television industry—are accompanied by several new renderings of what the city is calling the "Made in New York" campus at Bush Terminal.
Gowanus pop-up dumpsters that served as tree planters will get new life in Industry City
The dumpsters were part of the 2,000 Gallons Project in Gowanus during Summer 2016.
Curbed Cup 1st round: (7) Upper East Side vs. (10) Sunset Park
Will it be the turn of the development-heavy Upper East Side or will up-and-coming Brooklyn neighborhood Sunset Park move on to the next round?
Sunset Park megaproject expects fewer apartments, drops public school
Eighth Avenue Center, a proposed megaproject in Sunset Park, is still on the table. Plans have yet to be filed with the Department of Buildings but some particulars about its scale have changed.
Sunset Park library redevelopment wins community’s support
Brooklyn’s Community Board 7 has voted to approve the redevelopment of Sunset Park’s library. The new building will include 49 affordable apartments and a new library space, but not everyone is happy about the plan.
Sunset Park library redevelopment will include low-income housing
The Brooklyn Public Library’s Sunset Park branch will house a new and improved 21,000-square-foot library on the lower levels, and 49 affordable apartments above that. Those units will start at $532/month.
These NYC neighborhoods had the highest rents this summer
New York City is still the second most expensive city in the country to live in, but rents for one-bedrooms creeped up every so slightly throughout the city this summer. Read on for the most and least expensive places to rent now.
Sunset Park deemed one of America’s ‘coolest’ neighborhoods
Sunset Park is among the 15 coolest neighborhoods in America — yet another pointer to the neighborhood’s rapidly changing landscape after the New York Times named "Sunset Park West," the most up and coming neighborhood in the city back in February.
Sunset Park residents think streetcar will spur neighborhood gentrification
Local residents were particularly concerned about the impact on mechanic shops and clothing manufacturers along First and Second Avenues in the neighborhood. Some suggested the addition of buses along Third Avenue as an alternative to the streetcar.
City advances school plan for site of landmarked, deteriorating Sunset Park castle
The proposed conversion of the Sunset Park Castle received a mixed reaction. Some argued that a new school was critical to the neighborhood, while others argued that the city should figure out a way to use the existing building.
Sunset Park’s landmarked castle could become...a school?
A former police precinct has been abandoned since the 70s may get a new lease on life. Past plans to rehab the stunning Romanesque Revival building have fallen through, but now the DOE has intervened in hopes of recasting the castle as a school.
Architects Propose Turning Area Under the BQE Into Public Space
NYC-based architecture firm Buro Koray Duman has released renderings that show two proposals to transform an underutilized area under the BQE that passes through Sunset Park. Ideas include a sports center and kitchens.
Sunset Park Library's Transformation To Rentals Is Getting Closer To Reality
First proposed in 2014, the project to transform the Sunset Park branch into a larger library and 49 affordable apartments on top is getting closer to reality with BPL considering a temporary shift to a local courthouse during construction.
Stunning Park Slope Townhouse With Exposed Brick Asks $3.5M
Brooklyn's finest townhouses currently on the market have plenty of lovely amenities to be desired. Check out four impressive townhouses in neighborhoods like Sunset Park, Park Slope, and Marine Park.
Industry City's Newest Tenant is Clothing Giant The Gap
Gap Inc. will lease a 20,000 square foot facility at Building 4 as a photo and design studio. It's the latest new high profile tenant for the 16-building complex in Sunset Park. Recently MakerBot decided to stop manufacturing at the site.
With New Look for Building 19, Industry City Hopes to Attract More ‘Creative’ Tenants
The building's top floors house the Brooklyn Nets' training facility
Industry City Ditches Plans For College Dorms in Sunset Park
Since the developers purchased the site three years ago they've already spent $125 million on renovation efforts. This includes work on the windows and elevators at the 16-building complex. It's all part of a $1 billion, 10-year revamp.
Nab a Two-Bedroom In NYC's Next Hot Neighborhood For $540,000
Quick, before the New York Times writes about Sunset Park again.
Are These NYC's Hot New Neighborhoods?
What made the New York Times's list for NYC's next big neighborhoods? You may be surprised.
