With billions of dollars in private investment and $300 million in public improvements underway, Downtown Brooklyn is becoming a great urban center known for its commercial district, growing residential neighborhood, and world-class arts scene.
Video overview of Downtown Brooklyn's development
Flatbush Avenue
Willoughby Square Park
By 2012, Brooklyn's skyline and streetscape will be transformed to include more than 60 projects that are planned, under construction, or already completed in Downtown Brooklyn. These developments include 1.2 million square feet of office space, 1.6 million square feet of new retail facilities, 14,400 residential units, 2,400 new hotel rooms, a professional sports arena and new cultural facilities.
Downtown Brooklyn Video
This stunning depiction of Brooklyn's changing skyline is narrated by Sir Ian McKellen, the award-winning stage and screen actor known locally for his theatrical performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's production of King Lear. The video highlights key development projects, including new hotels, a park called Willoughby Square, dozens of new residential buildings and a new 299-seat theater in the BAM Cultural District.
Flatbush Avenue Animation
Looking north on Flatbush Avenue from the corner of DeKalb Ave., this animation shows Flatbush Ave. as a tree-lined boulevard with new residential towers and mixed-use commercial buildings along the street. Oro Condos, Toren, City Point, and other residential towers will make Downtown Brooklyn a true 24/7 residential neighborhood, and an enlivened streetscape will connect the area to surrounding communities.
Willoughby Square Animation
Looking south from Duffield St. and Willoughby St., the animation shows Willoughby Square Park, which will be the new centerpiece of a thriving mixed-use district of hotels, offices, shops, and residences just south of MetroTech Center. The 1.25 acre park will sit atop a 700-space underground parking garage.
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