The Real Deal New York

The city is moving ahead on its plan to reopen and expand the Brooklyn House of
Detention, at 275 Atlantic Avenue
between Smith Street
and Boerum Place.
The city Department of Design and Construction entered into a $32.5 million
deal with architecture firm Ricci Greene Associates to transform the prison
into a 1,469-inmate facility with ground-floor retail. The 11-story jail closed
in 2003, and the renovation and expansion plan will cost $440 million.