Bruce Ratner wants to construct the world’s tallest prefabricated structure at the Atlantic Yards site in Brooklyn, according to the New York Times. The 34-story proposed tower would include 400 affordable apartment units, fulfilling a promise Ratner made when he took over the site. [more]
Architect Frank Gehry will not be designing any of the planned 17
buildings in the Atlantic Yards project, a spokesperson for the
architect said. Last week developer Bruce Ratner announced that Gehry
would not be designing the arena in the project, but now the architect
won’t be involved in any of the buildings, which he has worked on for
the past six years. Ratner said the designs cost too much. Gehry has
already been paid tens of millions of dollars for his work on the Atlantic
Yards, and a Ratner spokesperson said that his master plan for the
development and his guidelines will remain in place. [more]
