A waterfront development proposal in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is advancing toward a final vote after City Planning Commission approval by a 10-1 margin. The Monitor Point plan would redevelop an undeveloped industrial waterfront site currently used as an MTA warehouse into three residential towers totaling 1,150 housing units. Developers project that 40% of the homes, or 460 units, would be affordable. Construction would require demolishing and relocating the existing MTA facility and completing a brownfield cleanup. Supporters cite community benefits including a public waterfront plaza, storm resiliency upgrades, and a permanent home for the Greenpoint Monitor Museum honoring shipbuilding history. Housing advocates say the project could reduce displacement pressures through long-term affordability for low-income households.
"If the MTA were relocated, you could build today 250 to 300 units of all market rate housing with no affordable housing required. That's an option. Our plan, through density, unlocks affordability,"
"It's very important not just to Brooklyn, but for the United States,"
"It's really the first United States ironclad ship,"
"We're talking about really permanent affordability for low-income households so they can either move back to the community or mov"
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