Pacific Park

Pacific Park

Living in New York, you can just feel that is the hub of any major infrastructure project in the US. One such project which is happening just a mile away from I live is the Pacific Park project. This project is concerned with the redevelopment of 22 acres in downtown Brooklyn which would make way for 6 million square feet for residential space, transforming the Barclays Center into a state-of-the-art sports, entertainment and cultural centre, 1.6 million commercial space as well as lots of open space.

“The project also includes major transportation improvements, including a new storage and maintenance facility for the LIRR and a new subway entrance to the Atlantic Terminal Transit Hub, the third largest hub in the City” (Pacific Park Brooklyn). The project has been delayed several times already; the new expected start date is 2035. An interesting feature about this complex is the fact that the world's tallest modular apartment building, 461 Dean, already opened in November 2016.

A tentative proposal of the park (Image Source: The Bridge BK)