The developer of Atlantic Yards, Bruce C. Ratner scrapped Mr. Gehry’s plans for the Barclays Center arena primarily for economic reasons. The $4 billion project has been hobbled by lawsuits, a recession and its own ambitious goal to build 6,400 apartments, 40 percent of which would be reserved for low- to middle-income families. Ellerbe Becket will take on the role of designer but Gehry will remain the master planner... NYT
The developer of Atlantic Yards, Bruce C. Ratner scrapped Mr. Gehry’s plans for the Barclays Center arena primarily for economic reasons. The $4 billion project has been hobbled by lawsuits, a recession and its own ambitious goal to build 6,400 apartments, 40 percent of which would be reserved for low- to middle-income families. 
Ellerbe Becket will take on the role of designer but Gehry will remain the master planner... NYT
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Nobody can stop Brooklyn to turn into another generic American skyline!
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