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Atlantic Avenue Mixed‑Use plan (AimUp) proposes rezoning, 4,600 homes and public‑site affordable units; borough board discussion focuses on open space and jobs
Summary
City planning and HPD presented the Atlantic Avenue Mixed‑Use Plan to the Brooklyn Borough Board on Jan. 7, 2024, proposing rezoning of an industrial corridor to allow an estimated 4,600 homes, 800,000 square feet of commercial space and about 2,800 jobs while pairing rezonings with public‑site projects and tenant‑protection measures.
City planning and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development presented the Atlantic Avenue Mixed‑Use Plan (branded “AimUp”) at the Brooklyn Borough Board public hearing on Jan. 7, 2024. The agencies described rezoning and complementary investment strategies they say are intended to produce housing, jobs, street‑safety improvements and tenant protections in a roughly 21‑block industrial corridor in central Brooklyn.
“...in total, we estimate about, 4,600 new homes, 800,000 square feet for commercial or community facility space. Over, 2,800 new jobs would be created as part of this plan,” said Jonah, a team leader in the Brooklyn office of the Department of City Planning, during the presentation. Jonah (DCP) described the plan area as generally bounded by Vanderbilt Avenue to the west, Nostrand Avenue to the east, Bergen Street to the south and Atlantic Avenue to the north, and said the plan responds to long‑running pressure for housing and commercial growth along Atlantic Avenue.
The plan includes a zoning map amendment that would rezone a large M1‑1 manufacturing area to several…
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