110 Livingston News & Blog

• The Richest Architecture in Brooklyn (NYSun)
• Enrique Norten: The New Brooklyn Starchitect of Choice (Gowanus Lounge)
• Modern Design: Brooklyn Plagued by Mediocrity (Brownstoner)

• Brooklyn Lager Wins Beer Championship (Brooklyn Record)
• What’s to become of 350 Livingston Street? (Brownstoner)
• Strange crash on Atlantic Ave. yesterday (Gothamist)
• Three hour oral argument in Atlantic Yards case (Atlantic Yards Report)
• Carroll Gardens Farmers Market Slated to Open this Summer (Chowhound)

Recently when I heard the Brooklyn Public Library was considering offering Netflix to anyone with a library card, I got to wondering where our local branch is — turns out, the Brooklyn Heights Branch is just around the corner, off Cadman Plaza at Tillary Street, and offers reading and crafts classes for kids, and an auditorium for events (map). The library is considering offering delivery, but for 110, it’s so close that’s probably not necessary.

For you entrepreneurs also check out the business library, located at the Brooklyn Heights Branch. The Carroll Gardens branch at Clinton and Union is a bit further away, but right now is offering movies for kids and origami.

• More about the Brooklyn Heights Branch & how to get a library card (brooklynpubliclibrary.org)
• Brooklyn Public Library Considers Delivery and Netflix (Gothamist)

It’s official–the first move-ins are beginning and those of you moving in should consider yourself not only new homeowners, but also newsmakers. We were pleased to see this video and web feature on NY1 about the move-ins beginning this week.

One interesting tidbit from Jed Walentas–no plans existed for the building when Two Trees bought it so they had to remeasure and test everything for specifications.

Enjoy, and good luck to everyone moving in!

• Old Board of Ed Building Welcomes New Tenants (NY1)

Since we’ve been away this week here are a few links of note from the past few days:

• Marty says Trader Joe’s is headed for Brooklyn (Gowanus Lounge)
• Two Trees sets up shop in DUMBO (Dumbo NYC)
• Aloft hotel under construction in Downtown Brooklyn (Belltel Lofts)
• Standish Arms on Columbia Heights to be sold (BHB)
• Rezoning for Sunset Park (Brownstoner)
• One week until the cherry blossoms at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG.org)
• New Bike Lanes on 9th St.? (Brooklyn Record)

A week after we called the City Economic Development Corporation to ask about the construction delays we’re happy to report that workers are digging up Boerum Place as we write this. When we spotted the backhoe and workers this morning they had already dug quite a hole, and appeared to be relocating a utility or traffic signal.

EDC was helpful in providing some more information on the plans. They said in an email that the “Boerum Place improvements will mirror that on Adams Street” and will include “milling, resurfacing the roadway, signage, streetscape elements, reconstruction of the medians and sidewalks, drainage work, landscape work, and utility work.”

EDC said work is expected to begin in late spring early summer of 2007 and should be done by late spring or summer of 2008. Looks like they may be getting a head start.

See a slightly closer shot of the workers and hole below.

• The Park Avenue of Brooklyn? Not quite yet.
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