Affordable units planned for Brooklyn Bridge Park, but opposition remains
Local Officials Say Plan Doesn’t Meet Area’s ‘Diverse Needs’
Two luxury residential towers planned for Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) will include a substantial percentage of affordable housing, according to BBP’s Request for Proposals (RFP), issued on Tuesday.
In synch with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ten-year plan to build or preserve 200,000 affordable units, BBP said the development would incorporate approximately 130,000 square feet of housing affordable to middle- and moderate-income residents.
This means roughly 30 percent of the waterfront apartments would be set aside for the kind of middle-class workers getting priced out of Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights – a category that includes firefighters, teachers and cops, a source said.