Brooklyn Bridge Park issues RFP for John Street
Just a week after opening the soccer fields at Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park has now turned its attention to the northern end of the park -– specifically, the John Street site in DUMBO.
The park on Monday released a request for proposals for the long-awaited “John Street project,” meaning residential development, up to 130 units, on 9,600 square feet within a vacant lot just northeast of the Manhattan Bridge.
The RFP specifies that the new building can rise to a maximum height of 130 feet, with as many as 100 parking spaces and ground-floor retail. The general plan also would include pedestrian bridges over a tidal salt march, tree-lined pathways, and a 13,000-square-foot lawn.
Although housing on the site has been part of the park plan since the early 2000s, the site is currently owned by Con Edison. According to the RFP, “It will be acquired by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corp., who will then transfer control of the site of the BBP [Brooklyn Bridge Park].”