Real Estate

The needs of Steiner Studios to expand and the fact that the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s old hospital and surgeon’s residence are both New York City landmarks have contributed to a happy ending for the yard’s 19th century hospital campus. … Full Article

In view of the controversy over the proposed NYC Fieldhouse at Brooklyn Bridge Park and its centerpiece, a bicycle “velodrome,” an alternate velodrome proposal has come to light. … Full Article

Brooklyn Bridge Park is really coming along. … Full Article

Cooper Square Realty reports it has been selected to manage the new 62-unit rental building at 111 Kent Ave. on the Williamsburg waterfront. … Full Article

Doug Steiner of Steiner Studios has acquired another residential development for his firm’s portfolio. This one, at 142 North 6th St. in Williamsburg, is a fully-leased rental conversion. … Full Article

The Empire State Development Board of Directors has approved funding for two construction projects in Brooklyn — the Bush Terminal Industrial Complex in Sunset Park, which was awarded $10 million; and the  Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Green Manufacturing Center, which received $5 million. … Full Article

An auction is scheduled in November for the former Slave Theater on Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The theater, which hosted countless African-American political and cultural events, was founded and owned by the late Brooklyn Judge John L. Phillips, who died in 2008. … Full Article

Borough President Marty Markowitz’s announcement Wednesday that he has put together a coalition of officials and community leaders to bring casino gambling to Coney Island is, in a sense, a “back to the future” move. … Full Article

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz recommends that more bicycle parking, more affordable housing and more housing for active seniors be tied into a zoning amendment designed to reduce the underutilized parking garages in new Downtown Brooklyn residential buildings. … Full Article

John Catsimatidis and his Red Apple Group will begin work soon on the second phase of a four-block, four-building development on the firm’s sites along Myrtle Avenue, east of Flatbush Avenue Extension in Downtown Brooklyn. … Full Article