Admirals Row

Conceptual Renderings

AT LAST… Nearly 25 years after the redevelopment of the six-acre Admirals Row site at the corner of Flushing Avenue and Navy Street was first proposed, the federal government has transferred the property to the City of New York for its redevelopment by the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC).  As a result of the transfer, the area’s first major supermarket will be built, two of the historic but neglected buildings will be preserved and new space for industrial tenants will be developed. The project is expected to create 500 permanent retail and industrial jobs and hundreds of additional construction jobs.

The redevelopment plan was approved by the New York City Council in November 2011. Click here to view the approved ULURP application. Click here to view the Final Environmental Impact Statement.

BNYDC’s plan includes rehabilitation of two historic structures– Building B and the Timber Shed. (Click here for photos.)  BNYDC retained Robert Silman Associates (RSA), a highly respected structural engineering firm experienced in historic preservation, to do immediate stabilization and shoring work to prevent further deterioration of the buildings prior to their full rehabilitation as part of the development project. In addition to that rehabilitation work, BNYDC will also ensure that the measures contained in the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), a result of consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 prior to the site’s transfer, will be implemented as part of the project. This will include the development of a site Commemoration Plan. Click here to view the MOA.

BNYDC issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a developer to develop the approved plan and create a 74,000-square-foot supermarket and 79,000 square-feet of additional neighborhood retail space, as well as 127,000 square feet of industrial space on Admirals Row. Click here to download the RFP. A mandatory pre-submission was held as part of the RFP process. Click here for a copy of the presentation from the conference.

We want to keep you informed about what’s happening on the site. Check back to see photos of our progress.