Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report

10/12/2025

Here's my latest coverage

Would "signature open space" be "transformative," given boost in apartments? How long would it take? What about loading docks, parking issues, Site 5 retail (& LED lighting), and value of arena plaza?

19/11/2025

For those following the latest twists in the Atlantic Yards saga in Brooklyn, here's my coverage of a key meeting and announcement of new plans:

https://normanoder.substack.com/p/new-developers-seek-to-supersize

09/01/2025

Here are my 2024 Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park round-ups...

short version: https://normanoder.substack.com/p/in-2024-no-new-construction-but-a

long version: https://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2025/01/atlantic-yardspacific-park-in-2024-new.html

Here's my 2025 preview: https://normanoder.substack.com/p/atlantic-yardspacific-park-in-2025

It looks to be a big, and busy, year.

Will "community engagement" affect scale, affordability? Will BSE Global pay for the arena plaza? BSE's Brooklyn "ecosystem" should swell. What's the surprise?

18/03/2024

Would Tainted Funds from a New Part-Owner Spoil the Brooklyn Nets' Spirit?
https://normanoder.substack.com/p/would-tainted-funds-from-a-new-part
C'mon, the began long ago.
But it *would* be ironic for the libertarian Koch family to profit from eminent domain, sports subsidies, & NBA "socialism."

10/01/2023

From Common Edge Collaborative

A project that has

26/09/2022

The Tsais bought three floors at 220 Central Park South. Another compromise in the name of fundraising?

25/04/2022

My free Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park/Barclays Center tour will be Friday, May 6, at 6 pm, as part of the Jane's Walk weekend.
Must RSVP for meeting place.
More info:

Jane's Walk , the annual weekend of free tours ( ) inspired by the urbanist and author Jane Jacobs, has returned for in-person t...

31/12/2021

https://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2021/12/atlantic-yardspacific-park-in-2021.html

My annual retrospective

My 2021 preview focused on question marks regarding the project timeline, the future of Site 5, the affordability of new housing, and overa...

08/12/2021

My article, from The Indypendent

Is it celebrating social justice protest? Or co-opting it?

11/04/2021

Community Board seeks to moderate scale, address area holistically in the wake of frequent spot re-zonings.

01/01/2021

My 2020 retrospective and 2021 preview: there's always a surprise regarding , but the need for accountability persists
https://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2020/12/atlantic-yardspacific-park-in-2020.html
https://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2021/01/atlantic-yardspacific-park-in-2021.html

So much of what I wrote in my 2020 preview , published a year ago, holds true today, albeit in slightly different context. (Here's my 2020 r...

09/07/2020

Credit an anonymous partner of the arena operator, which--surprise--controls that commercial space.