Atlantic Yards information

Atlantic Yards is a mixed-use development project of 16 high-rise buildings and an arena currently under construction the future home of the New Jersey Nets, Barclay Center. The project is part of the Atlantic Terminal Urban Renewal Area. Atlantic Yards is being developed by the Forest City Ratner Co. located in Ohio. The original project architect was Frank Gehry who was removed from the project in June 2009 although he is still the lead designer of the master plan. SHoP Architects and Ellerbe Becket have replaced him as the new designers of the arena.
Atlantic Yards is located in the Prospect Heights neighborhood, near downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene. The site sits between the north border of Atlantic Avenue and south of Pacific Street.  It stretches from Vanderbilt Avenue, goes past the cut off Carlton Ave, 6^th Avenue, and ends at the diagonal Flatbush Avenue.

Atlantic Yards’ site sits on 22 acres of land with over eight acres of open space. The project includes 8 million square feet of apartments, offices, stores and an arena for the New Jersey Nets.

The project sits on top of the rail yard and tracks of the Long Island Rail Road.   The project was named Atlantic Yards because it was built on a rail yard and Atlantic Avenue which lies to its north. 

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