A Closer Look At 220 Riverside

[acme54321]

LOL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Barracudas

[Charles Hunter]

Thanks!  I thought I remembered them as a former team here!

[fieldafm]

The Jacksonville Stingrays (a minor league basketball team) used to have games at the Prime Osborne (as well as the Colliseum and even at one point... Christ the King's gym in arlington).

[mtraininjax]

I have a question about 220 Riverside. Someone asked me at a holiday party where the amphitheater is going to be. Is it there at Forest and Riverside in that giant  pond or somewhere else? Where does Jen Jones plan to have the 200+ events every year?

TIA.

[Dog Walker]

The amphitheater will be facing onto the pond towards Forest Street, will have fountains and some sort of sculpture on the island.  There was a rendering of it somewhere here on this forum, but I can't find it.

[ProjectMaximus]

LOL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville_Barracudas

Yeah, and it was also the name of our minor league basketball team back in the 90s. I actually went to a game or two as a kid.

Interesting to look back and see all the speculation and anticipation from a year ago. I wonder if the excitement has stemmed a bit or if it's still growing as we sit here partially through the renaissance.

Cummer Museum Renovation - Complete
Unity Plaza - 50%
220 Riverside - 50%
Shoppes on Riverside  - Initial Construction Stage
Brooklyn Riverside - Initial Construction Stage
YMCA - Initial Construction Stage
Riverside Dog Park - in limbo?

The excitement is still there and that's a pretty good ratio of proposed projects finding a way off the paper into reality. However, new construction takes time. It will be another year before these projects are complete and even then, it's only the beginning.

I agree...but I'm curious if the excitement has waned or if the expectations of the area are still sky-high. I for one agree that this neighborhood has tremendous potential, but I wonder whether there will be a delay to the Brooklyn Renaissance after this flurry of development, particularly if the rental rates aren't through the roof and JTA never comes through with a skyway extension or streetcar in the next decade.