BP MARKOWITZ , MAYOR BLOOMBERG ANNOUNCE DEVELOPER TO TRANSFORM PART OF BROOKLYN MUNICIPAL BUILDING INTO RETAIL DESTINATION, CREATING MORE THAN 100 NEW JOBS
On Monday, August 15, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced that United American Land will develop retail apace in the Brooklyn Municipal Building in Downtown Brooklyn. Full press release below.
"As borough president, I like to think of all of Brooklyn as my own backyard, but it's not often that I can actually look out of my office window and see a future economic powerhouse right across the street," said BP Markowitz. "Now, thanks to United American Land and Al Laboz, that future is now. Let this be a message to all developers and businesses that there are underutilized City-owned buildings that would be perfect sites for economic development. Kudos to Mayor Bloomberg and his staff, the EDC and Seth Pinsky, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and Joe Chan, and especially to my tireless chief of staff, Carlo Scissura, whose laser-sharp focus and tenacity helped turn this idea into reality."
In photo (left to right): Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Chairman Alan Fishman; Economic Development Corporation Chief Operating Officer Josh Wallack; Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel; Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; BP Markowitz; Albert Laboz of United American Land; Councilmember Stephen Levin; Assemblywoman Joan Millman; Downtown Brooklyn Partnership President Joe Chan
Photo by Kathryn Kirk
