BMT Project

Our Priorities

Preserving Greenspace

Protecting Views

Minimizing Disruptions

Enhancing Infrastructure

This list reflects the collected priorities of a majority of unit owners. These 4 points are summarized below and fully detailed here.

  • Preserving Greenspace
    Designating a significant footprint of greenspace on Pier 11 for residents and tourists

    Protecting Views
    Defining a height limitation for any future construction on Pier 11 that may limit views

    Minimizing Disruptions
    Limiting quality of life impacts created by any future construction, industrial use along the waterfront, and truck use (i.e., raised roadway) on Pier 11

    Enhancing Infrastructure
    Improving and expanding infrastructure to responsibly support a growing Red Hook community

Current

  • The BMT Committee is actively involved in connecting with elected officials who have input and insight on the BMT project.

    Committee Members attend a wide array of official and unofficial events, related to the project, to voice our POV and hear community perspectives.

    NOTE – The BMT project has attracted the attention and concern of many groups. There has been a collective pushback against the EDC’s process, timeline and plan. We see that this is starting to have an effect. Involvement is key to a thoughtfully planned BMT redevelopment.

    PREVIOUS UPATES ––

    –– Meetings being arranged with Task Force Vice Chairs Alexa Aviles (Council Member) and Andrew Gounardes (State Senator), as well as NYC Comptroller Brad Lander (dates TBD)

    –– Outreach and advocacy strategy formulated for key weeks prior to the Task Force voting date (originally April 14, now TBD)

    –– Follow-up sent to Andrew Kimball (CEO of EDC) in regards to Feb 5 building meeting and continued requests for project information

    –– Meeting held with Mikelle Adgate, EDC Community Outreach Representative

  • If you would like to be involved – here are current ways to do so.

    –– The most important current opportunity is the EDC Public Workshop 4 on March 24.

    –– For additional events, see here.

Overview

    • In May 2024, the NYC / EDC acquired 122-acres of waterfront / port property from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). The site spans from Atlantic Avenue to the south part of Red Hook. 

    • The NYC / EDC’s objective is to “transform the Brooklyn Marine Terminal into an asset for modern maritime jobs and vibrant mixed-use community hub” and is currently undergoing a masterplan process to develop scenarios for the development of the site.

    • The NYC / EDC has stated that it will need to invest approximately $2.3 - 2.5B in port improvements to achieve its objective (above), none of which would be revenue generating.

    • To compensate for the non-revenue generating investment, the scenarios that the EDC is proposing uses housing units — 3,000 - 12,000 depending on the scenario — as the primary revenue generating component. 

    • The elected taskforce — chaired by Representative Dan Goldman and co-chaired by Council Member Alexa Avilés and State Senator Andrew Gounardes — that represents the community in this masterplan process is set to vote on the proposed scenarios on April 14, 2025. Following the approval of a scenario, the project will go through a GPP process — under state jurisdiction — which allows the NYC / EDC to rezone the entirety of the site rather than abiding by current zoning laws.

  • The BMT Committee — volunteers that responded to the Board's call to action — is intended to communicate pertinent information about the project with unit owners.

    In addition, the BMT Committee will advocate for the building's point of view — see left. That said, power in numbers — the BMT Committee encourages all unit owners to be actively involved in the NYC / EDC and community hosted conversations.

    This site will be regularly updated with information, notes, and events to empower all units owners.

    The BMT Committee meets weekly on Wednesdays, and there is at least one committee member in each building core. Please feel free to reach out to your building core rep listed at the bottom of this site page.