Six years after buying the Nets and promising a move to Brooklyn, Bruce Ratner got final approval Tuesday to build Atlantic Yards, starting with Barclays Center. Ratner beat a Dec. 31 deadline by eight days. The approval permits the ESDC to start condemning property immediately. The ESDC expects all property to be in state hands by Feb 1. No date has been set for groundbreaking. It's expected within a month.
- Today, Brooklyn Becomes a Reality for the Nets - Barclays Center
- Brooklyn Arena appears inevitable with financing deal - Matthew Futterman - Wall Street Journal
- Developer: Brooklyn Arena Project's Participants Close Deal - Dow Jones News Wire
- Ratner Seals Deal for Atlantic Yards, Clearing Path for Nets Arena - Eliot Brown - New York Observer
- Nets finally complete deal on new home - Julian Garcia - The InterNets
- Documents Signed, Atlantic Yards Moves Ahead - Charles V. Bagli - New York Times
- Forest City announces master closing for Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn - Michelle Jarboe - Cleveland Plain-Dealer
- Developer closes on land for Nets' new arena - AP
- Atlantic Yards Deal Closes - Ted Phillips - Bond Buyer
- Photo Gallery: Atlantic Yards Signage Installation - Tracy Collins - Flickr
- After master closing, Ratner crows, installs "branded signage"; DDDB says new lawsuit coming, likely against ESDC/BALDC - Norman Oder - Atlantic Yards Report
- Atlantic Yards Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Brownstoner
- Atlantic Yards officially closed for business - Joey - Curbed
- Bloomberg Cheers Ratner; Opponents Continue To Fight - Raanan Geberer - Brooklyn Eagle
- Ratner closes on Atlantic Yards - Rich Calder - New York Post
- AY fight in final stages but not over - Norman Oder - Atlantic Yards Report