New York State's development arm, Bruce Ratner's partner in Atlantic Yards, approved changes in his plans for the project Tuesday. The ESDC certified there've been no major changes to the plan, meaning no need for new approvals. In releasing new drawings for Barclays Center, Ellerbe Becket, its new architect, estimated that the arena, which was to cost $950 million, will now have a price tag $180 million smaller.
- State Approves Changes To Atlantic Yards Plan - Brooklyn Eagle
- Atlantic Yards developer wins longer schedule - Theresa Agovino - Crain's New York Business
- The New Atlantic Yards: Less Pretty, More Pricey - Eliot Brown - New York Observer
- Atlantic Yards Budget Balloons by Nearly a Billion - Rich Calder - New York Post
- Atlantic Yards project closer to final approval - John Brennan - The Record
- M.T.A. Sells Naming Rights to Subway Station - Michael M. Grynbaum - New York Times
- AY project cost rises to $4.9 billion; ESDC promises arena 2012, one tower; - Norman Oder - Atlantic Yards Report
- Even sweeter deals for Atlantic Yards developer - Jotham Sederstrom & Erin Durkin - New York Daily News
- The Skinny on the New Atlantic Yards Project (Audio) - Soterios Johnson & Matthew Schuerman - WNYC