CitiStorage

 

8.53 acres

This property consists of two parcels, 60 Kent Avenue, which occupies the full block of Kent Ave, East River, North 10th Street and North 11th Street; and 20 North 12th Street, which occupies the western half of the block of Kent Avenue, East River, North 11th Street and North 12th Street.

Status: Funding for demolition, design and development has been budgeted for 2022 and beyond.

History: This property was acquired by New York City in 2017 after a protracted community fight to push the City to live up to its promises under the 2005 rezoning. The southern parcel (60 Kent) is home to a large one-story warehouse that occupies almost the entire block. The northern site (20 North 12th Street) housed a similar structure until 2015, when a catastrophic fire destroyed the entire building and its contents.

 

1924 aerial view of future BIP as Standard Oil fuel storage and manufactured gas works.
1924 aerial view of future BIP as Standard Oil fuel storage and manufactured gas works. Photo credit: FBIP, NYC DCP

 

Former CitiStorage warehouse. Photo credit: FBIP, North Brooklyn Parks Alliance