Brownstoner.com reports that the Friends of Community Board Six has received a Brownfield Opportunity Grant to help with reuse and/or redevelopment along the Gowanus Canal:
Friends of Brooklyn CB6 seeks an innovative and progressive consulting team that will acknowledge the canal’s significance in a broader local and regional context. The consultant team will be required to work in partnership with community groups and government agencies to create an appropriate plan for contextual redevelopment and re-use of existing buildings along the canal corridor. It is strongly encouraged that responses include creative planning practices that acknowledge the challenges associated with industrial and mixed-use areas”
Get more information by contacting [email protected] Deadline for submission is Nov. 14, 2011.
