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roof, and site drainage. $ 1 million would be required for new elevators. Lastly, $ 500,000 were needed for fire safety and security enhancements, which are held to a higher standard since the building was built. These large outstanding costs contributed to a decision to sell the site to a private developer and build a new branch library on the ground floor of a new, privately-owned residential development.
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dedicated entrance at 286 Cadman Plaza West. The residential condominium contains 134 units occupying 276,702 square feet (25,706.5 m). In addition to the library unit and residential units, the building includes a 9,000-square-foot (840 m) STEM Lab for students in school district 13, and a 930-square-foot (86 m) retail space on the first floor.
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worries over the developer's pledge to provide affordable housing. The
Brooklyn Public Library provided a defense of the sale, stating in front of city council that it receives insufficient funds from the city. However, a complaint sent to the city and state attorney general alleges that the Public Library has over $ 100 million in unspent funds.
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methods and materials for removing the artworks from the facade of the library and temporarily storing them, and has found these methods to be appropriate with the understanding that a proposal for relocating the artworks within the new development at 280 Cadman Plaza West will be submitted by
September 2017."
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The sale of the building caused controversy; initial proposals involving the sale of the site were opposed by two organizations: Citizens
Defending Libraries and Love Brooklyn Libraries. Concerns included increased traffic, overpopulation of the local schools, the decrease of the library's space, and
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and a third party consultant separately assessed the property and agreed that the building had roughly $ 9 million worth of overdue capital needs. The building needed $ 3.6 million for a new heating, ventilation, and air cooling system. $ 4.2 million were needed for upgrades to the boiler, lighting,
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September 2018, construction was underway and about a third of the building was completed. Six bas reliefs that had adorned the facade of the old library were incorporated into the rising
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Clemente Spampinato, which had to be removed from the previous public library before demolition could commence. Deputy Director of the PDC Keri Butler said of the bas-reliefs, "The Public Design Commission has reviewed the
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Clinton Hill. The project also included a dedicated science, technology,
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814:"Citizens Defending Libraries: Brooklyn Community Board 2 Land Use Committee June 17, 2015: ULURP Hearing- First Hearing About Whether To Sell & Shrink Downtowns's Brooklyn Heights Library (Tillary & Clinton)"
845:"Citizens Defending Libraries: PRESS RELEASE & NEWS ADVISORY- Brooklyn Community Board 2 Votes Wednesday, July 15th On Proposed Fire Sale of Major Public Asset, Central Destination Library In Downtown Brooklyn"
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