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MTA Issues RFP for 300-Unit Crown Heights Development Site

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has issued a request for proposals to transform an underutilized MTA-owned lot into a residential development with approximately 300 new housing units in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The development would be an outgrowth of 2025’s Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use District rezoning.

The offering includes both the lot, at 1119 Pacific St., and the air rights from the New York City Subway’s adjacent Franklin Avenue Shuttle. The site was formerly used as part of New York City Transit’s Atlantic Avenue Cable Shop, currently being relocated to a modernized facility in East New York.

MTA chair and CEO Janno Lieber said, “It’s a fact that transit-oriented development drives job and housing growth across the region. The Pacific Street project checks all the boxes – unbeatable proximity to transit in one of Brooklyn’s hottest neighborhoods – and we’re proud to partner with the Governor to get the best use out of this property.”

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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