Alloy Development Seeks Rezoning for Two Downtown Brooklyn Towers

Alloy Development has requested a special rezoning approval to construct two high-rise residential towers on Navy Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The plan would add 1,502 apartments to the area, with the structures rising 73 and 63 stories. The site encompasses the former Boys & Girls Navy Yard Clubhouse at 240 Nassau St. and the neighboring P.S. 287 property at 46 Navy St.

The proposal was introduced to the public during a hearing held on Oct. 14 at Brooklyn Borough Hall. This session was conducted under the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, a process that evaluates zoning and land-use changes. Residents from the Farragut, Ingersoll, and Whitman Houses attended the meeting to voice their positions on the development.

Supporters of the project point to the inclusion of a new public school and community facilities. The development would feature a replacement prekindergarten-through-eighth-grade school, a community center, an African art museum, and retail space. Alloy estimates the project will generate $470 million in public benefits. LaShawn Doyle, who served as a youth leader at the former clubhouse and is now CEO of Bucketfam, noted that his organization has used the facility free of charge.

Doyle described the proposal as a full circle moment, citing his long-standing connection to the location. He supported the project’s community center, which provides young people with a space to gather and participate in activities. The development also includes 300 permanently affordable apartments. Of these, 95 units are designated for seniors from nearby New York City Housing Authority developments.

Opponents of the plan argue that the towers are out of scale with surrounding buildings. They fear that market-rate apartments will accelerate gentrification in a historically working-class Black community. Sam Blackwell, a resident, stated that the project should be half the proposed size and include twice the amount of affordable housing.

Blackwell also emphasized that the developer did not purchase the community’s history or the right to control its future. Residents are calling for lower building heights and enforceable protections against construction-related dust, noise, and traffic. Alloy maintains that the market-rate units are necessary to finance the promised public benefits.

The developer has noted that some of the 45 recommendations submitted by Community Board 2 require cooperation from city agencies. As the review process continues, residents are seeking binding commitments to protect existing households. The goal is to ensure the development serves the wider community while addressing local concerns about scale and affordability.