Whereas Flatbush Avenue, a major spine of redevelopment, was once clogged with gas stations, carwashes and XXX shops, today the neighborhood boasts sparkly modern conveniences, like Apple, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, as well as DeKalb Market Hall at City Point. “Downtown Brooklyn didn’t have much of an identity over the last decade,” said Jared Della Valle, CEO and founder of Alloy Development, who recently broke ground on the Alloy Block, a five-building, mixed-use project in the area.ĭowntown Brooklyn’s new live, work and play vibe is partly thanks to a 2004 rezoning, which was designed to increase the area’s commercial footprint. The borough’s densest neighborhood has witnessed a development boom that is now squeezing skyscrapers to heights of over 1,000 feet, rivaling the supertalls on Billionaires’ Row in Manhattan.
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