The Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan (AAMUP, pronounced “aim up” 🎯⬆️) is a community-led rezoning process that will synthesize the feedback of local residents and stakeholders to inform what the future of Atlantic Avenue should look like. The AAMUP area runs along an approximately 13-block stretch of Atlantic Avenue and neighboring blocks of Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant between Vanderbilt and Nostrand Avenues. Our office, in collaboration with the Department of City Planning and WXY Studios, held dozens of meetings since 2023 to hear from community residents about what they want to see in this corridor as we build off the hard work of Brooklyn Community Board 8 and determine the future of this increasingly residential corridor. Those meetings resulted in our Community Vision and Priorities Report.

Secured Community Benefits

Housing & Affordable Housing Production (4,600 units, 1,900 affordable units)

• Facilitating the development of 4,600 new units of housing across Community Districts 3 and 8 in Brooklyn
  • Approximately 40% – 1,900 units – will be permanently affordable, which is more new affordable housing than has been built in the area in the entire previous decade (2014-2024)
    • 1,000 permanently affordable units at an average of 60% of the AMI is projected through MIH developments, including 400 deeply affordable units at 40 % of the AMI
    • 900 additional units of affordable housing will be built as part of HPD-financed, 100% affordable development on seven public sites, including 542 Dean Street, 516 Bergen Street, 1134 Pacific Street, the parking lot of the Brooklyn Adult Learning Center at 457 Nostrand Avenue, 32-34 Putnam Avenue, the vacant state-owned property at 1024 Fulton Street, and the current site of the MTA Cable Shop at 1110 Atlantic Avenue.

Streets & Public Realm Improvements ($215 million)

• $115 million capital commitment from the City for a comprehensive redesign of Atlantic Avenue, including a traffic study to begin in 2025, immediate safety improvement projects at key intersections along Atlantic and surrounding areas, and bike infrastructure improvements along Dean, Bergen, and/or Pacific Streets after the results of the traffic study are revealed and in conjunction with the MTA’s soon-to-be unveiled Brooklyn Bus Network redesign changes
• Nearly $100 million for full redesigns and upgrades of six major open spaces, including Underhill Plaza/Lowry Triangle, St. Andrews Playground, Hancock Playground, Potomac Playground, Dean Playground, and James Forten Playground.
  • PS 93’s school yard to receive $72,000 annually for upgrades
  • Lefferts Place Community Garden will also receive $450,000 for improvements
• MTA commitments to improve conditions at the Franklin Ave A/C and shuttle station and surrounding area, including resurfacing of the wall on the west side of Franklin Ave and working with the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) on an art installation, and opening and improving the area under the Lefferts Place overpass.
• The 2025-2029 MTA Capital Plan includes MTA investments in signal modernization on the A/C line which will increase the capacity, speed, and reliability of service, ADA accessibility projects at the Nostrand A/C train station, and column repairs, cleaning, and repainting at Franklin A/C train station
• New zoning tool to incentivize public space development in residential areas by providing a density bonus to any lots of 30,000-square-feet or larger on Atlantic Avenue that add publicly accessible open space, which will be subject to community review. Currently four sites would be eligible under this size threshold.

Tenant and Homeowner Protections

• $1.2 million in expense funding to increase tenant and legal assistance services in Council District 35’s and District 36’s district offices for four years
• Citywide housing preservation resources targeted for Central Brooklyn rolling out now and in the coming year:
  • Partners in Preservation: new $2.9 million investment over 3 years in Central Brooklyn to support tenant organizing efforts
  • Homeownership Help Desk new $9.85+ million investment over 3 years
    • The Center for New York City Neighborhoods will partner with four community-based organizations to offer services and support to local homeowners in the AAMUP area: Brooklyn Neighborhood Services, Grow Brooklyn, Mutual Housing Association of New York Management Inc. (MHANY), and Neighbors Helping Neighbors
• Anti-Harassment Tenant Program: $7.6 million funding restored in City for All commitments to provide anti-tenant harassment services and help connect tenants with right-to-counsel services

Economic Development & Light Manufacturing ($1.5 million)

• $500,000 study to begin the re-activation process of the Bedford Atlantic Armory to identify new potential uses in addition to continuing to serve a critical function as a men’s shelter.
• $200,000 annually for 5 years for a new locally targeted workforce development program, in partnership with local community-based organizations
• At least one local hiring hall annually organized by the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to directly connect local residents with good-paying jobs
• Commitment from the Department of City Planning (DCP) to revise the mixed-use incentive via a Follow-Up Corrective Action that will be completed before the end of the year to match the Gowanus Mix to support light industrial, arts, and cultural space, which has been a priority of Brooklyn Community Board 8 for nearly a decade
• The Council is modifying the zoning to ensure that existing light industrial spaces on the block between Dean, Bergen, Classon, and Franklin (including 1000 Dean Street) will remain preserved for light industrial, arts, and small business.

Community Oversight

• Meetings will be held twice a year to provide updates on AAMUP implementation with Brooklyn Community Boards 3 and 8.

The Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan was created after Council Member Hudson, the Department of City Planning, and local stakeholders embarked on a community-led planning process that incorporated feedback from community members on the future of this corridor. After months of meetings and discussions, they released a Community Vision and Priorities Report that outlined recommendations. The AAUMP is a model case study of community-led planning that addresses the citywide planning challenges facing New York City, such as the need to increase housing production, deepen affordability, and advance equity, while also delivering comprehensive investments in infrastructure, open space, and economic opportunity that serve  community needs and priorities. In her 2025 State of the City address, Speaker Adams previewed the release of a Community Planning Framework that lays out a roadmap and strategies to advance community planning efforts.

Additional Information

For more information on AAMUP , visit https://www.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/atlantic-avenue-mixed-use/atlantic-avenue-mixed-use-overview.page.