That New Brooklyn Commute

As the number of L train commuters begins to approach the outer boundaries of the laws of physics, one might wonder how developers think they could funnel more people into the narrow tube that connects “North Brooklyn” to the place where all the jobs are. If you were a developer, though, you would ask, “What if they were going the other direction?”

And now we have a looming Bushwick office boom, according to Crain’s, with buildings like the old Schlitz factory on 95 Evergreen Avenue described by developers as “cool, sexy and strong”:

At least four big builders have rushed into the neighborhood in recent months and are now in various stages of converting former industrial properties into about 750,000 square feet of office space for the city’s expanding tech and creative industries. … Jim Stein, a senior vice president at Lincoln Property Co., a real estate investment firm based in Dallas, said businesses not only will go to Bushwick, but they also will pay rents on par with Dumbo, the borough’s priciest office market.

Ridgewood seems far away now, but think of how convenient it’ll be when you’re commuting to Bushwick.

Photo by Powell Burns