Former BK News Building Would Be Demolished In New Plans: Report

BROOKLYN, NY — An 8-story apartment building and commercial space could replace a building formerly home to a Brooklyn newspaper office, according to city records and Brownstoner.

Developers in November applied for a full demolition permit for the property on Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, which had not been approved as of publishing time.

In its place would sit a 159-unit residential building with commercial space below, city records show.

Listed owner Jacob Schwimmer acquired the property in early December for $38.5 million, according to Brownstoner.

The architect listed on the project is NA Design Studio, which also designed a Park Slope development on 4th Avenue and 9th Street and a Brooklyn Nike Community Store.

The nearly 100-year-old brick building was designed by architect Frank J Helme, who designed such iconic New York City buildings as St. Barbara’s Church in Bushwick.

It was once home to the Brooklyn Daily Times, which ultimately inspired the nickname Times Plaza for the intersection of Flatbush, Atlantic and 4th Avenues, according to Brownstoner.

The property's next-door neighbor, once a post office, was also replaced with an apartment building.

Farther down Atlantic Avenue, demolition started in November on a site that will become a 15-story jail complex in Boerum Hill, according to New York YIMBY.