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g & lBoro%u2019s Progress: Plans SetBy Liz Koch and Rob TaylorFour of the men w hose workwill be reshaping the look ofDowntown Brooklyn over thedecade to com e appeared togetherrecently at a forum at Long IslandUniversity. From left are: JerryKessier, Forest City rie rrep o n tAssociates; Joshua Muss, M ussDevelopm ent; Jonathan Rose,Rose Associates; and DavidW alentas of Fulton Landing%u2019s Tw oTrees M anaaem ent.(B rooklyn,inc/Koch Photo)MetrotechBrooklynHeights PiersThe piers owned by the Port Authority ofNew York and New Jersey below BrooklynH eights are outdated for maritime use, butthe site offers one of the greatest m anm ade views in the world. The Port Authority is currently studying possibilities for thesite and a preliminary study released earltd iimo ycoi moo o io fto u puuitC ulSCviSaiOnon the options.Atlantic TerminalDeveloper Jonathan R ose%u2019s Atlantic Terminal plan has been approved by downtown%u2019s Com m unity Board Two. Rose plansto build two 24-story office towers, 643 condom inium s, 225,000 square feet of newretail space including a 50,000 sq.ft, supermarket on Atlantic Avenue and a 10-screenmovie com plex on 22-acres of mostly- ' %u2022vacant land at Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush. The project now goes to the CityPlanning C om m ission and the Board ofEstim ate for final approval. Rose Is lookingahead to his adjacent Phase li BrooklynCenter project that will create a 12-story o ffice building, retail space and parking on alot bounded by Fulton, Ashland, Lafayetteand Fiaibush Avenue.T h is two-phase $770 million high-tech %u201c industrial park%u201d which will ultimately cover16 acres in Downtown Brooklyn,, is still in various City approval stages, but com %u00adponents of it are already emerging. Being developed by Forest City Enterprises, in cooperation with Polytechnic University, the first major firm to announce its intention tom ove here is the Securities Industry Autom ation Corporation, which will be located ina 400,000 square foot building. Brooklyn Union G as Com pany is already planning for anew o ffice tower at the corner of Jay and Myrtle Ave. And Polytechnic will be constructing a library, a Center for Advanced Telecom m unications, and a research anddevelopm ent building. Phase Two, to be built over the next decade, will add twom illion square feet of additional com m ercial space.Borough HallRestoration work at Brooklyn%u2019s formerCity Hall, now Borough Hall, began threeyears ago and is scheduled to be co m %u00adpleted in iate 1986 or early 1387. The overhaul of the 136-year-old building is beingcoordinated by architect William Conklinof Conklin Rossant at a cost of approximately $15 million. W ith most of the exterior work com plete, the work has turnedinside where each room is being restoredand a new central air-conditioning systemis being installed.Final approval came this month from the city and the start of the new $150 millionBrooklyn R enaissance Plaza hotel and office complex should be only m onths awaynow. The mixed-use com plex is being designed by architect W illiam B. Tabler and willinclude a 356-room Hilton Hotel, banquet and dining facilities, a 538,000 square foot29-story office tower and a 700 car garage. The project, being sponsored by the City%u2019sPublic Development Corporation, will be built on what is now the site of Colum busPlaza, between Jay and A dam s Sts. M W R Associates, a partner of the developerJo shu a M uss and his firm, M u ss Developm ent, is expected to sign a 99-year lease forthe property this fall. Current plans call for the hotel to begin operation in the summerof 1988.Renaissance PlazaPage 14, The Phoenlx/Brooklyn.lne Section Two, June 26,1986