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By I iz Koch and Rob TaylorFour of the men whose workwill be reshaping the look ofDowntown Brooklyn over thedecade to com e appeared togetherrecently at a forum at Long IslandUniversity. From left are: JerryKessler, Forest City PierrepontAssociates; Joshua Muss, M ussDevelopm ent; Jonathan Rose,Rose Associates; and DavidW alentas of Fulton Landing's TwoTrees M anaaem ent.(Brooklyn,inc/Koch Photo)MetrotechAtlantic TerminalThis two-phase $770 million high-tech %u201c industrial park\16 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 tomove 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 office tower at the corner of Jay and Myrtle Ave. And Polytechnic will be con %u00adstructing 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 twomillion square feet of additional com m ercial space.Developer 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-screermovie com plex on 22-acres of mostlyvacant land at Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush. The project now goes to the CityPlanning Com m ission and the Board ofEstim ate for final approval. Rose is lookingahead to his adjacent Phase II BrooklynCenter project that will create a 12-story otfice building, retail space and parking on alot bounded by Fulton, Ashland, Lafayetteand Fiatbush Avenue.Renaissance PlazaB rooklyn H eigh ts PiRestoration work at Brooklyn's formerCity Hall, now Borough Hall, began threeyears ago and is scheduled to be com %u00adpleted in late 1986 or early 1987. The overhaul of the 136-year-old building is beingcoordinated by architect William Conklinof Conklin Rossant at a cost of approximately $15 million. With 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 cam e this month from the city and the start of the new $150 millionBrooklyn Renaissance Plaza hotel and office complex should be only m onths awaynow. The mixed-use com plex is being designed by architect William 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 Adam s Sts. MW R Associates, a partner of the developerJoshua M uss and his firm, M uss Development, 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.G o v e rn o r'sIsla n d % f i *BrooklynHeights PiersThe piers owned by the Port Authority ofNew York and New Jersey below BrooklynHeights are outdated for maritime use, butthe site offers one of the greatest m anmade views in the world. The Port Authority is currently studying possibilities for thesite and a preliminary study released earOvertheDowntowr irot k%u2018nrestie *o t uon the optionsPage 14, The Phoenix/Brooklyn.lnc Section Two, June 26, 1986