People who think the area can support more Economic Development are meeting on April 24th

Press:   http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2014/04/economic-development-forum-planned-for-crown-heights-weeksville/

1000 Dean is an excellent choice for this forum.

....should be fun.

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I really wanted to come to this, but I am a 9-5 worker and could not get the day off. I am looking forward to your report, whynot!

I only attended the end of the mtg, to say hello to friends and spam attendees with Brooklynian business cards.

This gives a bit of a summary @crownheightster: http://www.bkreader.com/2014/04/community-board-8-holds-6-hour-public-forum-on-economic-development-in-crown-heights-and-whats-at-stake/

I suspect only the organizers attended the full 6 hours.

A recap from one of the panelists, along with the news that Crown Heights is now the Brooklyn neighborhood with the highest number of multifamily transactions: 

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/crown-heights-now-most-sought-after-brooklyn-neighborhood-multifamily-investment-2014-07-21 

Yes, lots of large buildings are changing hands. The REITs have been very busy.