Outside the box: developer Greg O'Connell seeks balanced building for Red Hook.(Interview)
City Limits, May, 2005 by Bowles, Jonathan
ONCE AN EMBLEM of urban blight, Red Hook today is enjoying a mini-renaissance fueled by an eclectic mix of activities, from its busy container port and thriving light manufacturing sector to its growing community of artists and hipsters. While unemployment and poverty rates in the neighborhood remain depressingly high, Red Hook recently attracted major retailers like Fairway and Ikea, and will soon boast a new $30 million cruise ship terminal. With so many developments on tap, the Center for an Urban Future went to speak with Greg O'Connell, the developer of the Fairway project and one of the people most responsible for the Red Hook's rebirth, to get his thoughts on the neighborhood's future.
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