Hello
  Neighbor!

Future

We are seeking your input to help define the future at 240 Nassau.

We want your help to shape a new building that will include:

  • permanent community facility space, run by a to-be-determined operator

  • housing, market rate and affordable

  • retail, that meets community needs

So, if you

  • are a resident of Farragut, Walt Whitman, or Ingersoll

  • live near 240 Nassau

  • have been to Navy Yard Clubhouse before

  • know a community space that you think would work well at 240 Nassau

Please get in touch!

Our engagement is led by Elizabeth Graham, Alloy’s Community Liaison. Please reach out to Liz at egraham@alloyllc.com for any questions.

We look forward to speaking with you!

Background

  • 240 Nassau Street has been home to the Navy Yard Clubhouse for several decades. Run by the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club (“Madison”), the Clubhouse served as an important community asset for children and their families in Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene, specifically for residents of Farragut, Ingersoll, and Walt Whitman Houses.

  • Madison was taken to court under the New York State Child Victims Act (CVA) for alleged abuse that happened at other Boys & Girls Club sites in Manhattan from 1948 to 1984. In Summer 2022, Madison was forced into bankruptcy. In the year after, it closed the clubhouse and needed to sell it on the open market. The closure of the clubhouse was a huge loss to the local community and the dozens of families who relied on the services they provided.

  • Alloy Development was selected to purchase the property in November 2023, and simultaneously announced a partnership with Madison to keep the Clubhouse open on an interim basis until Spring 2026. This was made possible in part through a donation of $2M from Alloy to Madison. Operations at the Clubhouse resumed in February 2024. For information on how to enroll your child at the Navy Yard Clubhouse, please contact Stanley J. King (SKing@madisonsquare.org).

FAQ

  • It has already started!

    Please contact Stanley J. King for more information (SKing@madisonsquare.org).

  • For information on how to enroll your child at the Navy Yard Clubhouse, please contact Stanley J. King (SKing@madisonsquare.org).

  • Yes, Alloy is working with other local community organizations and the Boys & Girls Club and is currently evaluating proposals for summer programs.

  • We are gathering the community’s input on what community space will best serve the neighborhood. Please contact us with your ideas!

  • We are meeting with various organizations to understand who would be the best fit. If you have an idea please let us know!

  • There is no proposed development yet. Your input will help us shape the development proposal.

  • We do not believe construction will begin for at least 3 years.

Alloy Development

Alloy Development is a design and development company that has been based in Dumbo, Brooklyn for the past 18 years.

At Alloy, we are committed to making Brooklyn beautiful, sustainable, and equitable. As architects and developers, we see opportunity in the diversity and complexity of our urban context, and we use great architecture and thoughtful development to positively impact our built environment.

Alloy has a strong track record of local hiring and community engagement in Brooklyn, most recently as part of its mixed-use Alloy Block project in Downtown Brooklyn, which is under construction and will include the city’s first two Passive House public schools: a new Khalil Gibran International Academy high school and a new public elementary school.

Updates

February 5, 2024

November 22, 2023