The Atlantic Yards is a mixed-use commercial and residential development project of some 16 high-rise buildings, under construction in Prospect Heights, adjacent to Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene in Brooklyn, New York City. A portion of the project is part of the Atlantic Terminal Urban Renewal Area (abbreviated as ATURA), and the rest is located in a low-rise and mid-rise brownstone neighborhood.
A major component of the project is the sports arena named Barclays Center, which opened on 21 September 2012 and will serve as the new home of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team and the New York Islanders hockey team. Of the 22-acre (89,000 m2) project, 8.4 acres (34,000 m2) would be built over a train yard that is utilized by the Long Island Rail Road.
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