After all of that fighting, the never ending Atlantic Yards project could now end up just being a nondescript stadium and acres of parking. The project's developer, Forest City Ratner, filed documents with the SEC last week that warn of "further delays" to the non-stadium portions of the project that could lead to the scrapping of most or all of the rest of the 22-acre, $4.9 billion project. But hey, at least the city got rid of all that urban blight!
Basically the same cash flow issues (rising construction costs, rising financing rates, inability to meet government deadlines, trouble with sponsorships) that have caused Ratner to start looking into prefab construction may in the end entirely kill the project. Here is how the company's filing describes the situation if any any of those problems get worse:
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