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Brooklyn Public Library
Strategic Real Estate Plan

Brooklyn Public LibraryKBA was engaged by the Brooklyn Public Library in 2007 to complete a strategic plan for its 58 branch libraries, which occupy a physical plant of nearly 750,000 square feet. KBA and its team, which includes an architect and land use attorney, completed a comprehensive review of all of the Library’s facilities as to their physical condition, programmatic success, and potential for redevelopment or public/private partnership. Based on this assessment, KBA and its team identified, analyzed, and recommended options to meet the Library’s long-term needs. KBA was then hired back by the Library to prepare a financial feasibility analysis of the recommended option, including system-wide capital and operating cost impacts. KBA is currently working with the Library on an implementation plan for the preferred strategy.