{"id":353718,"date":"2026-09-22T17:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T17:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/353718\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T17:32:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T17:32:56","slug":"proposed-renovation-design-unveiled-for-pacific-library-see-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/353718\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Renovation Design Unveiled For Pacific Library: See Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"26844973-1790090935\" data-image=\"26844973-1790090935\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pacific Library from 4th Avenue Credit Safdie Architects.jpg\" data- \/> <\/p>\n<p>The renovation aims to preserve the landmark building\u2019s historic character while making it fully accessible and creating more than 34% additional space for patrons, including 1,500 square feet of new space. The design was shaped by community feedback gathered by BPL before and after funding for the project was secured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are restoring the library while, at the same time, introducing new elements that will make it more accessible and inviting as a civic space. By adding a garden and solarium, we are enhancing the building and adding new amenities that benefit the community,&#8221; Moshe Safdie, Founding Partner of Safdie Architects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The renovation aims to preserve the landmark building\u2019s historic character while making it fully accessible and creating more&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":353719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-353718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/353719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}