With phase two of Brooklyn’s City Point development set to break ground this week, the Wall Street Journal reports on bubbling labor troubles at the COOKFOX-designed pair of residential towers that will be partially built by non-union workers. The Journal noted that while many mega-developments across New York City are being built with union labor, such as Atlantic Yards’ B2 Tower, Hudson Yards, and Hunters Point South, the City Point example “underscores how the city’s powerful construction unions are losing their grip on development projects.”

City Point in Downtown Brooklyn. (Courtesy COOKFOX)

City Point in Downtown Brooklyn. (Courtesy COOKFOX)

City Point in Downtown Brooklyn. (Courtesy COOKFOX)