Love it or hate it, the Atlantic Yards project is pushing ahead, with official groundbreaking on Thursday. The main event, however, is going to be the brand new Barclays Center, which will be the home of Brooklyn’s very own basketball team (now the NJ Nets). Here’s a little rendering in case you were curious what it’s going to look like. According to the NY Post , the arena

will hold 18,000 seats for Nets games — including 9,500 on the lower level — and up to 19,000 for concerts. Although seat prices aren’t set, 11 of the arena’s 104 luxury suites run $540,000 a year — Nets part owner Jay-Z already bought one — and the rest cost an average of $264,550. Designed by the team of Ellerbe Becket and SHoP Architects, the sleek glass-and-steel, clamshell-like arena is about 200,000 square feet smaller than the original design by starchitect Frank Gehry, who was fired last year to cut costs.

Expect plenty of restaurants and a whopping six clubs inside the arena which will also play host to concerts. I know there’s been plenty of controversy around this behemoth development project, but I am not well versed enough to take a particular stand on it one way or the other. Please feel free to comment and let us know your thoughts.