Now that the new building at the corner of Gates and Vanderbilt Avenues in Clinton Hill is nearing completion, we’re finding ourselves not feeling particularly strongly either way about it. Is it beautiful? No. But its scale isn’t overwhelming, the brick color is decent and the facades align with neighboring buildings, all of which makes us happy. Interestingly enough, the five-story, eight-unit building was designed by Bricolage, which has caught its fair share of crap on this site in the past. When we discussed this back in April, several commenters reported that the ground floor space was going to be rented to a dentist’s office, an idea that was unanimously unpopular. Anyone heard anything more about the retail tenant? Thoughts on the design?
Picking Up Steam at Vanderbilt and Gates [Brownstoner] GMAP BIS