We missed this Brooklyn Rail article and photo last month but thought it was worth bringing everyone’s attention to. Noting that the “developer’s intent is to construct an enormous mixed-use complex and incorporate the least amount of historic preservation for which it can lobby successfully,” the article includes a photo of a model of Rafael Vinoly’s plan for the site.

The renderings and the model make the preferences of the developer clear: bulk, massing, and the formation of a high-rise sculptural curtain next to the low-rise residential buildings of existing property owners. Very little concern for historic preservation was indicated at the time. The model was already so seductive that it looked like a done deal.

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