It remains to be seen whether the finished product is successful, but the developer oof 2 Lefferts Place deserves some credit so far for trying to make some elements of the new building contextual with its brownstone neighbors. In particular, the biggest signs of that are the size and spacing of the windows and the fact that he’s voluntarily putting lintels above the windows. Of course, those aspects could be rendered moot if the exterior finish is some nasty stucco or similarly out-of-place material. Time will tell.
Development Watch: 2 Lefferts Place [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark
Mini Flatiron Building Coming to Clinton Hill [Brownstoner] DOB