Toll Brothers revealed its plans for a new residential development at 205 Water Street in the Dumbo Historic District to the members of Community Board 2′s landmarks committee and ended up getting a very warm reception. According to the Brooklyn Paper, the committee found the design to be contextual and gave props to the developer for keeping the height of the project much lower than zoning regulations would allow: Instead of the maximum 12 stories, Toll’s plan calls for most of the building to be seven stories, which one section rising to nine. We loved the gritty nature of this industrial area, and that was our inspiration, said Navid Maqami of GreenbergFarrow, the project’s architects, of the design submitted last night. The rust colors, steel and concrete — these are what you find in DUMBO. The design includes 67 market-rate apartments and 86 below-ground parking spaces. LPC itself will consider the project at its April 6 meeting. (Click on the image above to expand.)
CB2: This project takes no ‘Toll’ on DUMBO [Brooklyn Paper]
Toll Running 205 Water Plans Up the Flagpole [Brownstoner]
Deconstructing the 205 Water Street Deal [Brownstoner] GMAP
Toll Brothers Planning Large Dumbo Project [Brownstoner]
DUMBO Rezoning Passed (Without Much Fanfare) [Brownstoner]
Praying for the Variance Gods at 205 Water Street [Brownstoner]