Scaffolding Down at Smith and 2nd Subway Stop
The fence around the subway entrance at Smith and 2nd that’s been closed for the construction of 360 Smith Street has come down. Commuters now have a tantalizing view of the still-under-construction entrance, which one assumes—hopes?—will reopen within the next couple months. Meanwhile, the placeholder website for 360 Smith has yet to offer more details…
The fence around the subway entrance at Smith and 2nd that’s been closed for the construction of 360 Smith Street has come down. Commuters now have a tantalizing view of the still-under-construction entrance, which one assumes—hopes?—will reopen within the next couple months. Meanwhile, the placeholder website for 360 Smith has yet to offer more details about the project, which it says will open this spring.
360 Smith May Soon be Inhabited GMAP
BrooklynGreene, you are way off and misinformed.
Building looks decent but ruined the beautiful afternoon sun on 2nd street. That block no longer has the sunset we once had.
But that’s life in NYC I guess…..
I would feel a little nervous living so close to the Gowanus. You?
Aren’t there major air pollution issues there? I guess they know how to successfully cap the land nowadays (which is an atrocity to Mother Nature itself) but all of the street trees and the plants and trees in people’s yards pull the pollution in the ground water up into their leaves so that toxic chemicals end up everywhere in the area.
Is it true that this area in Carroll Gardens going towards Gowanus has a high density of former factories and workshops and a legacy of toxic chemicals in the soil and water?
In my opinion, it’s terrible that so much money has been put into developing fairly sophisticated buildings in areas that have a high rate of pollution…where you might not be safe eating fruit off a tree in a garden.
Nothing like having the 4:20 G train and the 4:25 F train rattle under your bed for a wake up call!
I think that the only thing I can add to FSRG’s and Ty’s comments above is that this is certainly the work of a “greedy developer”.
Someone should really do a study on why developers morphed from the beneficent, community-minded types of the mid-19th-century to the greedy bastards of today. What happened? Was it the drinking water? Change in demographics? Curious minds want to know….
Its good to see they saved two of the trees. Its a real shame they gave away the rest of the public plaza to the developer. What did we get in return?
I like this one, it is actually kinda pretty.
it seems to fit in with the hood.
Both nice and overly massive for the neighborhood. Oh, well.
I hope everyone sold their homes before this place broke ground… talk about destroying property values.
Can you imagine? Dense housing directly above a transit line. What craziness will people think of next!?