What Do You Think of This Rendering for Brookland Capital's Latest in Crown Heights?
Brookland Capital is planning more Crown Heights apartments — and this latest batch will be at 1312 Lincoln Place in Crown Heights north, close to Eastern Parkway. We agree with YIMBY, which first published this rendering, that the parking at street level is unfortunate — but required by code. Otherwise, this building looks decent to…
Brookland Capital is planning more Crown Heights apartments — and this latest batch will be at 1312 Lincoln Place in Crown Heights north, close to Eastern Parkway. We agree with YIMBY, which first published this rendering, that the parking at street level is unfortunate — but required by code.
Otherwise, this building looks decent to us, and seems to have an interesting, or at least unusual, pearlescent or metallic green-gray finish. We like the geometric pattern of the color blocked panels. The stepped upper stories relieve what could otherwise be a too-massive structure, and the fringe of greenery at the top further softens the lines.
As for the nitty-gritty details, there will be 26 apartments and a total of 17,000 square feet. NIMBY interprets the 600-square-foot average apartment size and the under-the-window PTAC units to mean these will be rentals, but we highly doubt it. Most likely condos geared to the first-time buyer in the area, we think.
RoArt is the design architect, and Feingold & Gregory is the architect of record on the permit, according to YIMBY.
What do you think of the design?
Revealed: 1312 Lincoln Place, Crown Heights [NYY]
Rendering by RoArt via NYY
So…now that this block is landmarked (yay!) does this mean that this lazy, uninspired piece of poo can’t be built?
Just to be clear, I love modern well designed architecture. It can keep a neighbor fresh and relevant.
But this is just lazy, cheap trash.
With the new blink fitness and daycare center at 250 Utica and the 3 & 4 trains a block away, this development definitely makes sense to me. I have to say this building misses a great opportunity to blend in with its neighbors, instead opting for a cheap-looking generic design.
Can someone post ugly building on the block where it is slated to rise? We need to start chasing these vultures out of our communities. ..they’re raising rents in regulated building or otherwise buying people out of their lease and putting up ugly buildings.
It looks inconsistent with the rest of the housing on theblock. What’s so hard about building a new construction that fits in with the look of the surrounding blocks? And why aren’t the neighbors complaining. Make them stop destroying our communities
Not a super bad looking building but this belongs somewhere else. No respect to the surrounding environment.
i just said this in another forum. I’m from Brooklyn (Crown Heights) but I currently attend college in Boston and one thing that Boston architects appreciate over Brooklyn architects is an appreciation for the surrounding neighborhood. In Boston, newer apartments are often built in the same style as the surrounding townhouses and such which makes it look so much better looking as a whole.
Just because we like in the 21st Century doesn’t mean we have to ditch brick and cornices.