Design for Atlantic Avenue Gas Station Site Rejected by Cobble Hill Community Board
A rendering has been revealed for the mixed-use development planned for what is now a gas station on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Henry Street in Cobble Hill — but Community Board 6 has already rejected it. The look of the building for 112 Atlantic Avenue is “too glassy” and it “destroys the gateway…
A rendering has been revealed for the mixed-use development planned for what is now a gas station on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Henry Street in Cobble Hill — but Community Board 6 has already rejected it. The look of the building for 112 Atlantic Avenue is “too glassy” and it “destroys the gateway entrance into the Cobble Hill Historic District,” DNAinfo reported members of the board said.
We have to admit we’re a little surprised — the design looks mostly brick to us and vaguely reminiscent of an early 20th century factory. It doesn’t look particularly offensive, nor does it look like a modern office building, as new developments so often do. (Although one board member said he thinks it does look like a modern office building.) Landmarks will take a look November 18.
Developers are Avery Hall Investments and On the Level Enterprises; the architect is BKSK Architects. Click through for a recent shot of the site. What do you think would work on this corner?
Proposed Luxury Building in Cobble Hill Called “Too Glassy” [DNA]
Rendering via DNAinfo
What a bunch of dopes. This is a great building for Atlantic. The gas station (run by thieves) is better?
CB’s are technically advisory, but their recommendations are a part of the official development approval process, and can either slow down or speed up an application.
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Having said that, the decision by CB6 seems to be bizarre. The rendering seems very much in line with much of what is in the area already (which is a good thing, aesthetically-speaking) and is a major improvement over what is there currently. I could see if the board rejected a rendering that was essentially a Fedders, but that is far from the case here.
You are correct. The Community Board only has an opinion which gets passed on to LPC who, depending on the their opinion of that particular CB, either respects or completely ignores.
so where is it exactly anyway?
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she said they don’t reside in the neighborhood. Cobble Hill. CB6 covers far more than Cobble Hill. Capisci?
BKSK employee by any chance?
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