Adventures in Warehouse Conversion: 262 Bond St.

262 Bond
We're often accused (erroneously, in our opinion) of being stuffy traditionalists when it comes to our preference for architectural styles. As we've said on a number of occasions, we're big fans of modern architecture. We just generally dislike mediocre, unimaginative new designs. This makeover of an old warehouse on Bond Street between Douglass and Degraw certainly does not fall into the latter category. Designed by Coggan Crawford (also the designer of the Energy Star condos on 21st Street), the project sought to retain the gritiness of the original structure while injecting a modern aesthetic and choice of materials:

To guard the budget, preserve materials, and honor the neighborhood's “feeling of toughness,” Crawford and his partners retained as much of the building's “site, structure, and skin” as possible. Wood joist construction supported by brick-bearing walls made it easy to remove the center section. Those old bricks remain exposed throughout much of the interior space, with concrete-filled former windows and doors also expressed as part of the industrial collage. Street-level floors were taken down to the concrete slab and freshened with an epoxy coating. Upstairs, wood subfloors were patched (with materials from the cutout section) and refinished as a final surface. Even the original stair, railings intact, still services the rear unit.

Perhaps the biggest decision was to locate the courtyard in the center of the building rather than the rear, where the views would have been less than ideal. Make sure to check out the slide show.
True Grit [Residential Architect] GMAP
Bottom photo from Property Shark

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It's cool and all, but they seem like a lot of money for that location. It is pretty desolate and industrial at that location, well except for the PJs around the corner. I think if you had 1.25mil and wanted a lofty open space you'd be thinking Dumbo.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 23, 2007 10:07 AM

cobblehilllofts.com is the website...should be boerumhilllofts.com but I guess that doesn't have the cache...it's been on the market for a while...busy morning industrial traffic...less than ideal location...pricey...the space itself is very nice though...I believe they are attempting to market to a small "cool" business, as well - small ad agency, etc.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 23, 2007 10:19 AM

We're often accused (erroneously, in our opinion) of being stuffy traditionalists when it comes to our preference for architectural styles.

Erroneously? Yeah, right.

Posted by: anon at January 23, 2007 10:21 AM

Interesting. Didn't realize this was on the market.

Posted by: brownstoner at January 23, 2007 10:30 AM

I think developer wrote in comments section awhile back - something about 'energy star' or green development and mentioned that he was marketing these.
Price per sq ft is certainly far cheaper than Dumbo and although pricey is cheaper than other new construct in neighborhood on the better blocks.
PS - I wouldn't refer to as boerumhill either.... either gowanus of Carroll Gardens.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 23, 2007 11:01 AM

These are nice, But they seem expenive for that part of bond street considering they're nestled between the oil depot and the projects,

Posted by: Anonymous at January 23, 2007 11:03 AM

These have been sitting and I think will continue to sit for a while. It sits directly across the street from a moving and storage company with early morning, late evening, and weekend truck traffic. A purchase here would be speculative, hoping that whatever is built across the street following Gowanus rezoning will be compatible.

While they claim to have reused much of the original material, the facade is some kind of dark metal (steel?) and not very attractive at all. Perhaps a buyer looking for something unique might be interested, but I am not sure at this price.

Posted by: bored at work at January 23, 2007 11:44 AM

but the floors are shiny. don't we despise shiny floors here?

Posted by: Anonymous at January 23, 2007 12:02 PM

I was at an open house on the one of the first weekends that it was open for viewing several months ago. The layouts for each apartment were fantastic and the fixtures were all carefully chosen and competently installed. But what really caught my attention were the huge -- I mean huge -- areas of mold and mildew on the south wall. Who knows what is happening in the adjoining building, but it ain't good. Have they fixed it?

Posted by: Anonymous at January 23, 2007 4:02 PM

Oh that's too bad about mold - trapped moisture can be an issue with exposed brick walls. If it's a brick wall that has the mold, they might have used a sealant that doesn't breathe properly.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 24, 2007 12:37 PM

The Mold was a problem that developed early on in the project. It stemmed from a leaky roof in the un-occuppied neighboring building. It took us a bit of time to track down the owner and get his approval to repair the roof (at our expense...ugh!). We have since befriended our illusive neighbor and discussed helping him develope his building. He has cleared almost all his violations and finally received approved plans to begin his project. It is un-clear when he will begin but we are looking forward to the further developement of that area. Thanks for the compliments and support -- Andrew Giancola, Owner/Builder

Posted by: Andrew Giancola at January 24, 2007 5:25 PM

Sorry for the repost ...but I wanted to add that since the roof repair was completed, the mold has been thoroughly remediated and all the affected areas have been sanitized.

Posted by: Andrew Giancola at January 24, 2007 5:39 PM

carroll gardens or gowanus neither cobble nor boerum. places are amazing inside.

Posted by: baer at January 24, 2007 7:01 PM

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