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January 4, 2007
Clearing the "Not That Bad" Hurdle
With all the griping we do about crappy new design, we've always got an eye out for affordable housing that qualifies as "not that bad," especially townhouse-style homes. Despite the air conditioner cut-outs and white window frames, this row of buildings on Fort Greene Place strikes us as being an inoffensive addition to a block that is admittedly not one of the area's finest. The materials (mix of attractive brick and stone) and proportions (stoop height, window spacing), though, are fine, especially for what we suspect was a publicly-funded effort to build affordable housing. Please email us photos of other relatively successful attempts to build inexpensive contextual housing in a brownstone neighborhood. GMAP
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The reason these are not bad? Fort Greene residents took action many years ago to make sure they were as contextual as possible. There were many, many acres of new homes built in the late 80's and 1990s and even more recently in Fort Greene. I know this was part of a large scale project. And it's a sad reminder of how little impact neighbors and local elected officials were allowed during the planning and negotiation stages of the Atlantic Yards.
Posted by: Anonymous at January 4, 2007 10:14 AM
What block is the building on? I agree that it's not too bad for a new construction, though the AC units aren't cute.
Posted by: waverly at January 4, 2007 10:35 AM
is it adelphi b/w fulton and greene?
Posted by: Anonymous at January 4, 2007 11:18 AM
Pretty sure that's Fort Greene Place between Fulton/Lafayette and Dekalb.
Posted by: lp at January 4, 2007 11:36 AM
It's still crap.
Posted by: Anonymous at January 4, 2007 11:45 AM
this is a good example of how something that could have been total crap was saved with a minimum of extra effort. a minimum of extra effort on the part of the builder, that is. i'm sure the neighborhood had to go to crazy lengths to get this to look so much better than the other fedders, but equallly sure that it didn't cost the builder an arm and a leg to accomodate their demands.
Posted by: sylvia at January 4, 2007 1:55 PM
this is section 8 housing.
Posted by: Anonymous at January 4, 2007 2:08 PM
Section 8 housing...really? I'll bet this is where some our regular posters live.
Posted by: Anonymous at January 4, 2007 5:47 PM
no doubt
Posted by: Anonymous at January 4, 2007 7:28 PM
do you even know what "section 8" really means?
Posted by: nit at January 5, 2007 10:40 AM
i know well enough,
I live on the block.
Posted by: Anonymous at January 5, 2007 6:18 PM
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