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March 21, 2007

525 Clinton Gets Its Glass On

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The 13-story luxury tower rising on Clinton Avenue between Atlantic and Fulton just started to get its glass skin. As we've mentioned before, we think this building will be great for the hood, particularly as a draw for new retail and restaurants along Fulton Street. Anyone know when this is supposed to be done?
525 Clinton Avenue Looking Good [Brownstoner] GMAP
Tower Rising at 525 Clinton Avenue [Brownstoner]




Posted by Brownstoner at 10:01 AM | Comments (16)
Categories: Brooklyn, Clinton Hill, Development

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Coming from a person who lives on this block, I HATE THIS BUILDING!!! It is completely obstructing the skyline, blocks traffic and it clashes with the beautiful church across the street. Plus its causing homeless rats to run around the street like they own the place.

Posted by: Anonymous at March 21, 2007 10:17 AM

why is it the building's fault that there are rats running around the area?

Posted by: Anonymous at March 21, 2007 10:28 AM

I think it will be good for the area. I remember the previos non-descript building on the site being derelict and abandoned about 3 years ago.

Posted by: lp at March 21, 2007 11:16 AM

this is a terrific building for the area.

and btw...the rats were already there, they are now just displaced so i don't understand your beef. call 311. bitching on brownstoner about rats which are in every single nyc neighborhood certainly isn't going to rid you of them.

it's weird to me that someone who lives on that block would object to this building compared to what it was before.

Posted by: jm at March 21, 2007 11:29 AM

"blocks traffic"

can someone please explain to me how a building blocks traffic?

Posted by: anon at March 21, 2007 11:31 AM

anon 10:17 is right I even saw a big rat walking on hind legs with a suit and basket ball in hand.

Posted by: glue trap at March 21, 2007 11:59 AM

I own a home in the neighborhood. I am glad the Atlantic Yards is coming.

Posted by: anon at March 21, 2007 12:30 PM

Just like the new edifice across from the Main Library on Eastern Parkway, this one will be sheathed in glass. Why can't the architects be mindful of the surrounding architecture and design something that blends in? To see what I mean, check out the Brooklyn Law Schoopl's building on Jerolemon Street next top the Municipal Building. It blends in perfectly.

Posted by: Gary Fonville at March 21, 2007 12:36 PM

We're all entitled to our opinions, and I love old buildings (and own/live in one) but for my money, I think it's silly and almost never successful to attempt to make new buildings look liike old ones--with construction/materials/labor costs, it's all but impossible to do it right. I don't care whether a building matches its neighbors. I care that a building is interesting, made of quality materials, and approriately and interestingly responds to its surroundings. Having not seen this one in person, I can't say whether it succeeds aesthetically, but it sure looks like somethign that would be an asset to this hood, no?

Posted by: Bob999 at March 21, 2007 12:55 PM

Just went to look up a photo of Brooklyn Law School building, and I can understand why a lot of people would like it alongside its 100-year-old neighboring buildings. It looks nicely built, and I don't dislike it. Still, IMO, from an architectural point of view, its mishmaswh of familiar styles (is it postmodern? Neo-classical?) contributes nothing new (as so few buildings do), and I think that's a shame. I would rather see a radical contemporary building there--like, say, the amazing Rem Koolhaas library in Seattle or Portland, forget which. (Not a Gehry, I hasten to add--that guy seems to have exactly one idea.) But that's just me. Cheers.

Posted by: Bob999 at March 21, 2007 1:11 PM

The building looks like its gonna be made of quality materials, you got a train line there, not TOO close to b-ball stadium, good restaurants sure to follow (finally)...

but I guess my prob is the first thing I noticed is the front of the building FACES NOWHERE DESIRABLE.

Not facing Prospect or Fort Greene parks. Not facing financial district, Empire state, or even Bstone belt in FG or Bstuy!!! WTF is your view gonna be of?

Posted by: me at March 21, 2007 3:40 PM

the new stadium and target.

Posted by: Anonymous at March 21, 2007 7:07 PM

STFU 7:07PM! You people have given up on Brooklyn while the vast majority of us have not! It's no wonder why the anti-Ratner crowd has no support in the community. Have any of you guys met Dan Goldstein or Pat Hagen?!? What rational or reasonable person wants to be associated with these screw balls?!?!?

Posted by: Anonymous at March 21, 2007 9:19 PM

which probably is going to be a great view to someone, I think this building is great for this neighborhood, come on restaurants let's open for buisness now!

Posted by: Anonymous at March 21, 2007 9:30 PM

you tell em 9:19 I'd much rather be associated with ratner and barclay at least they're screwballs with a lot more money.

Posted by: dribble at March 22, 2007 9:34 AM

there aren't going to be any restaurants opening up. if there aren't any now with all the brownstone gentrification + condo building, there aren't going to be any coming. unless you count Fulton Thai restaurant. (which i am very grateful for and i order from there frequently)

Posted by: cando at March 22, 2007 4:00 PM

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