Development Watch: 1101 Prospect Avenue

There hasn't been a whole lot of progress at 1101 Prospect Avenue aka Prospect Row since we checked in back in April. When we wrote about it then, we expressed a little skepticism given that the architect is Bricolage. However, the developer, Basile Builders Group, is the same bunch that developed The Simone a few blocks away which actually is pretty nice, so maybe there's hope for this one! That said, the cinderblock construction thus far is a little perplexing. This looks more like a bunch of townhouse entrances than the ground floor of an 18-unit building. Maisonettes maybe?
Development Watch: 1101 Prospect Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark
Basile Transforms Windsor Terrace [Basile Builders] DOB

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My understanding is that there will be 5 separate, 3-famliy buildings. How 'bout the new view for the folks looking out the windows in the adjacent building? Sucks for them.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 22, 2007 3:20 PM

I'm one of those folks (in the adjacent building, 1st floor, no less) and it does indeed suck.

Posted by: Chris at June 22, 2007 3:38 PM

drag. that's why they advise buying the empty lot next door when its cheap...

Posted by: anon at June 22, 2007 4:55 PM

Welcome to the new Brooklyn, where nothing's cheap. This was a garage and auto repair shop for close to 50 years before they sold to developers. Not like anyone had much chance to protect themselves. Sucks, sucks, sucks.

Posted by: Anonymous at June 22, 2007 8:51 PM

Another "shit sandwich" in nowheres-ville.

Kinda like th e Jetson's style Simone.

Modernism at it's best?

Posted by: ActionJackson at June 22, 2007 11:44 PM

I would hardly call Windsor Terrace "nowheres-ville". What they build it would be an improvement over the auto repair shop that was there before. It can't be worse than some of the vinyle siding crap down the the street.

Posted by: wt at June 25, 2007 10:54 AM

Not exactly nowheresville, it's two blocks from the Park and 10 minutes from the Slope.

Posted by: Rocknrope at June 25, 2007 10:58 AM

Nowheres-ville? Interesting, given that the New York Times did a pretty good profile on WT just a few weeks ago. They didn't mention the good schools (PS 154 and Bishop Ford), but it was a good piece overall. I think this site profiled it. Yup, I own in WT and LOVE IT.

Posted by: jdhs 91 at June 25, 2007 12:04 PM

"Nowheres-ville?"

Let them think what they will and stay out of nowhweresville....

Posted by: anon at June 25, 2007 3:12 PM

Sad to say this development is getting worse all the time. Crappy little windows, weird semi-detached housing style. This is such a great location, why they couldn't build a decent 4-5 story luxury condo building is beyond me. Seriously, I'm gutted.

Posted by: Joel at July 6, 2007 1:32 AM

I'll be the first to admit that I don't know much about construction -- but walking by this building is really scary. The cinderblocks look kind of uneven and the cement holding them together is all over the place. Has anyone else walked by and been unimpressed with the quality of the construction?

Posted by: guest at August 16, 2007 9:05 PM

WT is a great area, but that condo is gonna be dreadful....I love WT, but all these condos going up are gonna make for worse parking and a bunch more of funny looking people walking in the streets...Im moving to Coney Island!

Posted by: guest at August 27, 2007 8:09 PM

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