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July 10, 2007

Development Watch: 305 McGuinness Boulevard

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There's a Karl Fischer project going up at 305 McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint. The 40,000-square-foot residential development will have 38 units and 22 parking spaces. The design is remarkably unsplashy for Mr. Fischer. With the brick and the relatively modest heights, we dare say it looks almost contextual at this point. Once those big windows are in there, it may do a decent job of echoing some of the industrial loft buildings in the nabe. What do you think the appetite for this location will be? GMAP P*Shark DOB




Posted by Brownstoner at 11:57 AM | Comments (16)
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I'd actually wish for taller, more evil buildings along McGuinness if you gave me the chance. Greenpoint has sixteen-story towers going up on well-trafficked side streets, but McGuinness is really a barren place, and is a perfect contender for higher densities. At some point in the distant future, it could be an attractive boulevard people walk down, even -- but scattershot small-scale buildings aren't gonna do it. I'd actually like to see detached six-to-eight-story apartment buildings with retail, or something, like the one they're building at McG and Driggs.

Posted by: Q.R. at July 10, 2007 12:41 PM

Those nice big windows will afford lovely views of the sewage plant a couple of blocks away.

Posted by: QP at July 10, 2007 12:46 PM

Greenpoint does NOT need more density. These large buildings are ruining the feel of the neighborhood. Go ruin another neighborhood.

Posted by: Anonymous at July 10, 2007 12:47 PM

re anon 12:47 -- I live here too, man. Don't try to tell me that McGuinness is fine as it is; it's a friggin' wasteland. There's plenty of room for growth in Greenpoint without giant towers on every block, but McGuinness is mostly empty lots and barbed wire; it's a wide road close to transit, too.

Neighborhoods do have to get denser eventually, if you're gonna fit any more people in NY.

Posted by: Q.R. at July 10, 2007 12:51 PM

re anon 12:47 -- I live here too, man. Don't try to tell me that McGuinness is fine as it is; it's a friggin' wasteland. There's plenty of room for growth in Greenpoint without giant towers on every block, but McGuinness is mostly empty lots and barbed wire; it's a wide road close to transit, too. Where else are you going to put new buildings?

Neighborhoods do have to get denser eventually, if you're gonna fit any more people in NY.

Posted by: Q.R. at July 10, 2007 12:51 PM

Ditto on McGuinness being the appropriate location for higher density in Greenpoint. However, I think this will be a tough sell. When I worked in real estate, no one, repeat, no one, wanted to even THINK about a building that was on McGuinness. It is down the block from a G train entrance, and you can get the B61 or walk across the bridge to get the 7, so the commute's not bad, but McGuinness is busy and noisy and desolate, and these condos won't be cheap.

If we had more residential on McGuinness we'd have more neighborhood amenities to support it.
At least eventually.

Posted by: jukeboxgraduate at July 10, 2007 1:21 PM

I think that at one point that this was supposed to be the Neo.

I have heard that it no longer is residential project and may be an Orthodox Temple now.

Posted by: Anonymous at July 10, 2007 1:35 PM

I can't believe anyone would actually ever PAY to live on Mcguinness. I don't think I could even hack living there for free. It's got to be just about the grossest stretch of road in nothern brooklyn.

While it would certainly be nice if it developed into a strollable boulevard of sorts as mentioned above, I highly doubt any amount of development will make it so. It seems destined to be little more than a thoroughfare, and I fear the majority of development that is likely to happen there is going to be car-centric, not unlike fourth avenue down south.

Posted by: Matthew at July 10, 2007 2:24 PM

wow, Condos on McGuniness Blvd. (one of the ugliest streets around) if you told me this 10 years ago I would never believe it.

Posted by: Anonymous at July 10, 2007 2:52 PM

You don't get out, much, from your hood Mr. B. This POS eyesore has been in this state for well over 2 years.
Nice to know that you're out there conducting your due dilligence as a journalist

Posted by: Anonymous at July 10, 2007 2:53 PM

2:53 - jeez Louise, right something useful/

1. This isn't journalism - it is a blog.
2. Better if he never wrote about it?
3. Can you direct us to another similar site (maybe one that you run) so we can compare?

Posted by: Anonymous at July 10, 2007 3:32 PM

Good luck selling high end, or even medium end on McGuiness Blvd. It's loud, dirty and the ground underneath you shakes when the big trucks go by in the morning.

Posted by: Anonymous at July 10, 2007 7:33 PM

no it will not be a temple (re 1:35).. still residential... units should be starting 650K range last i heard... my condolences to anyone purchasing in that hell hole.. i can point out 101 deficiencies from the outside... and if you saw the rough...

Posted by: Anonymous at July 10, 2007 11:05 PM

*roof.

Posted by: Anonymous at July 10, 2007 11:06 PM

Um, this is hardly news.

At least to those of us who live here and know how big of an armpit this stretch of road is. Whoever would buy a condo in this building needs to get his/her head examined.

Also--- this is *NOT* the only "new" Karl Fischer building going up. There is another one and it is far worse (and by "worse" I mean uglier and more out of context) than this one.

Miss Heather, New York Shitty

Posted by: Miss Heather at July 11, 2007 9:03 AM

The developers are lucky to have a steady stream of idiots willing to shell out big bucks to live in these eyesores.

I didn't know you could stack shit that high!

Posted by: guest at June 20, 2008 8:10 PM

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