At 360 Smith, Writing's Still on the Wall

I'm sick of this whining about 360 smith street.

Posted by: guest at October 29, 2007 4:15 PM

Seventy feet? Goodness-gracious, it's at a transit hub with lots of "breathing room" to the south and east. It may well be time to consider a rezoning of Carroll Gardens, but I think the fight at this location fails to consider good planning or urban design. But what do I know? I cannot believe people think 60 feet is too high on Atlantic Avenue. Where are all the -- I cannot even call them mid-rise -- "taller" buildings supposed to go? I know, I know, somebody else's neighborhood. I've got a bunch, thank you very much. Other neighborhoods need to pull their weight too.

Posted by: guest at October 29, 2007 4:29 PM

It's not on Atlantic Avenue, it's on Smith Street at least 10 blocks from Atlantic Ave.

Posted by: guest at October 29, 2007 5:08 PM

5:08, I know. I (4:29) was chiming in on the Two Trees project as another, in my opinion, absurd restriction on what should be considered rather modestly scaled buildings.

Posted by: guest at October 29, 2007 6:07 PM

This is a great area in Nyc Carroll Gardens is top tier location , and i believe that it's time to Landmark the whole area of carroll Gardens and preserve the beauty of it.

Posted by: guest at October 29, 2007 6:14 PM

It is a top neighborhood 6:14, with excellent transportation connections and a vibrant street life. Land values through the roof, that qualifies the neighborhood for upzoning not down-zoning. Landmarking is just a red-hering for downzoning, keeping new people out and ever higher rents and prices. Very few of the blocks are of a sufficiently virgin historical character for landmarking to be otherwise. If there are such museum quality blocks maybe they should be preserved in tact and untouched, but when we do so we should all recognized that we are closing the door on new neighbors when we do.

Posted by: guest at October 29, 2007 6:50 PM

Polemicist go find yourself a pro big development blog and stop trolling around a blog dedicated to Brownstones and historic building in Brooklyn.

Posted by: guest at October 30, 2007 10:17 AM

"Downzoning the neighborhood will ensure only the rich can afford to live in the neighborhood."

I agree. The NIMBYs do not want to share the neighborhood. They are only interested in protecting their property values.

Besides, there are tall buidlings nearby. We are not talking about some quaint New England town, we are talking about Brooklyn. 70 feet ain't nothing.

Posted by: guest at October 30, 2007 12:41 PM