Development Watch: Sheraton Hotel Fully Aloft

The Aloft/Sheraton hotelapalooza rising at 222 Duffield Street has made big strides since we checked in back in February. From what we're hearing, though, it's going to be another 18 months or so until this bad boy's open for business. How do you think it's shaping up in the looks department?
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The building in the picture is actually the Sheraton. The aloft will be next to it...looks like they have completed foundation work on the aloft and will start "building up" soon.

Posted by: guest at July 3, 2008 12:29 PM

Two things, the two hotels will probably open at the same time, giving the aloft time to catch up with the Sheraton's construction pace. Also, the probably are not in a big rush since they are depending on the completion of Willoughby Square Park across the street to provide parking for the hotel...and as we can tell, the Park has not even started demolitions as yet.

Posted by: guest at July 3, 2008 12:33 PM

Am I correct in thinking that the Hotel Indigo will be directly across the street? If so, wow. Is this the Downtown Brooklyn that my father knows?

http://curbed.com/archives/2007/12/03/hip_new_boutique_hotel_ready_to_go_in_downtown_brooklyn.php

Posted by: guest at July 3, 2008 12:48 PM

indigo is up the block closer to fulton. tons of additional development in the works as well for this block, and ditto 1 block over on bridge. all lovely.

Posted by: BrooklynLove at July 3, 2008 1:02 PM

12:48, the Hotel Indigo will be across the street down the block (spitting distance) from the Sheraton/aloft. Interesting because Indigo is a brand which Intercontinental developed directly go up against aloft. Should be interesting.

Posted by: guest at July 3, 2008 1:02 PM

With all these new rich folks in the nabe, Morton's Steak House in the nearby Marriott should do a tremendous business.

Wish I could by stock in that one establishment.

Guess each of these hotels will have premium dining as well. Many new restaurants in the offering. Hope one has some seafood.

Posted by: guest at July 3, 2008 1:15 PM

is that the final sheath of the building?

Posted by: guest at July 3, 2008 2:17 PM

Can't recall whether I have ever seen a neighborhood go through such a radical change in such a short period of time as Downtown Brooklyn along Flatbush. I remember, vividly, the transformation of Battery Park and Exchange Place in New Jersey since I worked in the immediate area but these areas weren't neighborhoods.

Can anyone recall a similar transformation in NYC?

On second thought, the transformation of Avenue of Americas recently in the 20's and low 30's may be similar. From a flower market to one high rise next to another. I'm not from that immediate nabe but was shocked by the transformation there also.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04EFD71231F933A25753C1A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

Posted by: Junkman at July 4, 2008 10:16 AM

the change over of the meatpacking district through to far west and south chelsea has been pretty sharp. there were still hookers out there in the middle of the day in 2002/03. the whole place is now bursting with wealth.

what's going on now in LIC is pretty heavy as well.

downtown bk is definitely up there with em all. i expect the rate of change to pick up as we get 5-10 years out - there is a lot yet to be developed and these kinds of development bursts tend to feed off their own momentum.

Posted by: BrooklynLove at July 5, 2008 10:52 PM

Speaking to this development specifically, I can only conjure up the words: bleak, deadening, background filler, and unimaginitive. Let's see, I got the positive comments out of the way, now lets offer some of the negatives here...

Posted by: guest at July 6, 2008 2:40 AM

Yea, miss those transvestites.

Haven't been around there for a while. Too busy enjoying Brooklyn.

Posted by: Junkman at July 6, 2008 6:49 AM

2:40 - yeah i really miss the car washes, autoshops and warehouses that have given way to oro, avalon and toren. and such a shame to lose that beautiful low-rise pile of albee bricks to a sleek glass highrise. what were you expecting, burj dubai 2 and a rotating tower? gimme a break. actually you'd probably find something to complain about as well if those buildings were going up. did you cry when metrotech went up as well?

Posted by: BrooklynLove at July 6, 2008 7:08 AM

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