Development Watch: 238 St. Marks Avenue Revisited

It's been about a year since we first looked at 238 St. Marks Avenue, the 27,000-square-foot project from Karl Fischer. At the time, some digging had begun but a Stop Work Order had brought things to a halt. A year later, the eight stories are up but there's still miles to go before they sleep. The big question is will it even get finished in this environment.
Development Watch: 238 St. Marks Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP DOB

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It's always nice when the zoning keeps things in context with the existing neighborhood.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at January 29, 2009 2:29 PM

it gets finished because it's actually in real prospect heights, not broker world prospect heights.

Posted by: curijay at January 29, 2009 2:58 PM

what a monstrosity.
The poor neighbors.

I will think about this picture the next time I want to complain about the hassle of being in an historic district.

Posted by: sam at January 29, 2009 3:10 PM

That thing looks like something out of Lord of the Rings, or perhaps rather an old nesesis of Godzilla. Either way, I swear it looks like it's about to go and take a bite out of something.

Posted by: YngRntr at January 29, 2009 3:35 PM

new to posting...
I happen to live directly across from this place. It seems hugely out of step with the block. Of note...over the summer when folks in PH were getting a petition together to make it a historic district, they left out my block saying "we don't know what happened over there..." I signed it anyway. Ouch.

Posted by: tb60cycle at January 29, 2009 3:42 PM

yeah, i look at that bldg and am reminded of why landmark designation is overall a good thing, despite its drawbacks. it would be an interesting study to see what happens to the brownstones next to this new building in comparison to similar buildings within the designated area.

Posted by: i disagree at January 29, 2009 4:00 PM

landmarking is a good thing b/c there is no alternative in NYC.

It wouldnt be difficult to come up w/ a regulatory system that prevents ridiculous developments like this but allows homeowners the freedom to replace windows w/o govt approval.

Posted by: slick at January 29, 2009 9:34 PM

The worst part about this is Soda's back garden is ruined.

Posted by: ProspectHeightsGuy at January 30, 2009 12:40 PM

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Development Watch: 238 St. Marks Avenue Revisited

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