Development Watch: 120 South 8th Street

For some reason, we'd missed this tower going up at 120 South 8th Street in South Williamsburg until last weekend. Which is hard to believe, since it's going to be a 66-unit, 20-story building. The developer purchased the site in 2005 for $6,850,000. So far, it looks relatively unoffensive. GMAP P*Shark DOB

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It looks like a housing project from the south side of Chicago.

Posted by: Xander Crews at March 13, 2009 2:29 PM

any new project in this part of town that has right angles and no unnecessary faux-fancy adornments or puke-colored bricks qualifies as unoffensive in our book!

Posted by: brownstoner at March 13, 2009 2:35 PM

Unoffensive in a 16-stories-taller-than-anything-around-it sort of way?!

This was the site of an old and pretty messed up house that the 4 Boro Preservation group tried to have landmarked. I think the claim was that it was a Federal house, which it might have started out life as. You probably have a post on that somewhere in the archives.

Posted by: WBer at March 13, 2009 2:50 PM

BTW - because of the topography/geography of Williamsburg, this building is prominent from the Northside.

Posted by: WBer at March 13, 2009 2:51 PM

I am pretty offended by this house.

Posted by: Xander Crews at March 13, 2009 2:52 PM

is that the best we can hope to achieve for our new buildings now? unoffensive?

Posted by: TD at March 13, 2009 2:53 PM

good thing not in Carroll Gardens. 55' is too tall. there would be protest wall.

Posted by: Petebklyn at March 13, 2009 3:32 PM

Neglecting other costs, $6,850,000/66 units = $104K/unit on about a 30'x40' footprint. What's the construction cost per square foot on your typical condo project?

***Bid half off peak comps***

Posted by: Brownstones Half Off at March 13, 2009 4:17 PM

And in such a charming location! I'm buying three!

Posted by: BOBBY HINES at March 13, 2009 4:44 PM

Inoffensive?

Posted by: dittoburg at March 16, 2009 9:10 AM

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Development Watch: 120 South 8th Street

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