Finger Length, Again

If nothing else, the Finger building has provided some much needed excitement during the August doldrums in the local news business! If not for the seemingly weekly changes to this unfinished building's height, well, we would just have to write about something else. The latest tidbit comes courtesy of the Observer, which writes that The Finger (no one does seem to call it The Albero), located at 144 North 8th Street, will in fact rise to 14 stories and not ten, as Crain's reported just two days ago! As for a timeline, the construction manager promised it would be done in ten months. GMAP
The 14-story Tree [NY Observer]
Williamsburg's 10-story Finger [Brownstoner]
Activity at The Finger (Albero) [Brownstoner]
Finger Building Back in Action [Brownstoner]
Name Change for Finger Building [Brownstoner]

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I think this building is in the process of giving the finger to Brooklyn.

Who wants to wager that construction stops shortly???

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at August 20, 2009 9:05 AM

they're just asking for more trouble!

Posted by: dittoburg at August 20, 2009 9:31 AM

what is the big hype about this building?

Posted by: aj at August 20, 2009 10:25 AM

there's no hype. the building elicited a lot of bad feeling in the neighborhood, and the nabe fought against it.

Posted by: dittoburg at August 20, 2009 10:44 AM

i think that it will get built dave. there's new people involved. i cannot wait because it's been an unfinished project for years. the location will be considered prime, so if the condo sales aren't there, this would rent out pretty fast.

Posted by: wine lover at August 20, 2009 12:02 PM

The person who led the opposition is now the Executive Director of the Open Space Alliance which is fairly developer-friendly so I think, unfortunately, the neighborhood has lost its champion.

Posted by: bkkkkklyn at August 20, 2009 5:51 PM

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