Renderings for Methodist Expansion Published
Last week, we reported Methodist had unveiled a new design for its proposed expansion in Park Slope in response to community feedback, but the actual renderings had not yet been published. Here they are. The altered proposal is designed to look more like a group of townhouses, with a glass tower set back on top that…
Last week, we reported Methodist had unveiled a new design for its proposed expansion in Park Slope in response to community feedback, but the actual renderings had not yet been published. Here they are. The altered proposal is designed to look more like a group of townhouses, with a glass tower set back on top that is meant to blend in with the sky and be less noticeable. How do you like the look, and do you think it will fit in well in the neighborhood?
Methodist Revises Plans, Proposes Townhouse-Like Building With Glass Top [Brownstoner]
Renderings Via New York Daily News
The fact that NYM is trying to push through a plan to put hundreds of thousands of additional square feet into a already overloaded residential neighborhood without having even started the environmental impact or traffic studies speaks to their lack of consideration for its neighbors and the neighborhood. This building will cast a huge shadow on the surrounding streets, and will clog the already overloaded streets.
That looks like a townhouse (or a group of townhouses)? I was picturing something a lot more like 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington (see the streetview in google maps) where they preserved the facades of the town houses and came out with something very attractive.
Why is Methodist expanding when LICH and Interfaith are shrinking? Wouldn’t it make more sense in every way to use the EXISTING hospital space instead of building new space while selling off old?
According to your logic, only residents of the neighborhood should be able to get treatment at Methodist. Hospitals obviously do not treat only those living right near them, especially in these times. With so many neighborhood hospitals closing, why not spread the healthcare facilities across neighborhoods?
And don’t start giving history lessons, please. There weren’t cars in 1880, there weren’t nearly as many people, and Methodist wasn’t nearly as big as it is now.
It’s clear that you don’t know WTF you’re talking about.
Exactly. brklynmind, are you going to tell us why you think this is a good idea, or just keep slamming the folks who are trying to preserve the neighborhood?
“A bunch of people who represent their own self-interests”. Yep, that’s pretty much what a community is. Considering Methodist already causes lots of congestion, noise, and traffic in the middle of a neighborhood that was never meant to accommodate such a facility, I really do see how it’s unjustified “NIMBY”ism to oppose it. It’s a residential area of small buildings, almost all of which are landmarked. Of course, the people nearby don’t want small brownstones knocked down to accommodate this big, ugly thing. This isn’t exactly 4th ave where you have lots of mixed use, wide streets, and tall buildings.