Needs a tree! Smith Street in general needs trees. If not in the ground then in a big planter.

The same extra wide curbs have been added a block down at Bergen & Boerum Place and on Boerum Place and Dean... really does "calm" traffic. I walk these intersections every day and have already noticed a big difference.

Posted by: themexican at September 2, 2009 12:57 PM in response to Calming Traffic at Bergen and Smith

Pardon the bad grammar on my previous posts. I blame my iphone.

I've always wondered about the Gun Club. What goes on in there?

Posted by: themexican at April 27, 2009 3:48 PM in response to Development Watch: 216 Pacific Street

p.s. 212 was indeed a firehouse in it's former life.

As for being landmarked the street is not. And as bad as this is, the huge block long developments across the street are arguably worse.

Also the vacant lot is pretty much a disaster. Pre financial crash the owner was planning to build apartments. Post crash they dug a big hole in the ground and poured cement into it to qualify for a tax abatement. Now workers from 216 throw construction garbage over the fence... so the lot has a deep watery mosquito filled hole surrounded by garbage/insulation/ etc.

Posted by: themexican at April 27, 2009 3:15 PM in response to Development Watch: 216 Pacific Street

I live next door.

It's actually was a beer distributorship rather than a parking garage in it's former life.

The owner is going to turn the downstairs into a custom wallpaper showroom and live upstairs. Not sure if they will be doing any manufacturing/finishing on site, but it's huge.

It's been a gut reno. I'm sad about the windows.. The originals were large beautiful multipaned jobs that looked like they had been there since at least the late 30's or early 40's.

The workers say the plan is to paint the whole place black. Uggh.

Posted by: themexican at April 27, 2009 3:08 PM in response to Development Watch: 216 Pacific Street