262 Pacific Street: How's This Gonna Fly?
Our guess for the first non-contextual brouhaha of the new year? A 12-story tower slated for the 70-by-100-foot lot (pictured on the jump) at 262 Pacific Street. More than twice as tall as any of its neighbors, the Chien Dao-designed project incorporates a chunk of neighboring air rights. The resulting building, which was disapproved in…
Our guess for the first non-contextual brouhaha of the new year? A 12-story tower slated for the 70-by-100-foot lot (pictured on the jump) at 262 Pacific Street. More than twice as tall as any of its neighbors, the Chien Dao-designed project incorporates a chunk of neighboring air rights. The resulting building, which was disapproved in its first submission to the buildings department, will incorporate a mix of studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedroom apartments. And how about the pesky proximity to the House of D? Fear not: The design of the building, according to the architect’s website, takes special pains to “avoid views of the downtown correction facility.” Natch.
Projects: 262 Pacific Street [Chien Dao] GMAP P*Shark DOB
if you want affordable housing, with the cost of land you have to build up. If you want to continue to gentrify these neighborhoods just keep arguing that everything should be short, NIMBY and I live in the area.
if you want affordable housing, with the cost of land you have to build up. If you want to continue to gentrify these neighborhoods just keep arguing that everything short be short, NIMBY and I live in the area.
Maybe it’s time for the neighborhood to come together and protest this monstrosity?
Well, just received notification that the foundation work for 262 Pacific Street will begin shortly (in NOT less than 5 days). It’s strange that owner has never paid anyone for air rights. Strange and shady ……..
Yes, too tall. Those balconies look like the ones on the weird building on 4th Ave katty corner from Staples. Yes, very, very tall. I looked at the arch’s website. They have designed restaurants in the meatpacking district, another neighborhood that lost the landmarking war. Have they not walked around this neighborhood?? Sure, build some cool building but NOT SO F’ing TALL.
PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!
Who do I need to bother, annoy, give sexual favors to, etc., to make this stop?
And what on earth happened to the height limit?
How did this plan even get approved? It is truly out of character, not just for Pacific, but for a whole patch of Brooklyn that lies between Smith and Court whose buildings don’t reach more than 4 or 5 stories tops.
I think the architect should redesign the jail so inmates don’t have to look at this building.
Actually, I think the funny little bump-outs are kinda neat. But the units are really small. And the 778-sf two bedroom is like 30% hallways. Bad floor plan.
Not a prison — a jail. And looking at it is no worse than looking at most of the stuff that is going up these days.
Well at night the prison looks like any other building in the area.