Minerva Gets Its Streetlight Back
As you may recall, we reported last week that a streetlight at the corner of 23rd Street and 7th Avenue mysteriously disappeared. In the aftermath of our post, the local council member’s office and a reporter from The Post reached out to DOT. According to a recent email blast from the Concerned Citizens of Greenwood…
As you may recall, we reported last week that a streetlight at the corner of 23rd Street and 7th Avenue mysteriously disappeared. In the aftermath of our post, the local council member’s office and a reporter from The Post reached out to DOT. According to a recent email blast from the Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights, when Council Member Gonzalez reached out to try to remedy the situation she was told that the removal had been part of routine maintenance; a Post reporter who followed up was told that it was getting replaced because of a traffic accident. Maybe we’ll never know the truth, but at least the corner is no longer a safety hazard, particularly in light of the recent stabbing incident just three blocks from here.
Sorry, meant “habitable.”
From what I have been told, the back yard floods and seeps into the adjacent condo on 23rd St. through the retaining wall between the properties.
I believe the flooding was due to the fact that the houses were not connected to the main sewer line. I believe that are now. Is flooding still an issue??
When I was at an open house the model looked fine to me. I admit I know very little about construction. Why do you say they are “inhabitable”??
“just an observation – walking by here it seems it’s in its own little corner of the world – does this stretch really get that much traffic to warrant such an outrage over a street lamp? (real question, not rhetorical)”
From my count (and from friends who are in the new condos, circa 2007, next door) there are 39 new condo units on that block alone. Add the 11 townhouses at the top of the block, plus the 11 units at the bottom of this block on 6th Ave, and you have a huge increase in the population since the building boom. Access to the Slope on 7th (a 10 min walk) is on this corner…access from 7th to the 25th St. R train is down this corner. Also, folks love to walk, jog, bike along this stretch of Green-Wood Cemetery (especially in weather like this).
So, from my perspective, it has “become” a very active corner in the past few years.
As far as the developer getting a pay out, I was just guessing…who the heck knows.
“the owner of the warehouse WAS the original developer. He went ass-up in debt and sold to one of his cronies’
Cool – he was in debt and sold an asset to make some cheddah – VIVA AMERICA!!
AJ – This is obvi your hood and you know the particulars more than me, so I’ll digress about the flooding issues and what not. Being that I live in a neighborhood filled with truly ugly buildings that look as if they were designed by legally blind 5 year olds using crayons and rulers – I sorta envy this development because I think it looks pretty good, and contextual (as far as these go) It looks like sooner than later you will actually have some neighbors who have will be invested in the neighborhood, rather than an empty building or a building full of semi-transient renters. Would you rather there be a defunct warehouse here instead?
I feel your pain re: empty lots – and also think the big curb cut infront of this place is not cool.
just an observation – walking by here it seems it’s in its own little corner of the world – does this stretch really get that much traffic to warrant such an outrage over a street lamp? (real question, not rhetorical)
“I believe these are stll on Corcoran but you have to search by address.”
I did, they no longer are posted and if you try to access the floor plans via streeteasy.com (which pulls from Corcoran’s site) you get a “404, can’t find the page you are looking for”
Agreed with the need for the other light, will make a huge difference.
As I said above, very interesting…perhaps they are selling them off to another developer. Fire sale!
Oh and while there is a light across the street it’s a helluva wide street… need a fisheye to get them both!!!
thanks to everyone who ggot the light back… I do love these buildings but not so much loss of the light. As far as the tree, there are plenty across the street… in Greenwood cemetary. I believe these are stll on Corcoran but you have to search by address.
“BTW, I don’t believe any of those units have closed and half of them are inhabitable, especially the model home. Wonder what’s up…”
Hmmm, “unavailable” on streeteasy.com and Corcoran has taken them off their website.
Keeps getting interesting.
Billyburgh, eh? OK, I’ll back off of that one…
“If you have a problem with these buildings – talk to the previous owners of the buildings who “sold out” – don’t take it out on the developer and your new neighbors.”
DH, the owner of the warehouse WAS the original developer. He went ass-up in debt and sold to one of his cronies…and ta-da, here we are in 2010. The same “don’t take it out on the developer,” also owns a, now-trash filled, abandoned site around the corner. These guys are really looking out for the community. Our friends just love the guys! Especially the ones adjacent to the new buildings who get flooded every time it rains. But, that’s up to the lawyers to debate.
BTW, I don’t believe any of those units have closed and half of them are inhabitable, especially the model home. Wonder what’s up…