Pratt as Myrtle Game-Changer
The Times has a piece that examines the extent to which the Pratt Institute can be credited with the ongoing revitalization of Myrtle Avenue, particularly in light of the completion of its 120,000-square-foot, eco-friendly Myrtle Hall. The article says the building “has put Myrtle Avenue on display” and affords a window to a changing thoroughfare…
The Times has a piece that examines the extent to which the Pratt Institute can be credited with the ongoing revitalization of Myrtle Avenue, particularly in light of the completion of its 120,000-square-foot, eco-friendly Myrtle Hall. The article says the building “has put Myrtle Avenue on display” and affords a window to a changing thoroughfare with new businesses and, perhaps in the not-too-distant-future, the pedestrian plaza the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District is looking to get built. A couple interesting tidbits from the story: A new grocery called Khim’s Millenium Market is expected to open in the ground floor of Myrtle Hall within the next few weeks, and Thomas F. Schutte, Pratt’s president, “is contemplating the day when the boxy Pratt store, which seemed like a gamble when it opened on a desolate corner in 2005, will be replaced with something taller. ‘It has,’ he said of the building, ‘proven to be a good investment.'”
Pratt Institute Takes An Interest in Making A Neighborhood Nicer [NY Times]
Screengrabs of Myrtle Hall from Pratt.
Since we had to register our pseudonyms, we get a lot less troll action. Thanks Bunk for the walk down memory lane.
Ha, oh rob.
As for White Castle, I kind of just want it gone. It takes up valuable space considering it’s main clientele use cars (and that’s a no-no if the area wants to be pedestrian friendly) and just has that greasy lingering waft in the air at all hours. And as I’ve stated before, Pratt’s grand windows of Myrtle Hall have a world class view of it. It’s all so depressingly humbling. Walking by it to get to the Classon Ave G stop made me just say forget it, and take the extra block walk to the Clinton Ave subway. Much more pleasant and scenic back and forth compared to the string of housing projects that line Classon. I’m sorry but if I’m going to schlep that far to the subway I need good architecture to ponder over on my walk.
What I’d do to just build new brownstones… what I’d do..
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Change won’t permanently take hold until you knock down the PJ’s and displace the residents to Brownsville or Canarsie.
go fuck yourself with a sustainable organic free range 12 inch strap on dildo
*rob*
“Unless you like White Castle.”
who doesn’t?
The stretch of Myrtle between Ryerson and well, everything west isn’t too shabby. It’s actually a good blend of shops and restaurants. The new myrtle hall building which I have a terrible view of from my apartment is actually quite drab. I don’t think it really enhances the street in anyway. It’s just boxy. Even if Khim’s Market does well, I kind of find that little area between Grand, Steuben, Classon to be a dead stretch. Unless you like White Castle.
khims is way overpriced, but it is good for having decent organic products, fruits and vegetables, etc… in close proximity.
i don’t buy much there, but am glad for the one near me if needed.
Is it just me or does BunkMoreland’s comment strike you too as racist and reductionist?
I would get over to Myrtle more but the main shopping area is a real hike from Lower Fort Greene.
“A new grocery called Khim’s Millenium Market is expected to open in the ground floor of Myrtle Hall within the next few weeks”
Just saw this.
Khim’s is WAAAY overpriced
Change won’t permanently take hold until you knock down the PJ’s and displace the residents to Brownsville or Canarsie. Till then, it’ll always be Murder Avenue