What's Up With 140 Degraw Street?
When we first passed by this unconventional work-in-progress on Degraw Street at Tiffany Place we assumed it was a piece of new construction. Looking at the photo from a couple of years ago on Property Shark, however, makes it clear that it’s merely an alteration of an existing brick rowhouse, a fact which is confirmed…
When we first passed by this unconventional work-in-progress on Degraw Street at Tiffany Place we assumed it was a piece of new construction. Looking at the photo from a couple of years ago on Property Shark, however, makes it clear that it’s merely an alteration of an existing brick rowhouse, a fact which is confirmed by DOB filings. And what an alteration it is: The house couldn’t have been much more than 3,000 square feet originally and now it’s been supersized to 6,600 square feet. Anyone know how the developer—who’s creating six residential units—was able to build this much with a 2.43 FAR?
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5:44,
You act as if the current French appreciation of modernism had absolutely zero to do with the last 60 years of German Avant Garde, as if the last six decades of modern architecture and engineering that came out of Germany (to rebuild all the Greek Revival, Baroque, and other classic-inspired structures in Berlin etc. that were reduced to rubble) right next door to France had nothing to do with how they have come to reverse course, embrace modern architecture, and come to revere that previously-overlooked Swiss Le Corbusier chap?
Hah, comical.
Suggestion: Go to the library, and get to know that of which you speak.
Oh yes, it bears no resemblance to any buildings by any famous modernists or other well known architects because it’s style is so … new and cutting edge.
If you paid attention, I did not say that you said (LOL) it looked like Le Corbusier. I was just marveling over the presence of such a name in this discussion.
Maybe the French would like this (not any that I know) but in the US this looks like the smaller version of a suburban movie theater or amusement ride entrance.
To 4:04: I am not an architect. And your history lesson is not valid, since I am mostluy talking about France and Paris, which were not devastated with WWII (unlike Poland that was devastated and you are hardly going to find that amount of moderninsm you are finding in France).
To: 4:50 -First, if you paid attention, I am not comparing this building to Le Corbusier. Second: to imbed new structure into existing contextual block with different angle and with floor-to-ceiling windows for contrasting effect – yes, this is modernistic approach and even sort of philosophy, if you want (as common-place philosophy as it can be)
looks like the top floor’s gonna get awful cold in the winter.
It’s Gross
Le Corbusier? What? This building has nothing to do with modernism or any other architectural philosophy.
Arthur? Oh. HA.
Yes, let us call this house “Broken.”
Nothing else, just “Broken,” period.
Or someone named Arthur which this site loves so much.
Seriously, this looks like something Fred Sanford would cobble together.