1067 Fulton Street: The Plague Spreads
We wanted to give this development at the corner of Classon and Fulton the benefit of the doubt. Really we did. Given the location, it seemed like a real opportunity to be a beacon of hope on this stretch of Fulton and set a positive tone for new development further east. Unfortunately, our hopes could…
We wanted to give this development at the corner of Classon and Fulton the benefit of the doubt. Really we did. Given the location, it seemed like a real opportunity to be a beacon of hope on this stretch of Fulton and set a positive tone for new development further east. Unfortunately, our hopes could not have been more misplaced. What an abomination! We understand how reasonable people could disagree about the merits of a building like this, but we can’t imagine anyone being able to find anything nice to say about this monstrosity. The design decisions on the facade, and the ground-level entry area in particular, are a disgrace. Developers like this are a menace to the future of Brooklyn–destroying the borough, one lot at a time, with short-sighted eyesores that, ironically, may even be leaving profit on the table. Interestingly, continuing a proud Brooklyn tradition, the developers of this site were cited by the DOB for working without a permit last March. We wonder what other corners may have been cut? Who are these guys anyway? Do they have other projects on their resume? GMAP
Update on 1067 Fulton [Brownstoner]
New Build at Classon and Fulton [Brownstoner]
PLEASE EMAIL THE DEVELOPERS OF THIS BUILDING AT INFO@NEWSTARTLLC.COM TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE MISJUDGING THE MARKET AND RUINING A NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE PROCESS.
I think the last poster is probably wrong. I for one, if I hadn’t sunk so much into my brownstonek, would invest in such a project if done well. Maybe that’s what we need to do, form an LLC, hire an architect that everyone likes, purchase some of these empty blocks and put the collective brownstoner money into projects furthering contextual development. If enough of us were members of the LLC, we could likely raise enough seed capital. Would be the biggest returns per capita with many investors, but it might be an idea worth pursuing.
no one on this board has the nuts to put up all there money to develop something and not hope to see a return for two years or more. it’s easy to talk about what should go where with no money up. that corner was pure dreck, you trying to tell me he should have spent much more on design and the the material of the building hoping to draw the higher end market?
no one here would have looked at that corner before that building went up and agreed to invest all of their $$ on some high end building. Let’s not forget the process starts years before you see the building…….
All one needs to do is visit the DOB web site to see what a mess this building was/is. They demo’ed the prior building with out any permits. Safety violations….no side walk shed on a six story building….no emergency egress/fire escapes…open exposed electrical wiring. This building is a prime example why Brooklyn DoB Commissioner Hinkson was recently banished to Staten Island. The DoB allows these buildings to be built. How come a building like 1067 has so few complaints, yet so many violations?
As someone who lives across the block from this ugliness, I am just glad they left the backside bare concrete blocks. I am looking forward to it being sold to bring more people into this side of the neighborhood, which is oddly underpopulated (many of the brownstones and lots are being warehoused). It will create more customers for the Outpost Cafe (a nice place despite its unfortunate name), Kush, and other new places in what I am now declaring to be “Bedford Village” or maybe “Putnam Square.” Heh, heh….
There’s no reason why affordable housing has to be built this crappily.
It’s not just hasidic developers. We’ve got a Chinese crew busy destroying my neighborhood right now.
These piece-o-crap buildings are going to be one of the major legacies of the Bloomberg Building Bubble era.
oy vey.
Should swap the Lofts on Dekalb for this one — I imagine they’d both sell better. The Lofts on Dekalb are in a terrible location, transportation and convenience-wise — very few people will spend that kind of money for such a location, regardless of the quality of the construction.
And isn’t Shayna Boymelgreen Hassidic? Or just othrodox? Lubovitcher? Is this a Satmar vs. Lubovitcher thing?
Yeah, it sucks when affordable housing is built in your neighborhood. Deal with it.
Surely it is possible to have good looking, affordable housing. They shouldn’t be mutually exclusive terms. If only architects and builders who believe this could rise to the surface in this city. Unfortunately, it is just easier to build crap. I wouldn’t want to see this building anywhere in this city, in great, marginal or poor neighborhoods.