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.
Anon at 5:22. I for one do not think its okay to place ugly houses on brownstone blocks. I think its a crime to place ugly housing anywhere. My problem is the assumption that developers make that affordable=ugly. The two are not synonymous. I say this as someone who grew up on Bedford Avenue.
Empty lots on brownstone blocks should be built out if the demand is there. What should not happen is that a developer comes along and throws up a piece of junk and then those of us who have lived through riots, crackheads, no services and basic fear of our neighborhoods should hear “Get over it, its affordable housing which is what you people claim to want”.
I want to keep the general flavor of my neighborhood. I want to share it with others who have an appreciation for it. I do not want it to be overrun by ugly crap. Period.
Linus, face it. You are a snob.
Linus- I think everyone here is sympathetic to New Start’s goal of creating affordable housing. But the means they have chosen to distinguish their building have made it even worse than a sterile, utilitarian box.
Clearly the variations in materials and the balconies cost some money that the developer was spending to raise the quality of this project. Alas, it was not money well spent.
It’s really funny that the same people who are carping about this ugly building think it is fine to place other ugly buildings on brownstone blocks in Bed-Stuy. “It’s better than the garbage strewn lots” many of you said. Just because this building is on the Clinton-Hill/ Bed-Stuy border, it is sooo unacceptable. We should all be concerned about all of Brooklyn and not just our particular areas. When will we learn.
“What makes you think no one is buying? New Start has an application process for this building. I know several people whose applications have been accepted by New Start for this building.”
My money says that anonymous 4:35 is either Mr. Alfred B. Thompson or Mr. Paul M. Galvin of New Start LLC…
OK, this is not my neighborhood, and so not my fight. And th ebuilding is ass-ugly. but can someone explain to me…
“misjudging the market”
“they sound like they try to build low to moderate income housing. Fair enough, but was this a good site for it”
OK, I don’t mean to be a snob and I know that Clinton Hill / Bed Stuy are changing. But really, am I supposed to believe they no longer have a market for low to moderate income apartments, especially for first-time buyers?
I mean, I read on Bstoner all the time about the need for low/moderate income housing at the Ratner site — at the nexus of Prospect Heights, Boerum Hill and Park Slope. Did Clinton Hill and Bed Stuy suddenly become more upscale than them?
I know I’m late to this thread. I haven’t been in this area in a while. Anyone know if the other big vacant lot on Fulton (one block closer to the Franklin st. subway) is showing any progress? I remember some church org started building there last year but the structure collapsed and the whole thing was bulldozed.
BTW, to all you Jew-haters out there, the lofts on dekalb that is being marketed by the Corcoran Group, is a Hasidic developer.
Shahn,
We’re supposed to watch crap like this get put up and hope that the developer dosen’t make enough money so the NEXT building he puts up is more asthetically appealing? Seems like a pipe dream to me. I don’t think we can legislate taste, but buildings like this make me want to try. I am going to make my next (polite) call to New Start in a few minutes. By the way – those gates in the front of the building are so housing project chic.