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.
New Start, LLC
50 Greene Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Does anyone know of a way to reach New Start, LLC. It would be a pity to keep all of these thoughts and opinions for ourselves. For all we know, New Start is running around thinking that the communities love them.
If anyone finds contact info on New Start, please post it.
You get what you pay for. As per one of Brownstoners early post, “Ready? Studio, $150K; Studio with Study, $225K; One bedroom, $250K; Two bedroom, $380,000. And, in what must be a first in this part of town, parking spaces can be bought for $25K.”
With 2 bedrooms going for $380K, what do you expect?
This is an good example of affordable housing. Everyone complains about how unaffordable housing is. Then some affordable housing comes along and everyone’s up in a tizzy. I guess affordable housing is the enemy of gentrification as is seems like mostly gentrifiers who are carping about the building looks. Damn interlopers.
I think the developers who make monstrocities like this on are complete morons. They THINK they will maximize their profits by being absolutely as cheap as possible, but they are wrong. Buyers in Clinton Hill are willing to pay enough more for good-looking, quality construction that the developer would actually make more money by spending more on the building.
It’s a lose-lose situation. The developer loses because s/he isn’t maximizing profits. The community loses because such an ugly building will sit there forever.
ameraleed,
amen. i sure as hell wouldn’t want to look at this building every day. but i already own my house. it’s really, really easy for me to carp about the aesthetics when i’ve got my piece of the rock.
I get the feeling that the developers are not familiar with the demographic (changing one at that) of the area they were building in.
I’d venture to guess, without knowing much about the costs etc, that the developers here missed out on a chance to make an even bigger (or a least comparable) margin if they had gone a bit more upscale in their design.
Yes the building is as ugly as imaginable.
Bigger problem is that if the developer team performs like they did on Bedford and Halsey there will be problems with the plumbing, the roof, the heating system and just about every other major building element. The owners in that building are still trying to get the attorney general to take some meaningful action against the developer and contractor.
However, in the September Brownstoner posting we saw the real catch:
Studio, $150K; Studio with Study, $225K; One bedroom, $250K; Two bedroom, $380,000. And, in what must be a first in this part of town, parking spaces can be bought for $25K.
Compare this with the post later today about the apartments on Luquer. Where else can an average working person with a modicum of savings afford to buy a place to live? Many a hardworking person of any ethnic background would be lucky to be making $65,000 at age 30. After paying off the student loans do they have even $25k in the bank? They will just barely be able to buy a one BR here. They will be happy to see this on the market at all. Unfortunately “quality housing” for average New Yorkers looks like this.
A little musing about the balconies: They are not for Succoth, but I believe they help provide fire egress/rescue. My guess is that they also help with ventilation. There is no central AC in this building and look! No ugly “FEDDERS” boxes! That means awkward window AC installation and high electric costs. Not to mention that once the AC is in the window you can’t really open it. So the ability to open the door as things cool down outside might be a welcome thing. An operable window of that size probably costs as much as the door and the iron work, and the open door provides more ventilation then the window, so it might just be a developer trick, but I am just guessing here.
Chinese contractors doesn’t surprise me at all – their reputation at the moment is that they are the best for the money, but please don’t consider that as some kind of racial slander.
Bunky,
I don’t see where disdain on the developer’s part fits in, unless you’re contending they could build a more attractive building without spending a dime more. Developers are out to maximize profit *everywhere*. If they build more attractive buildings in rich neighborhoods, it’s because the clientele has more money and more options. And developers try to make as much money as they can get away with in Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights just like anywhere else. They’re not in the business of giving charity to customers, rich or not rich.