20 Bayard: Website Ready, Building Not
The partial stop work order at 20 Bayard Street aka Karl Fischer Row hasn’t stopped the project’s web developers from staying busy. When it’s finally done, the 80,000-plus-square-foot building is scheduled to have 64 apartments and 45 parking spaces. As the flash intro to the new web site that launched on Fridaydoesn’t let you forget,…
The partial stop work order at 20 Bayard Street aka Karl Fischer Row hasn’t stopped the project’s web developers from staying busy. When it’s finally done, the 80,000-plus-square-foot building is scheduled to have 64 apartments and 45 parking spaces. As the flash intro to the new web site that launched on Fridaydoesn’t let you forget, the sales pitch is all about one thing: the views. No pricing info has been disclosed yet. Any guesses?
Development Homepage [20 Bayard] GMAP P*Shark DOB
There will be high rise towers in Greenpoint, north of Bushwick inlet. No idea how that affects the views from here, though.
Never say never.
The views will NOT change – from North 7th and above their will be NO skyscrapers.
And in the next few years, there are gonna be a heckuva lot of 29-story residential towers springing up and blocking your river views. Enjoy!
Bob – Yes, I was being sarcastic too. Just following your lead!
On first read I assumed Halden was being sarcastic, himself. But maybe you’re right, Bob999.
In any event, I still say “yuk” when I see these buildings.
Halden, sorry to be so sarcastic, above, but if the same firm that built *this* ugly building also is culpable for two more adjacent ones, I don’t see how that’s good news. There is no sense of proportion in this design. Yes, I’m sure the people who plop their money here will, indeed, have great views. I wish those of us looking the other way could say the same. Keep it simple, KFA–please.
Notice how in the website, the building seems to stand alone, no adjacent buildings in sight.
Bob – I think you are looking at this too narrowly. You really need to focus on the entire ensemble of buildings on Bayard Street – this building and the two to the left that were all designed by KFA. Like the great apartment building architects of 1920s Manhattan, KFA has taken this rare opportunity of a prominent blockfront to creat a true ensemble.
Or not. Oh well, if you buy here, you look out of the buildings, not at them.