525 Clinton Avenue Looking Good
We went to get a closer look at 525 Clinton Avenue this weekend and have to say we were positively surprised. Given the building’s proximity to Atlantic Avenue, its fairly high ceiling heights and non-cookie-cutter design, we think it’s potentially a big positive for Clinton Hill, which has yet to have an interesting, higher-end (which…
We went to get a closer look at 525 Clinton Avenue this weekend and have to say we were positively surprised. Given the building’s proximity to Atlantic Avenue, its fairly high ceiling heights and non-cookie-cutter design, we think it’s potentially a big positive for Clinton Hill, which has yet to have an interesting, higher-end (which is what we can only assume this is) new residential building in the construction boom of the past several years. Assuming the market hasn’t completely tanked by the time these are ready, we hope this will show developers that there is a market in Clinton Hill for something other than generic boxes.
Tower Rising at 525 Clinton Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP
Anon 1:47, right on! I am wondering what I have to do to get some decent retail on Fulton!!! From Vanderbilt on East, it’s pretty bad out there — plenty of bad Chinese take out, fried chicken,99 cent stores, dusty bodegas with expired milk, rotten fruit, Associated with grey chicken etc. It’s a desert out there! We need the following:
Shoemaker
Another drycleaner – tailor (NO not another laundrette)
Bakery
Bank
How bouot a little local movie theater?
Decent green grocer
butcher
Fish store
A decent restaurant
A decent Italian restaurant!
For us East Fort Greeners, West Clinton Hill people over toward Fulton, it is FUNKY out there. Food shopping is a car trip or Fresh Direct (getting seriously sick of that option). I can’t believe it. Throw a rock and you hit a new condo (or condo developer) but try getting fresh chicken without getting into your car!!
Maybe we need to start some new businesses.
are any of the anti-AY groups protesting not enough affordable housing in this lux bdlg?
Wait Brownstoner really like this monstrosity? You have change your website and now you are changing your attitude? Whats up with this.
Now that we are having an addition of high end condos to this area of the hood is it somebody smart going to open some good stores on fulton or what? I think we are all waiting for it, so if you are out there come on! we will shop!
In regard to the fugly building on CLasson and Fulton, maybe the community should join together and demand some changes to the sight. Like retail that meets the street.
I agree with CH, no matter what these tall buildings look like, they completely fail to address the street.
Ok, the tower does seem to be actually at least designed. But from the rendering and what I can see, through the plywood, the building completely fails to address the street. Why not continue the glassy design right down to the street. Instead, they have designed a stip mall with a glass tower perched, or looming, on top.
brownstoner, you make a great point. hopefully this will serve notice to developers that clinton hill is indeed ready for major high end condo development. on another note, can you give us an update on the haps at the Fugly Tower on Classon and Fulton up the street from this project? i know that the developer is having a very difficult time moving the units, rightfully so. do you think that they are going to pull the condos and instead operate the building as a rental? any 411 would be helpful.
a lot more than generic boxes have gone up in clinton hill in the last couple years.
So I guess this is a Meltzer Mendl Project too then. Yuck.