63 Schermerhorn Update: Former Church Demo'd
Yesterday’s post on the new development at 63 Schermerhorn prompted Meredith Hamilton of the Brooklyn Heights Association to email us the photos above of the Greek Orthodox Church (top) that was levelled to make way for this new building and the former Brooklyn Bureau of Charities (bottom) next door (currently a school) that is on…
Yesterday’s post on the new development at 63 Schermerhorn prompted Meredith Hamilton of the Brooklyn Heights Association to email us the photos above of the Greek Orthodox Church (top) that was levelled to make way for this new building and the former Brooklyn Bureau of Charities (bottom) next door (currently a school) that is on the Municipal Art Society’s short-list of Architecturally Significant Buildings in the area. According to Meredith, the church tried in vain to find a developer who would leave the original structure intact. It makes us wonder though: If the church had really cared about preserving the structure, couldn’t it have just lowered the price?
Development Watch: 63 Schermerhorn [Brownstoner] GMAP
Man that was insulting, Scherm Res at 11.51. (And I’m someone who both owns *and* have often been in disagreement with Bx2Bklyn’s posts.)
Wasn’t the dividing line Boerum Place? that’s what I was always told. I think the zip code also changes once you cross that. We always referred to ourselves as being on the border, but still BH.
back on track- to me, that is boerum hill.
Well, Bkly observer, since he put words in my mouth mistakenly someone had to correct it. Or do you like not knowing who is saying what? So you can consider yourself corrected too.
Good call, Bx2Bklyn. Scherm’s probably been living his/her whole life from top to bottom instead of bottom to top. Thank goodness for people like you who point that out. Anyone else you want to correct while you’re at it? someone needs to get a grip. don’t know if it’s Scherm, though.
(:-> ‘s OK- I can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.
sorry, bxb2-whatever. you’re right, i don’t know how to read. just write. weird, huh?
Community boards and neighborhoods are two different things. As people keep pointing out, almost every name that “brownstoners” find significant are in fact recent inventions. I am not sure that a facadectomy is better than a complete teardown.
Excuse ME, Scherm Res- I didn’t post that. Do you know how to read? The names appear UNDER the posts- not on top. And FYI, even as “just a renter” I was more than involved in community issues. It may surprise you to know that renters also have a stake in the communities they live in, so get a grip.