Development Watch: 888 Fulton Street
When we asked about this building on Fulton at Waverly back in June, one reader said it was to be six-stories. According to DOB filings, though, it’s going to be a four-story residential building. Turns out, it’s also a Scarano project which, as long as everything’s by the book, is a good thing for this…
When we asked about this building on Fulton at Waverly back in June, one reader said it was to be six-stories. According to DOB filings, though, it’s going to be a four-story residential building. Turns out, it’s also a Scarano project which, as long as everything’s by the book, is a good thing for this stretch of Fulton Street, even if it does look a little out of scale with the buildings next to it. If we had to guess, we’d say rentals instead of condos given the high-traffic location. Anyone know for sure?
What’s Going On (And Up) at 888 Fulton? [Brownstoner] GMAP DOB
but everyone knows about the Scarano buildings.
Passing off mezz spaces as habitable so as not to count it as Floor area, hence taller buildings and out of scale.
Scarano should have his license taken away.
end of story. Despite the revitalization of this block, any real architect would have done a better job.
DOB application/permit is for 8 unit residential.
Lets just say they are abnormally high for a low budget scarano project.
I agree that other retails spaces need to be developed, but for a small retailer, it would seem to be much easier, cheaper, and more attractive to move into a white-box, rather than having to gut a trashed storefront.
I don’t think the ceilings are “abnormally” high, just high, and I think it is a good thing in that it will make the residences attractive.
I would not be too fussed if there was no commercial space in the bottom. I cannot tell from the rendering if that is the case or not. Regardless, there are plenty of empty commercial spaces on this stretch of Fulton that need to be developed before I start protesting. 😉
If there is not residential planned at the bottom, we neighbors need to protest. Fulton is a shopping street of small retail, not a residential street.
I agree, with lp. The ceiling heights seem to be abnormally high. Watching the construction, I have been under the impression that the building is a six story building, divided into 3 duplexes.
On the scarano architects website there’s a rendering in the Multifamily Residential category – third row down, third picture from the left. It looks like it is all residential, not commercial on the bottom, but you can’t tell from the picture. Not sure what I think of the facade, but it is definitely better than what is (not) there now. The ceilings look to be very high. In total, I think it will be a positive addition, along with the Clinton Avenue building, that should provide even more of an impetus for shopping and dining improvements on Fulton Street for all the area residents.
looks like hight ceilings if it is only 4 stories…
more vitality for Fulton Street. I think it is good. It’s not too big, and I think Fulton can handle larger buildings, so long as the few decent buildings that still exist are not destroyed but readapted…
at the risk of making this whole post about 12:01, what IS your problem? would you speak like that to someone at a dinner party with whom you disagreed?
Anon 12:01,
What the hell is wrong with YOU?