Baltic Bigtime: Negotiating a Tower in Boerum Hill
Last Tuesday, the developer, Joe Chan, met with concerned neighbors and politicians in David Yassky’s office to discuss his plans for a 118-foot-tall, 48,000-square-foot tower at the corner of Baltic and Hoyt in Cobble Hill. The current plan calls for 36 condo units with 27 parking spaces in the basement, street level commercial and second-floor…
Last Tuesday, the developer, Joe Chan, met with concerned neighbors and politicians in David Yassky’s office to discuss his plans for a 118-foot-tall, 48,000-square-foot tower at the corner of Baltic and Hoyt in Cobble Hill. The current plan calls for 36 condo units with 27 parking spaces in the basement, street level commercial and second-floor community facility. In addition to concers about size and scale, neighbors expressed their worries about safety and quality of life during the projected 14-month construction period. The developer was unable to answer a number of questions and the group agreed to convene again in early June.
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the “dreaded” gowanus houses – why? because they’re ugly? I’m moving into a renovated brownstone on Douglass bet. Hoyt & Bond, at the back of the G. Houses. Sure they’re ugly, but the rest of the nabe is great, or so the many folks I know who live in the area tell me. Is there something else I should know?
“the BHill community is about to get another ugly building on a block filled with new and old ugly buildings”
Sounds like contextual development, then!
To 11:13. According to Zillow, 2 of the 700 sqft apartments at 388-390 Warren Street (less than spitting distance from NYCHA houses) changed hands for approximately 520K in 2004. A 550 sqfooter went for 486K in 2004. I have no idea whether or not these were classified as 1 or 2 bedrooms. While the exterior of those buildings (warren street condos) are challenging to the eye, their saving grace is that they havea brownstone height/feel/density.
The photos are deceptive, this would be directly across the street from the dreaded Gowanus houses. While the building is way out of context & should be changed; it is interesting to see that this developer believes he can market new apts. this close to a NYCHA project.
I think that explains why some of locals are getting exercised.
Crouchback — if that’s true, the building must be stopped. That building is one of the ugliest new constructions for miles around. I have never seen the apartments inside, but the outside is just hideous. It’s only saving grace is that the restaurant there (which is only so-so, imo) took over the set back and encased it in a structure that for now hides the setback that should never have been allowed in the first place.
Actually, there are photos on Property Shark. Type in 209 Smith or 336 Baltic for example of prior work.
Actually it will be perfectly in context with the neighborhood – the Gowanus Houses buildings – less than 50 yards away are similar (or taller) in size.
I believe this developer was responsible for the building that went up on the corner of Baltic and Smith (home to Bar Below). (I wish I had a photo on hand.) If that building is an example of his best work, the BHill community is about to get another ugly building on a block filled with new and old ugly buildings.