Burg Development: Hip to be Square on Roebling
Man, this new development at Roebling and South 3rd went up fast! And you know what? It doesn’t look so bad to us. Does anyone know if it’s rentals or condos? GMAP
Man, this new development at Roebling and South 3rd went up fast! And you know what? It doesn’t look so bad to us. Does anyone know if it’s rentals or condos? GMAP
Brownstoner, seriously: WHAT DO YOU FIND OFFENSIVE?
OK, its better than the average Fedders box in the neighborhood, and better than “KAI” buildings (including the one you mention, Brownstoner).
Still, that’s a pretty low bar we’ve set for ourselves, isn’t it??
I’m with you B-Stoner, not bad – quite frankly it looks like the thousands of brick/casement window apartment houses built all over the city in the early 30’s. As for the vents – I have yet to see an effective ventilation system in a multifamily apartment houses – the static ones that vent to the roof, just dont work and the vent fans generally just blow (dont really vent anywhere) – In reality the ventilation system most buildings rely on is the window – so I wouldnt knock this building too hard for the vents
No, it’s not the greatest thing out there, but at least it’s not an aggressively ugly Fedders building.
they’re rentals and it didnt go up that fast….
Interesting points, Halden. You’re way ahead of us there with your ventilation system analysis! The two Bedford sites were clearly built with a different price point in mind. These really feel more like rentals for the post-college crowd than condos–but we could be totally wrong on that. When we said these were better than some other things, we were referring to disasters like the building on the east side of Bedford between South 3rd and 4th and other Fedders-like constructions. Ultimately, there’s something about how the square windows mimic the squareness of the overall building that we like. That said, we’re not about to sell our place to move in here or anything!
I have to disagree with Brownstoner on this one. Compare this to the 324 and 342 Bedford projects posted the other day – those projects used massing and materials to create a much better design and a much better fit with neighborhood. Those projects are leaps and bounds better than this pig.
A few pieces of precast decoration should not qualify a project as architecture! And as far as I can see, that’s the only place they went to any design effort here.
More importantly, walk by the different projects – see them in person. This is cheap construction and cheap design, unfortunately.
Irregular window patterns do nothing to add interest to the building; the vents on the Roebling wall show the developer was too cheap to run a real ventilation system (I bet the con ed meters are behind the sidewalk barrier!); the slot for the balconies on S3 could be an archtiectural element, but the way its executed here, its just a massive, uninteresting void.
Sorry, usually I’m with you, but not here.
Troll. Not even worth reacting to.
to huh? at 11:40:
Taste can’t be quantified. If you disagree with someone’s opinion, say so, and back up your opinion with reasons that can be understood by others. Childish comments don’t accomplish anything, unlesss your goal is to annoy everybody.
BTW, you are part of the following.