Comfort Inn To Open In All Its Ugliness
Prolific Brooklyn photographer Sam Horine aka f.trainer posted this photo to Flickr recently of the Comfort Inn that has been so ungraciously dumped in our midst by the style hounds at McSam Hotel LLC who are also responsible for bringing us that other vision of loveliness, the Gowanus Holiday Inn Express . That “Coming Soon”…
Prolific Brooklyn photographer Sam Horine aka f.trainer posted this photo to Flickr recently of the Comfort Inn that has been so ungraciously dumped in our midst by the style hounds at McSam Hotel LLC who are also responsible for bringing us that other vision of loveliness, the Gowanus Holiday Inn Express . That “Coming Soon” sign has appeared at some point since Gowanus Lounge paid a visit to the site two weeks ago. As Mr. Horine notes in his Flickr post, though, this is a bit of a challenging location:
Across the street, there are two motorcycle clubs. in the back, the hotel faces the wyckoff housing complex and at the end of the block there is an abandoned school.
What do you think? Is this the best we could have expected for this location? Should we just count ourselves lucky to have a cheap place to stash the relatives and move on?
Comfort, Gowanus Style [Flickr] GMAP
In its fear of “hot sheet” hotels and associated maladies, the City of New York has exiled hotels to industrial areas. That is why McSam isn’t building on, say, 4th or 5th Avenue, where the quality of life for occupants might be a little better.
The B&Bs are all technically illegal, although it’s enough of a netherworld that it’s hard to be sure. Just make sure you aren’t the “wrong type of person” according to the neighbors if you choose to open one.
I love the crappy coverd carport on the right. What’s that for, valet mugging?
I’d feel guilty putting my ex mother in law in this dump.
to 9:09..I wouldn’t even put those I didn’t like there…yikes
This is look/formula for motel construction these days. No way to hope for anything better. But – you’re probably unlikely to be on this block anyway so don’t fret.
The one in Union I can see, just a few steps to subway and block to 5th Avenue.
This one is really all by itself in dark industrial area – quite a walk for people to subway.
Bugs me that the one on Union St…basically residential block ..gets a double curb cut for its circular drive to front door for guests..then also gets the curbside along street between the curbcuts marked as hotel zone – so no parking.
What a sham…shame on DOT for doing this. If I lived on Union I’d be griping to city elected officials.
To tell you the truth, I don’t care what it looks like. Beats putting people up on my couch. After my parents retired down to Florida (it’s the law) they would stay in Bay Ridge when they came to visit me in the Slope. Not everyone is comfortable in a quaint B&B.
This is the place to stash relatives that you don’t particularly LIKE, much less love.
Awful, awful, awful.
I don’t know . . . . if enough people throw rotten vegetables, vomit and pidgeon excrement at it, it might look a bit better. Who’s in?
disappointing buildings are always disappointing.