Development Watch: A Step Up in Bay Ridge?
With all the negative talk about fugly new developments in the borough, a Bay Ridge resident emailed to suggest we look at a recent building designed by Sears Tambasco Architects that he believes runs counter to this trend. “I heard the developer lives in the neighborhood, hence, he didn’t go cheap on us,” he writes….
With all the negative talk about fugly new developments in the borough, a Bay Ridge resident emailed to suggest we look at a recent building designed by Sears Tambasco Architects that he believes runs counter to this trend. “I heard the developer lives in the neighborhood, hence, he didn’t go cheap on us,” he writes. “It’s proof that with a good budget, good architecture can be accomplished.” We have to admit the 6-story, 20,000-square-foot structure is a whole lot better than most of the crap we’ve been talking about lately. We’d be curious to know how the apartments are priced. The chatter on Wired NY is that the smallest units start at $700,000.
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I have driven by this complex at night and it looks beautiful!
It’s a great building; a nice change from the drek piling up all of brooklyn (see South Park Slope or the area btw 4th and 5th Aves in Park Slope for examples). It reminds me of a lot of the new residential construction in low-rise parts of Tokyo: unabashedly modern, sleek, but respectful of the scale of the area (from what I can see).
An example of similarly good Japanese architecture:
http://www.kapuku.com/foto/pix_processed/2005/japan/images/dsc00480.jpg
if only more of this type of work could be built in brooklyn…
It’s a great building; a nice change from the drek piling up all of brooklyn (see South Park Slope or the area btw 4th and 5th Aves in Park Slope for examples). It reminds me of a lot of the new residential construction in low-rise parts of Tokyo: unabashedly modern, sleek, but respectful of the scale of the area (from what I can see).
An example of similarly good Japanese architecture:
http://www.kapuku.com/foto/pix_processed/2005/japan/images/dsc00480.jpg
if only more of this type of work could be built in brooklyn…
good … architecture? you’re kidding, right?
it looks as if it’s about to give birth unto the street.
good lord, it’s awful.
The building is sold out. Not sure how it could kill parking, since it has its own lot in the rear. The units are lovely, the views spectacular. Yup, I work for one of the selling agencies.
I believe the building next to it is a Fedder original.
I know a lot of people are saying it’s out of context, I see it as a breath of fresh air. There are so many ugly buildings that have gone up recently in Bay Ridge, this is refreshing. A building like this on Shore Road should take advantage of the views; hence, a glass beauty. The one built a few years ago next to it is ugly!
740ish to 800+, and i think mostly sold, looks out at the water, here’s a recent sold one
http://www.betancourtrealestate.com/page.cfm?page=details&id=1296
my mom lives around the corner. it looks like an office building and out of context with the surrounding structures. An it has killed parking around there.