Development Watch: Race Against Clock at 163 Wash
The clock is ticking at 163 Washington where the developers are trying to get the foundation for their 17-story as-of-right tower before City Planning approves the Clinton Hill/Fort Greene rezoning at its June 25th meeting. From what we hear, neighbors are standing ready with video cameras in case the developer tries to cut any corners…
The clock is ticking at 163 Washington where the developers are trying to get the foundation for their 17-story as-of-right tower before City Planning approves the Clinton Hill/Fort Greene rezoning at its June 25th meeting. From what we hear, neighbors are standing ready with video cameras in case the developer tries to cut any corners nights and weekends.
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I meant Myrtle….
again, there was a plan for a lower structure, more than 10 stories lower in fact, and that plan provided for more apartments than are accommodated by this 17 story tower.
Mr. B, I would think that given the horrible state of affairs on Fulton Street, that you would welcome a project of this size and scope on Washington. Am I wrong?
“From what we hear, neighbors are standing ready with video cameras in case the developer tries to cut any corners nights and weekends.”
I’m sorry but don’t white people have anything better to do with their time then this?
there is a lot of concern about the adjacent houses which have not been shored up by the developer despite earlier excavation up to the lot lines. as you can see from the photo, this lot is all loose sand.
I don’t think it looks so bad. Its more housing.
From the renderings at the second jump, I don’t think it looks bad. At least there appears to be a lot of space between it and its neighbors. I think that’s better than the crappy condos that go in right next to brownstone that stick out many feet past the brownstone’s entrance.
I’m really hoping this building doesn’t get built. It won’t ruin the neighborhood but putting an 18-story building on a block of three-story woodframe houses is just an insult.
The hulking brick monoliths on Hall Street are at least a block off Myrtle, behind a block of commercial buildings. They are incomparable to this out of place disaster.
June 25th meeting?