Development Watch: 333 Eastern Parkway
Something’s afoot at the corner of Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. The one-story commercial building that stood on the site for years is toast—but no plans have been filed yet for the building that will rise in its place. There’s one red flag out there already though: The contractor on the job…
Something’s afoot at the corner of Franklin Avenue and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. The one-story commercial building that stood on the site for years is toast—but no plans have been filed yet for the building that will rise in its place. There’s one red flag out there already though: The contractor on the job is MMG construction. Remember them? Anyone know what’s going to be built here?
Update: A commenter steered us toward a rendering and description on architect Gene Kaufman’s website that sounds about right:
This new corner residential condominium building includes ground floor retail, medical offices and parking. Adjacency to a subway station and the irregular lot complicated the design and approval process. The 8-story steel-framed building contains 80,000 square feet and 61 apartments. A metal panel facade encircled by curved metal balconies gives a polished look to the first new building in the neighborhood in many years.
Is this the most upscale building that this neighborhood will have seen in recent times? GMAP P*Shark DOB
I realize this report is going back a few years, but I’m interested if there are any recent developments to report at 341 Eastern Parkway. It doesn’t look as though there’s been any work done here in a year or so, but one can always remain hopeful. Anybody know anything new?
I asked around and i think that the name of the LLC that is developing the project is either AJJMD Realty LLC or 341 Eastern Parkway LLC
I know this thread is from last October and is stale, but, if anyone sees this– does anyone know the name of the LLC that is developing at this site?
5:39 I passed that corner of Franklin and Lincoln yesterday — and kept on walking. Why get so hyped abt one corner. The COMMUNITY is great. Sure there is some illegal activity going on and I dont walk around at 3am but….its all what you focus on. There are tons of police out nowdays in the subway and on the streets on Franklin and that is a good thing. The place is cleaning up !
6:18 I have seen that command post trailer on that corner more than I’ve ever seen one anywhere else in Brooklyn. I go that way everyday. One day this corner will clean itself up but as of today at 4:00 when I passed through it has not. The surrounding blocks appear to be okay but this corner is the pits. Why won’t you face the truth.
12.24
You are right. I think most of the posters here do not know this part of CH. If you walk down the street im sure many of you THINK that the people are drug dealers (after all they are black and hanging around not doing much of anything) but yuo have to understand this is also largely an anglo caribbean community – and people hang out, outdoors, on the stoop, on the sidewalk. many have owned their brownstones for 30 years, their children and sometimes grandchildren may live with them, and many of them dont work 9-5, they live off of the real estate investments made 30 years ago, renting to all the yuppies who moved in. Really I see it on my street everyday. I work midtown and just last week learned that the security guard of our midtown office (lowest in the work office hierarchy you would think ) owns a couple of houses in CH – including on my block ! I found out because he mentioned he had seen me in the nabe…He has more equity than I do. This part of CH is great because as someone mentioned it is also v close to PSlope and Prospect Heights. The express train to midtown is ideal. We walk my daughter over to the underhill playground all of the time and afterwards have coffee at Joyces’ cafe on Vanderbt. I popped in to the Brooklyn Museum last weekend w/baby…We just had 2 architects move to our street in Sept (off Franklin), never mind all the other yuppies who are coming, and love the area. Dont get me wrong, the long time residents are great, always say hello and two of them even sweep outside my house when Im not around to make sure the area remains clean and I dont get a ticket from the sanitation dept. Believe me there is a great community here. Esp as you walk North on Franklin and on the side streets (park, prospect etc etc) You guys should walk around a bit more…
12:18,
No, I’m don’t jest. The “Bloods or any other criminals” aren’t “after me,” because I’m not a gangster. Even if they were, what good would it do to call 911? Based on their track record, the cops would most likely arrive AFTER everything went down. Anyway, I can handle myself. I’m not worrying about any Bloods.
You know, it just so happens that my neighbor and I were talking just the other day about how young black criminals are preying on their own people, and each other, so don’t presume to think you know what I discuss with others.
Mr. “On The Job” DID make smart-ass and gratuitous comments that are unworthy of a police officer, in my opinion, and I responded. I don’t give a crap if you don’t like what I said. And I’m not “worried” – my investment is already paying off in that I have a great home in a historic district that my family and I love. It will pay off more as the neighborhood continues to improve. Unlike cowardly Mr. “On The Job,” I walk around Crown Heights with my head held high, and that includes past that corner. I’m not afraid of gangsters. Wary maybe (like with crooked cops), but not afraid. I grew up around these same types of guys (and crooked cops) in East New York, where I learned that gangsters don’t mess with people who act like they are going to take being messed with. Crooked cops mess with whomever they feel like hassling. If something happens when I walk past that corner, I’ll deal with it, but I’m sure as hell not going walk around scared. And whether or not I show up in court depends on the circumstances. If I did witness a crime, I’d likely testify, because I believe in the American democratic system. I just don’t like smart-ass, unprofessional cops trying to diss my neighborhood.
6:18
I live in this nabe on St. John’s. Yes there is questionable activity and certainly noise. If I wanted peace and quiet I would move to the suburbs. My wife commutes to midtown and gets there fairly quick and easy. She often comes home late at night and not once has felt threatened or had any problems. A new bar is opening on Franklin not far from a womens clothing boutique. There is an obvious change going on. I think what makes this neighborhood nice is the mix of people. This I dont think nor do I hope will change. This cannot be said for most of the nabes mentioned on this site. I think in years to come Franklin will be somewhat like Vanderbilt as mentioned. Hopefully sooner than later some of the bodegas will disappear. These I believe support the problem of loitering and encourage these kids to be losers.
10:03,
Surely you jest. If the bloods or any other criminals were after you, you’d call 911 for the cops in a heartbeat and then complain if they didn’t get there fast enough. I know that Black on Black crime way outnumbers the number of dirty cops beating up and killing Black folks. But I never hear YOU PEOPLE complain about that. The on-the-job poster gave insight as an insider and never made “smart ass comments” or “cracked jokes.” You even agreed that you wanted to see the “corner cleaned up.” Must have hit a nerve. The truth often does. Don’t worry, your investment will eventually pay off when the good cops run the bloods off of your corner. Probably, no thanks to you, who would not show up in court to testify against a “known blood leader” because YOU PEOPLE refuse to “snitch” on one another.