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
10:14,
Is this for real? Trust me, I’d love to see this area gentrified, but the poverty and crime seem so entrenched that it leaves me wondering how much change is possible. Whenever I read the http://www.brooklynian.com “Crown Heights” board, 50% of the posts deal with noise and violence.
No malice here, it’s just that I don’t live in the immediate area and would welcome your more detailed perspective as a local.
This is a great spot because of the train access and the 7-minute walk to Prospect Park/Brooklyn botanical gardens and Brooklyn museum. I think in the next 2-3 years, Franklin will be like Vanderbuilt.. It keeps spreading. Even in the last year, there has been an onslaught of yuppies…
Rogue cops and drug dealers are two sides of the same coin, 8:34. They’re both criminals. I own a home in the area. I want to see it cleaned up, too. But you smart ass comments don’t help anyone. Before you start cracking jokes about criminals, just remember that as a FELLOW African-American, I’d be as on guard encountering YOU with your “off duty fiream” cocked and loaded as much as any Blood leader.
6:18
We have to talk about the DOB website. Sometimes properties have multi-property profiles. on top of the page it gives the number of buildings as 2, click on that number & you find that ther are 3 Bin numbers for this lot which hyperlinks to 3 different property profiles overviews, one of which has a new building filed on it. I thought you would like to know.In addition, if you search the block hyperlink, sometimes the same lot is listed a multiple of times with different property profile overviews.
It is very difficult to recruit with such a low starting pay which means that we do fall short of projected hiring goals. But we did not and will not lower standards. We still require that you have 60 college credits or military experience and still conduct an exhaustive background check including a psychological and medical. Many recruits start the academy with at least a B.A. and some with advanced degrees. Unfortunately Police corruption is as old as the Police force. In addition, I think what is happening today is that we as a society have lowered ethical professional standards in all professions from teaching to medicine to real estate. My parents told me that teachers in the NYC Public High Schools had a dress code in the 50’s and 60’s. I remember when nurses were impeccably groomed and wore their starched white uniforms proudly. Such is life. That corner still sucks.
Ever since the starting pay was lowered to $25,000 dollars and NYPD is having a hard time recruiting, they are taking any and everybody onto the force.I guess some things are being overlooked during the investigative phase. That being said, it is just a matter of time before this area as well as Nostrand Ave from Atlantic to Eastern Pkwy is cleaned up. Have you seen the police presence,especially between 4 and 7 when there are patrolcars on every corner with flashing lights and the skycam as well?
6:18, 5:54 here. It is unfortunate that officers such as these would tarnish the badge with their criminal activity. They should be prosecuted to the fullest extent that the law allows. This still does not mean that I would want to live or frequent an area area with ‘known Blood leaders.” Even if I were not “on the job” I’d take my chances with rogue cops over drug dealing gang members. Remember that there are rogues in every profession.
And as we have learned in recent days, 5:54, we Crown Heights residents have to be wary of “known Blood leaders” AND NYPD!
http://www.nypost.com/seven/10222007/news/columnists/crooked_cop_cases_surge.htm
Rumor had it that a Starbucks would be part of the retail at that location.