Development Watch: Universal Church at 1091 Fulton
While we don’t much like the looks of this new home for Universal Church at 1091 Fulton Street, if its presence on the block will help clean up the corner of Classon and Fulton, we’ll be willing to forgive the blandness of the five-story design. In addition to fronting on Fulton Street, the structure appears…
While we don’t much like the looks of this new home for Universal Church at 1091 Fulton Street, if its presence on the block will help clean up the corner of Classon and Fulton, we’ll be willing to forgive the blandness of the five-story design. In addition to fronting on Fulton Street, the structure appears to wrap around in an L-shape to include 40 Claver Place around the corner. Given the size, we assume there will be some residential component to the project, but can’t tell for sure from the permits.
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What an absolute shame… for those who TRULY know that of which they speak on this forum (and I fear there are few), it is painfully clear that a “development” such as this is BEYOND counterproductive. As a long time and current resident, rest assured this will do absolutely ZERO to “enhance” any of the surroundings or property values-which most seem concerned with here (sigh). FAR MORE IMPORTANT, I am convinced at least, is the fact that these McChurches do EVEN LESS to actually increase, satisfy or other wise in general BENEFIT the souls of those seeking ill advised “council” betwixt their hallowed (or was that HOLLOW?) walls… Believe me folks-I’d love to see a brighter day EVERY SINGLE TIME I walk down this (and every other) block in the vicinity (read Franklin Ave., stretches of Bedford etc.)-And I still do. Sadly, I’ve been here long enough to recognize when some things are ultimately beyond one’s control. All that stuff they “preach” (whether it’s in a bestseller like the “Secret” or it’s spewed in hollow halls) means nothing without some REAL FAITH behind it. And said faith is nowhere to be seen on this bleak stretch of asphalt. Rather, it’s a bunch of hoods, thugs, and “droopy drawers” with little, if any respect, for the life they’ve been given or the ‘hood in which they live. I hope I’m wrong about all of this-I’ve been waiting to see it with my own eyes-but it hasn’t happened yet… Frankly, at this point, I smell nothing more than some opportunistic “faith givers” ready to pass around a collection plate, which will in turn draw those seeking “answers” which will in turn draw more of the ne’er do wells looking to take advantage… I’ll even go a step further and propose that the city council/CB8 ought to SPEND LESS TIME worrying about bars, restaurants, and liquor licenses and spend more time worrying about, or limiting the number of “CHURCHES”, NAIL/HAIR SALONS, KENNEDY//CROWN FRIED CHICKENS, and/or any other “service” or venue that has managed to replicate itself to UNGODLY, other-worldly proportions. And shouldn’t there be a law against building absolutely hideous structures like the one just a scant block or two away- the one with amalgamation of red and beige stone, white “Juliet balconies”-basically the UGLIEST BUILDING YOU’VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE???
‘Tis been a while (on my end) so rail away all you B’stoners out there. I’m curious…
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Believe me a bunch of bible beaters will not improve property values. They mostly come from elsewhere and double park on the Sundays. Gross.
Mr B I see what you are saying about this corner needing a clean up but i got to tell you bro this monstrosity is a disgrace to architecture and Brooklyn in general. The design is plain fugly and its is really a waste of valuable land IMO. Who is the architect? I mean my little nephew could do much better!
religion sucks and this is the proof!
No housing so far. The C of O preview for the two open applications show (1) the 5 story building as all church (church offices, church classrooms, church parking, etc.) and (2) a 2 story school to be build by adding one floor to an existing single story building. The school building is an earlier application that may have been superceded by the 5 story church.
That corner is scary, the relatively new uninhabited monstrosity on the corner, the hotel off the corner on classon the general riff raff on the corner( I think has reduced since the closing of the bodega and the start of construction). Its hard to imagine that this is the same fulton that supports so many spots in fort greene, Imagine if fulton was great all the way from flatbush up to the shops starting at franklin?
Yeah, ugly building but ultimately this could help. Claver Place is showing some signs of progress and it’s too bad no one can tear down the vacant building at the corner surrounded by the new construction.
I’m secretly hoping the back part of the building (on Claver) will be condos.
I wouldn’t assume it’ll clean up the area. If it runs a soup kitchen like the church around the corner on lefferts pl it’ll draw undesirables instead. I went to an open house near there and there were homeless leaving paper plates and chicken bones all over the sidewalk. Somehow I thought that was pulling property values down. Maybe that’s just me.