Development Watch: Infill at Lake Windsor
A reader sent in this photo of 1638 8th Avenue aka Lake Windsor last week along with some commentary about the long-running project (which some of you might remember as a beneficiary of a developer-friendly decision by the BSA in 2006). “You can see that the building does not try in any way to respect…
A reader sent in this photo of 1638 8th Avenue aka Lake Windsor last week along with some commentary about the long-running project (which some of you might remember as a beneficiary of a developer-friendly decision by the BSA in 2006). “You can see that the building does not try in any way to respect the existing run of buildings on either side,” writes the tipster. “It also pushes deep into the lot, so much so that it looms over the backyards of homeowners on prospect and windsor (see second photo).” The reason, as you can see from the map on the jump, is that the lot is highly irregular in shape and location, jutting far into the middle of the block.
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It was a one story garage and office for a constuction company. Before that an oil company garage, before that an ice house.
The lake was the excavation that filled with water after every storm. I don’t know if the basement/garage has a water problem.
Its amazing that that huge slice of vacant property exists, does anyone know what was it before this project started way back when? Was it just an empty lot or just an extremely long and narrow backyard for the property on 8th ave?
The map is incorrect the building fills about two thirds of the lot.
What I want to know is where is the “Lake?”
The parking is underneath, in the lake when it rains. The shack is worth about 800 G’s.
Johnny Five alive!!!
“How much “respect” does that shack on the left deserve?”
Snark;
Have I ever told you that you’re my hero ????
Since has no ‘skin’ on it yet..how can tell what will look like.