Development Watch: 19 Lefferts Place
It’s unfortunate that the developer of 19 Lefferts Place couldn’t figure out a way to make enough dough without plopping this set back penthouse on the roof of this new four-family project. After all, the scale and placement of the windows on the lower floors is quite respectful of the surrounding brownstones. Development Watch: 19…
It’s unfortunate that the developer of 19 Lefferts Place couldn’t figure out a way to make enough dough without plopping this set back penthouse on the roof of this new four-family project. After all, the scale and placement of the windows on the lower floors is quite respectful of the surrounding brownstones.
Development Watch: 19 Lefferts Place [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark DOB
i think the penthouse is fine. I agree with bkrules, tho, hate the crenelations
“After all, the scale and placement of the windows on the lower floors is quite respectful of the surrounding.”
Not particularly offended. I don’t think the penthouse looks too bad actually. I don’t really know what the big deal is here…
Once sold, if the new residents care enough about something like cornices, they can use some of their maintenance money to put em up.
Architecture over people?
Ask the new residents if they’d prefer to be replaced with a cornice.
Woo hoo! Crenelations! Rain fire-arrows down upon your enemies!
To me, the set-back penthouse is far less offensive than the crenelations and naked facade. If they’d just put a proper cornice on the top and above the windows, you wouldn’t even notice the set-back penthouse as you walked by.
Those crummy little decorative features make a huge difference in terms of staying in character with the neighborhood. How freaking expensive could they be? I mean, compared to these awesome “hey kids, we live in a castle!” crenelations?