Development Watch: Washington Bummer
The PACC development on the east side of Washington Avenue has shown its skin and the results are decidely underwhelming. This location deserved much better. Development Watch: PACC on Washington [Brownstoner] GMAP PACC Projects on Washington Moving Along [Brownstoner] What a Difference a Week Makes [Brownstoner]
The PACC development on the east side of Washington Avenue has shown its skin and the results are decidely underwhelming. This location deserved much better.
Development Watch: PACC on Washington [Brownstoner] GMAP
PACC Projects on Washington Moving Along [Brownstoner]
What a Difference a Week Makes [Brownstoner]
Sorry I can’t get the above link straight. The article is “Affordable Housing Without Subsidies” by Lisa Chamberlain from the December 24, 2006 Real Estate section.
According to the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/realestate/24post.html?ex=1324616400&en=84f67c00ec537f42&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss) this project is actually the only affordable/market rate mixed condo development in NYC that has no government funding whatsoever. Also, the same article addresses the comment from dahl about the gaps that could cause heating issues for years to come. Apparently, the building has an “insulated cavity wall” that is specifically designed to ensure more efficient heating.
PACC does these buildings with public money. Why can’t they respect the building setback line on the block? Why don’t they use African American workers? Why can’t they respect the historic nature of the block just a little more? The renderings looked good, but the reality doesn’t match up. Balconies on Wash. Ave??? This isn’t Queens. Would anyone else get away with this?
That’s a silly comparison, Shadow. The Washington is a much better looking building. Of course, as far as we know, PACC hasn’t violated numerous building codes in putting up its building.
Scarano’s Washington Ave or this. You decide. post them together Jon unless you have some other agenda to adress this week?
I would have rather see something better, but is not that ugly, at least is not the crap on fulton and classon.
I’ve seen much worse. The brickwork is boring but not disgusting. I like the irregular fenestration. The long Fedders boxes are slightly nicer than the standard version. The shared lintels on the 2nd and 5th floors are weird.
“learn” not “lean,” my bad
I hesitate to use the phrase “put up or shut up” b/c I think you already make an important contribution with this blog ‘Stoner, but damn, I would love to see you show us the way and build some affordable housing that meets your high aesthetic standards. I mean start to finish: buy a lot, develop, build and then sell the units.
Maybe its already in the works, who knows, but I think it would make a great blog we would all lean a lot and it would surely temper some of “perfect is the enemy of the good” criticisms of developers on this site.
Anyway just my 2 cents.