Filling in the Blanks: 268 Berry Street
Back when we lived on the South Side of Williamsburg, this lot was just a driveway with a home-made metal fence. Now it’s in the process of becoming a two-family house, designed by Tribeca-based Ernst Architects. So far all you can really say about it is that there’s nice ceiling height. Given that it’s just…
Back when we lived on the South Side of Williamsburg, this lot was just a driveway with a home-made metal fence. Now it’s in the process of becoming a two-family house, designed by Tribeca-based Ernst Architects. So far all you can really say about it is that there’s nice ceiling height. Given that it’s just two apartments, we hope that portions of it will be left fairly open and loft-like. Anyone know anything more about the plans or the architects? GMAP P*Shark DOB
If you’re curious, check the website:
http://www.turuillgen.com
: Turu Illgen Architect :
Architecture studio with emphasis in green building, sustainable design, ecological high-performance systems, real-estate development, and construction management.
Thank you for your interest!
I’ve been resisting temptation to comment on this for over a year!
This project has been completed and fully realized.
Actually the Architect is TURU ILLGEN, who used to work with Ernst, but now split out on his own with an independent business.
If those walls could talk! Part of the reason construction paused was because a contractor failed to deliver, compounded with a variety of other dysfunctional arrangements, so the owner hired a new team.
The lot has been in the family for 3 decades, and the owner now resides there.
So relatively speaking, this has been a local effort aiming for quality and integrity.
I hope other small scale developers have similar or better success, especially facing the adverse markets and trends that seem to favor big corporate deals.
Time will tell…
I look at this project every time I ride the J,M,Z to Manhattan and no construction has been going on for at least 4-5 months…
Same architect Ernst is name on reno plans submitted for
381/381A Baltic Street HUD lottery featured couple weeks ago.
Also same arch for 351 – 353 21st St. (btwn 6th & 7th Ave.) .