Flatbush Avenue Will Never Be The Same Again
Tomorrow morning, Marty Markowitz will don his dungarees and grab a shovel to help developer Ron Hershko celebrate the groundbreaking of the two Ismael Leyva-desgned towers at 306 Gold Street and 167 Johnson Street. (Alright, he’ll probably have a suit on but whatever.) Gold Street will be a 40-story tower with 303 condo units while…
Tomorrow morning, Marty Markowitz will don his dungarees and grab a shovel to help developer Ron Hershko celebrate the groundbreaking of the two Ismael Leyva-desgned towers at 306 Gold Street and 167 Johnson Street. (Alright, he’ll probably have a suit on but whatever.) Gold Street will be a 40-story tower with 303 condo units while Johnson Street will top out at 35 stories and have 214 apartments. In addition to being the tallest tower in Brooklyn, the development will also be distinguished by its amenities, which include a squash court, a swimming pool and an indoor basketball court.
Downtown Glitz Jumps Flatbush [Brooklyn Papers] GMAP
Huge Towers for Flatbush [Brownstoner]
Chuck nailed it on the head. There will always be plenty of charming, low rise neighborhoods in Brooklyn if we make the effort to protect them. However, if we stop all development the city WILL die. If you don’t think that can happen to NYC, take a look at Buffalo and Detroit. They were both world class cities in their days, now they are toast because they failed to change with the times.
Not to get off subject but has anyone been inside the Washington Mutual bank that’s right off flatbush (on Dekalb)?
It’s truly amazing.
Would hate to see that building get torn down.
As always I am asking- who in their right mind wants to live at the corner of Flatbush and Tillary? Traffic night and day going on the bridge and the BQE. Busy streets that children can’t cross on their own until the reach puberty. No stores – excepting the McDonalds? It isn’t DUMBO, it isn’t PS or PH with their charm -Its an ugly intersection. I hope there is a sharp correction in the housing market that brings people to their senses.
how do you think you get housing that more people can afford?
you build more housing.
how do you get people to build more housing?
you allow people to make a profit.
Allow the market to work (and eliminate rent stabilization!), and eventually you would have plenty of affordable housing for everyone. Like Philly. Like most other American cities.
and even though I’ll be losing my ESB rooftop view, I can’t wait until those towers go up on Flatbush. That street is a major entry to Brooklyn, and it’s a total piece of crap.
and even though I never go Fulton Street, they should landmark all those beautiful old buildings there, so they’re not torn down.
if you want low-rise Brooklyn, there are hundreds of square miles of it. Bensonhurst. Bay Ridge. Flatbush. Crown Heights. Bed Stuy. Cities need to grow, and the only way to grow today is up.
I for one am truly excited about new high rises being built on flatbush. My first reaction is, bring it on.
Flatbush ave looks like a ‘half-baked’ job at this point.
However, I don’t want to be a total real estate whore and deny the need for landmarking and historical preservation.
I think the real downside of this debate is that there is no middle ground.
Anon at 11.41, that’s why Downtown Brooklyn needs to respond in kind to the demographics of the neighborhoods surrounding it. Hopefully this will speed up such upscaling.
I’m glad to see someone investing in this underused area, but I’d never want to live there. The area is isolated except for the heavy traffic. Flatbush Avenue itself is ugly, wide and busy.
I agree with the poster who commented about the “urban environment”. This is a *city*, folks. If you want quaint mains streets with garden and no traffic, the rest of America is out there waiting for you.
Bkln Boy, what are you rambling about. This thread is discussing two new towers going up on Flatbush just off of the Manhattan Bridge, adjancent to Bklyn Height, Downtown Brooklyn, Ft. Greene…