'Kodachrome' Building Underpromises, Overdelivers
It’s such a rare occasion for us to be positively surprised by a new development in this part of town that we just had to regurgitate this post that appeared on Bed Stuy Blog yesterday. This 47,000-square-foot project at 192 Spencer in the western part of Bed Stuy gave us no particular reason to expect…
It’s such a rare occasion for us to be positively surprised by a new development in this part of town that we just had to regurgitate this post that appeared on Bed Stuy Blog yesterday. This 47,000-square-foot project at 192 Spencer in the western part of Bed Stuy gave us no particular reason to expect anything but a Fedders outcome when we stopped by in February (bottom photo). But the new exterior (top photo), which earned it the moniker of Kodachrome building on BSB, is great, we think: At once playful and clean with big windows and appropriate massing given the number of old four-, five- and six-story factory buildings in the immediate vicinity. Assuming that this will be a condo (which may not be correct), does anyone know when these will start getting marketed or who is handling it? What do you think the price per square foot will be?
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Development Watch: Spencer Street Boomtown [Brownstoner] DOB
I love it. Amazing how much the street and neighborhood as changed in the past 3 years.
This area is basically the intersection where the Satmar Hasidic are pushing up from the South (as they cannot expand into hip Williamsburg, every development on Bedbord South of Myrtle is Hasidic) and the Yuppie Overflow from Carrol Gardens/Fort Green/Clinton Hill are converging.
Very interesting dynamic going on.
Hilarious 1:51. It’s true. “old over-used facade style” is exactly what brownstoners love. So what’s the complaint?
Isn’t that what everyone of this site likes – “old, over-used facade style”? Albeit in brownstone and italianate detail? I assume Jigman is a strawman to provoke outrage, more postings, and higher ad revenue for Mr. B? Darn it, fell for it myself…
Is it really “better” than Fedders to just copy an old, over-used facade style?
And besides, Mondrian is not executed very well here considering that there is not enough randomness in this composition. Changing the color of the panel is not random enough. Poorly done IMHO.
i guess $550 per sq ft
i guess $550 per sq ft
i guess $550 per sq ft
Heck, it looks more interesting than On Prospect Park.
It looks a lot like my college dorm building constructed in the ’60s.