New Development: 46 Lefferts Place
While we doubt neighbors on the otherwise historic block of Lefferts Place between Grand and St. James are too thrilled about having to look at the new facade at 46 Lefferts Place, the developer should get credit for making the effort to align the facade and roofline with the neighboring brownstones. (While he was at…
While we doubt neighbors on the otherwise historic block of Lefferts Place between Grand and St. James are too thrilled about having to look at the new facade at 46 Lefferts Place, the developer should get credit for making the effort to align the facade and roofline with the neighboring brownstones. (While he was at it, we wish he sized the windows similarly.) The developer should also get some credit for bringing the an upscale-ish condo development to the immediate area. Why is this a good thing? Well, it gives young, single people the option of taking a stake in the neighborhood, rather than being forced to rent. And there are a number of apartments that are actually within reach of this demographic: All but one of the condos are priced between $275,000 and $355,000. As you can see from the photo, there were already potential buyers checking our the model apartment yesterday evening.
Lefferts Place Listings [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Do people commenting here live somewhere other than brooklyn? So often i see houses/buildings that are in ill repair with facades that are literally crumbling, brick facades in need of pointing, frame houses with exteriors that are at least 50 years old and are in dire need of replacement, sagging porches, shingles missing on roofs, vacant lots used as garbage dumps, illegal structually unsound front extensions, garbage strewn front yards and the list goes on and on. To me any work on a block that is new, clean and legal is an asset to that block. Not everyone is an architect and appreciates such fine level of detail but no one likes living on a block with the stuff i listed above. Sometimes you need a little perspective in what you appreciate.
At least when the city develops a block they do follow some sort of plan from yesteryear like installing cornices and using similar colored brick.
For example Bergen street between Vanderbilt and Underhill. The whole south oxford and South Portland areas.
I agree with you, David. That’s the point I was trying to make, though apparently not very well.
Park Sloper – Do you think it is a coincidence that the 3 cities you cite – NY, SF and Paris with terrible affordability problems are the same 3 cities that have probably “done” the most to “address the affordability problem.”
In the case of supply and demand (affordability) Government isnt the solution, it is the problem.
Or clearly, there haven’t been any decent developments in Brownstone Brooklyn in the last 10 years!
I love all these outraged comments….If this isnt good please post 1 or 2 new developments (last 10 yrs) that are acceptable to your taste. If the answer is none, then clearly your opinion has little value.
To 10:46AM: I think, unfortunately, that the city’s intention really is to turn New York into Paris, and push all the lower-income folks to the outskirts. That’s basically what’s already happened to San Francisco, which is essentially one big over-priced Park Slope, with hills.
I always thought the ubiquitous balconies on new construction were meant to appeal to the Hasidic community by giving them a place to celebrate that outdoor festival (forget the name but it starts with an S and means “booths” or something). I can’t really picture single condo dwellers wanting to chill on a front balcony. That’s what stoops are for!
Where are the closets? How can you live in a tiny studio without any closets?