New Development: Fusion on 20th Street
We spotted this new development on 20th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue last weekend and didn’t have to even go online to know that it had Mr. S written all over it. The formerly empty lot, which the developer bought in late 2004 for $1.3 million, now has 10,000 square feet of residential space…
We spotted this new development on 20th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue last weekend and didn’t have to even go online to know that it had Mr. S written all over it. The formerly empty lot, which the developer bought in late 2004 for $1.3 million, now has 10,000 square feet of residential space on it spread over eight one- and two-bedroom apartments. Despite the banner on the exterior, the building has not hit the Corcoran site yet. We were able to deduce, however, that the agent handling the listing will be David Perez, who’s also the master of ceremonies over at The Simone. How’s the nabe feeling about this puppy? The block is rather, ahem, eclectic to start with, so we’re fine with the Scarano glass front; we just wish they’d stopped at four stories, as the building permit indicates. GMAP P*Shark DOB
bob999,
As per typical of Scarano tag-team projects (I REALIZE he does not build them…well, so we think), the finishes are always for shit. Look nice from across the street, but when you get up close, yuck.
We have 4 buildings in our area, all the same. Nice on paper, lousy in the flesh.
This job is gonna look like crap in 5 years, trust me.
Wait, did I just kinda give Mr. S a kinda compliment?
Totally understand the anger about the height, which I agree is excessive. But do a lot of people really find the building ugly? At least from the photo, it looks really nice to me. Does this guy build with bad materials/quality?
I live around the corner. The building is a nice addition to a (mostly) shitty block.
meant “fast buck” in the last sentence…
Anon 3:16pm
“more people does not equal bad”
When did I ever post that more people are bad?
We’re talking about out of scale (and my opinion FUGLY) architecture from a known bad-boy architect.
Am I missing something here?
I think I’m a pretty good neighbor watching your back to make sure what’s new in our ‘nabe is legal, safe, well built and is a “good addition” and not another sh*itbox to turn a fast back, no?
Wait, even better …
maybe you can stop being the most negative neighbor around and put some energy around other things aside from tilting at tall buildings.
More people does not equal bad.
Wait, even better yet…
let’s rename it “The Confusion”
OOOOOH, and did I mention 20th St is one of the MAJOR truck routes in the ‘nabe?
Those 18 wheelers bounce by this bad-boy day and night. Better hope the bedrooms are in the back.
Total POS.
mezzanines galore (in fact may be a problem when they go for a CofO). So overbuilt the developer had to go around to neighboring properties and buy air rights.
And to ANON 11:21 am, this puppy was vested under R6, not built under R6B, otherwise it would have been MUCH smaller in size and mostly bulk.
You should see how it looms over the back of the property, into the 30′ required rear yard (legal?), over the neighbor’s back yard. They will be able to read the box tops of the new condo owners…
For the record, this has been a poster child for us as to whats WRONG with typical 55′ high Scarano specials.
And the boys at Cyberstruct (yes, that’s the developer) went all out on the finishing. Must have spend all their money on Bob’s fav black brick, ‘cos the rest of the exterior finishings are awful.
To tall, to fat…Fugly! But hey, that’s why we got the zoning changed.