Permits Renewed for Dean Street Project
Permits were just renewed for the unfinished project at 340 Dean Street, between 3rd and 4th avenues. The new building application—for an eight-unit Scarano design—was first approved in 2007. Construction has been stalled for a while now, but it appears that the original plans are still in place. This is a block away from the…
Permits were just renewed for the unfinished project at 340 Dean Street, between 3rd and 4th avenues. The new building application—for an eight-unit Scarano design—was first approved in 2007. Construction has been stalled for a while now, but it appears that the original plans are still in place. This is a block away from the eye-catching new development 396 Dean. GMAP DOB
“Scarano designed all glass! Certainly contextural.”
Well, I assume it’s all sash double-hung mullioned in a grid, though right?? 😉
“How can people say that it is non-contextual and bad design?”
It being non-contextual is self-evident. it being bad design is still up in the air.
it really is a very nice house. early too. probably 1840.
I took up your invitation Benson. I have to say that this addition to the street doesn’t really change it one way or the other. Undistinguished is a suitable adjective for the streetscape here. It would fit into my lovely Greenpoint quite well.
Nevertheless bobjbkln’s house is a very handsome one.
Bobjbklyn;
My sister graduated from Sarah J. Hale in 1971 – 40 years ago. I stand by what I wrote above about the condition of the block at that time.
Once again, I invite people to go to Google Streetview and make their own judgment about the condition of the row of frame houses next to this construction.
@benson: You don’t know what you are talking about. This was certainly not a crime ridden block, at least in the 25 years I have lived here as I am the owner the adjacent house in that picture. While there were prostitutes on the far end of the block at the beginning, we never felt unsafe here, Most of the older buildings were and still are owner occupied. There were 3 rooming houses, mostly occupied by older gay men. Two have been demolished (including the one in question) and one was vacated by the new owner and is still vacant waiting to be flipped. I only remember one burglary on the block and a few broken car windows.
Three of the 10 or so older buildings on the block have recently put on new clapboard (or hardiboard) siding. A fourth redid in stucco; a fifth in nasty (but expensive) brick veneer. These 1840’s building are not exactly falling down. The wood frames including mine date to the 1840’s.
Yes the new building goes back 25 feet more than ours. The building that was torn down to build this one in 2006 was the building Willie Sutton lived in when he was caught.
The unfinished building was sold to new builders last December. The old owners left owing us over $16,000 in damages and other expenses. (Yes we were fools in letting this pile up).
And yes we know what is planned for the facade. Scarano designed all glass! Certainly contextural.
You’ve all got it wrong. This is clearly the diving board tower for the neighbor’s new pool.
minard- 🙂
benson, you are right. the building is unfinished. I was going to mention that in my comments but I like to keep most of my postings brief. However it is clear from the framing that the facade steps out in a strange stepped configuration and the fenestration will feature a huge window in what looks to be a double-height space. I can read buildings prior to completion.
I don’t have a lot of hope that this will be brilliant, but you never know, you are quite right to point that out. thank you.