PLG House Razed, 8-Story Building Planned
The charming, turn-of-the-century brick house at 185 Ocean Avenue (pre-demo, on right) is no longer. The building, which was the subject of an intense bidding war this spring, has been demolished, and in December the DOB approved plans for an eight-story, 20-unit property on the site. Across the Park, which has been covering 185 Ocean’s…
The charming, turn-of-the-century brick house at 185 Ocean Avenue (pre-demo, on right) is no longer. The building, which was the subject of an intense bidding war this spring, has been demolished, and in December the DOB approved plans for an eight-story, 20-unit property on the site. Across the Park, which has been covering 185 Ocean’s demise, says that we have received very few details about what will be built in its place – as we’ve said before, it had better not be some ugly piece of shit. It’s worth noting that an eight-story building will tower above most of the houses on the block, and we second the call for something that’s not an ugly POS.
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23,000 buildable SF for $1.2 million? That’s just a little over $52/SF. Sounds to me like one hell of a bargain for the developer.
(Comment not to be taken as voicing an opinion for or against the appropriateness of the tear-down or re-development)
Wasn’t the previous owner of this house a big PLG booster? Thanks a lot, man…
Montrose Morris, there are no other spots available on this edge of the park for a whole new building or redevelopment of a building into condos. Those are well established coop buildings.
So what other spots do you suggest, when you say “not here”? One could have hoped for Empire Blvd to receive more attention long ago from community economic development groups, but now the only new developments coming when property became available were a couple big storage facilities. Where new condos or apartments could have been built if developers had been courted by the community. These kinds of efforts need to go from reactive where they are now, to proactive. Or else the few spots in PLG on Empire overlooking the park and gardens that would appeal to any beautiful & high-end new condo development, will end up with a parking garage or another fast food restaurant sitting on it instead.
Who cares if it “towers” over houses down the block, contextually it fits in with the rest of the apartment blocks on the other side
11:22, while most of this stretch of Ocean Ave is large apartment buildings, this part of the block are mostly a row of beautiful limestones, set way back from the sidewalk, with deep front gardens and balustered terraced entranceways. Then you have about 3 later brick houses, including this one just torn down. The limestones were built by a prominant Bklyn architect, and would be special, wherever they were. One of my friends owns one, and the joy of looking out of any front window, and seeing the green vista of Prospect Park is priceless. Many of the houses are dripping with period detail and have been lovingly preserved by their owners. Why not save the row?
While I agree that new buildings are needed, that doesn’t mean they have to be here. Nobody cared about this stretch for the last 50 years, park or no park. It was seem as dangerous and “sketchy”. Now everyone wants a park view, even though it’s still as “sketchy” as it ever was.
I hope the new building is not fugly, but the track record of today’s developers does not inspire much hope that it will be either complementary to the buildings around it, or even semi-attractive. I hope I’m wrong.
Brenda, there are blocks and blocks of “genteel little getaways to another time”, inside Lefferts Manor which is landmarked. Nicer houses in better condition. You can’t see it in the photo, but this section along the park are all big coop buildings. You might regret those big coop buildings being built many decades ago, but right now it’s the way it is, and a large condo building is more “in context” here than a house.
The population of NYC is growing and there is more and more interest in Brooklyn which improves amenities, schools, quality of life and brings more service jobs and commerce to local retailers, all of which helps everybody. There needs to be SOME place in every neighborhood of Brooklyn where new condo buildings can be built. It’s absurd to protest all new development and all large buildings all the time. Pick battles wisely. I think it’s far more important to landmark some of the PLG blocks surrounding Lefferts Manor, and more appropriate.
they’ll sell units even if they build an ugly building. House is right across from the park and upper floors should have really good views of Prospect Park
there are only about 4 or 5 houses there, sandwiched between massive, ugly, apartment buildings. Its a crap stretch, but the few houses there are nice. Who does the developer really think will buy there? They’d better have their open house early sunday morning before the locals start hanging out on the sidewalk . . .
the dob website says the building will be 23,000 square feet. what’s up with that? that can’t possibly satisfy even the more generous residential zoning standards, can it?