Ratner: 'Fort Greene, I've Got You Surrounded'
Man, it’s getting hard to keep up with all the towers that are sprouting up in Downtown Brooklyn. Yesterday, Curbed ran some renderings of Bruce Ratner’s latest project at 80 Dekalb Avenue aka 625 Fulton Street. The 36-story, Costas Kondylis-designed silver scraper will have 369 apartments spread out over 335,187 square feet. As we saw…
Man, it’s getting hard to keep up with all the towers that are sprouting up in Downtown Brooklyn. Yesterday, Curbed ran some renderings of Bruce Ratner’s latest project at 80 Dekalb Avenue aka 625 Fulton Street. The 36-story, Costas Kondylis-designed silver scraper will have 369 apartments spread out over 335,187 square feet. As we saw when we swung by at the end of the day, demolition of the existing three- and four-story building that runs most of the way towards Fulton from Dekalb is in full swing. Curbed reported that the property is listed as a rental on the Kondylis site, but we bet nothing’s set in stone just yet. Anyone know if this has an affordable housing component? For political reasons alone we suspect it will.
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How does the zoning allow a 45 story building? That’s huge. Where I live is 50 feet max. How did he get to 45.
Believe me there will be a real estate crash at some point and the scum developers will crawl back in there holes. – Then they will be looking for the city to bail them out probably.
To: 11:13, Can you please explain to me how you build a 45 story building “covertly”? Why does the public have the right to comment on a building that is AS-OF RIGHT?
Sterling: Wake up! There are city agengies and dozens of non-profits who deal with this everyday. Keep your uninformed comments to yourself.
you also mentioned anti-growth and anti-development if I recalled correctly. So, once that’s door is opened, you can only expect the waterfall of reasons why we’re not all against skyscrapers and progress.
If you want to discuss 625 Fulton Street then by all means do so. In my opinion, it’s just another crappy Ratner knock-off. They’re hundreds of other developers out there who would love the opportunity to compete in Brooklyn. Heavens only know why we’re stuck with the mediocrity of Ratner and his failed developments. Talk about nepotism and handing the keys to the city to someone subpar.
I agree jtg. We’re talking about this specific building, not AY.
Always steering conversations about any development to a diatribe against AY (which does pose legitimate concerns) actually dilutes the power of arguments against problematic developments such as AY because protesters come off as unreasonable and anti-development, even if they are not.
jtg, have a nice day.
Come one anon 11:13 don’t hit me with that passive aggressive “it’s important to read carefully” statement. You said “the more central argument/discussion is the ‘a.b.u.s.e’ of eminent domain and the circumvention of the approval process.” How am I supposed to know you’ve moved on from talking about this building specifically. This thread is about 625 Fulton St.
People can smell something that stinks from a mile away. They don’t know where it’s coming from but they just can’t help fanning their nose.
the building they are knocking down is a scary thing, good riddance. this is the same block of buildings that houses the IRS and other government buildings as well as ‘dollar dreams’ on the fulton side. i have a feeling this was a goverment sell off.
as there isn’t any real ‘neigborhood’ over here (unless you consider applebees to be a neighbor), the tower is relatively welcome. it is only two blocks from the ‘forte’ tower. i have a feeling they’ll be throwing up tall glass buildings all the way up flatbush from the bridge to the arena.
personally, i don’t have a problem with these towers. this area is about as appropriate as it gets for these things in brooklyn.
Who makes sure that the affordable housing part of these deals take place? All too often, developers can do the affordable housing bit so far off site as to be on Mars. All of the hoopla is over the shiny new luxury condo tower, who’s looking out for the little guy? I don’t often see any grand opening ceremonies for affordable units. Are these developers required to post somewhere where their affordable building will be, so that those who care can actually make sure it gets done?