Scarano Pushback on Smith
Some Carroll Gardens residents are very, very upset about a Scarano building that a developer wants to put up on the corner of Smith Street and Second Place. According to Gowanus Lounge, plans for an 8-story, 46-unit building of glass and metal were recently denied by the Department of Buildings. But neighbors are trying not…
Some Carroll Gardens residents are very, very upset about a Scarano building that a developer wants to put up on the corner of Smith Street and Second Place. According to Gowanus Lounge, plans for an 8-story, 46-unit building of glass and metal were recently denied by the Department of Buildings. But neighbors are trying not to leave anything to chance. Flyers have been popping up all over the nabe urging people to attend to show up for the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association meeting on June 11 at 7:30 PM at Buddy Scottos’ Funeral Parlor and to contact Community Board 6 to express concern over the scale and style of the project. And how’s this for street cred? The woman behind the flyers is the great grand daughter of Frank Lloyd Wright’s first cousin by marriage. Okay.
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“Its a modern high density development that should be supported.” Why do we have to give in to higher density. People have a right to fight for the quality of life their neighborhood provides. Why do we need additional people and cars. Why do they have to give it up. Protecting one’s home and neighborhood goes back to when people lived in caves.
“Its a modern high density development that should be supported.” Why do we have to give in to higher density. People have a right to fight for the quality of life their neighborhood provides. Why do we need additional people and cars. Why do they have to give it up. Protecting one’s home and neighborhood goes back to when people lived in caves.
Grandpa, have you ever been to the site?
You obviously have no idea what you’re talking about. . . your opinion on the matter should be considered accordingly.
There is an empty lot, and there is a plaza. The plan is to build on both. Building on the lot: not controversial. Building on the plaza: naked land grab.
Is that clear enough? Take a look at the link I posted above.
They should leave Carroll gardens alone it is beautiful the way it is. Enough with the nonsense buildings.
Grandpa, part of it is a plaza. And people wait for the train there, hang out there, school children congregate there and every once in a while an event will be held there, like when they opened the community garden across the street.
1:45 is everyone who looks at an out of scale, out of context building and thinks something better can be done with the space a NIMBY to you? You have a brain, use it.
We have zoning laws to protect the density and scale of neighborhoods. If you don’t like them, rally to change the laws, but as far as I can tell this building is entirely in accordance with them. Fair’s fair. Should Scarano be able to lobby for a building that’s 3 stories HIGHER than zoning permits, just because that’s what he prefers?
Given that so many people become hysterical over any building taller than one story, I propose that developers begin erecting “negative height” buildings. That’s right, the stories could be built underground so that ample housing is provided but the NIMBYs incessant demands for “in context” development are respected.
Then again, I’m sure that NIMBYs would still find reasons to complain. They’d probably insist that their gardens were being ruined by so much underground construction.
There’s no pleasing some people…
Stop calling this “a public place” or “the plaza”. Its an empty lot. Its not 1890 anymore, accept it. We should build attractive buildings that reflect our times, not live in an imagined past.
Anon @ 12:55: you’ve got to be kidding. 1st: NO ONE opposes building on the parking lot. Another vacant lot was built on, in scale with the neighborhood on 4th Place just last year. How do you define progress?
2nd: Using the size of a school (which by the way, is only a couple of stories high) to justify the size of a residential building is comparing apples and oranges.