Silver Phallus To Tower Over Fort Greene
And you thought the Greene House condominium was tall? Get a load of what Scarano & Associates is plotting for the corner of South Portland and Fulton in Fort Greene: A 190-foot, 80,000-square-foot mixed use tower with medical offices, parking, retail and, of course, apartments from which residents will be able to wave to their…
And you thought the Greene House condominium was tall? Get a load of what Scarano & Associates is plotting for the corner of South Portland and Fulton in Fort Greene: A 190-foot, 80,000-square-foot mixed use tower with medical offices, parking, retail and, of course, apartments from which residents will be able to wave to their friends in Bruce Ratner’s high-rises. In praise of its own design, the firm’s website offers this architecture-speak:
Most residential or office towers are static objects in the city’s skyline, marked by typical floors and repetition. The design concept for this unique project, presents the residential building from a different perspective: it is developed in way to provide the tower with movement and keep the structural forces evident.
Thank God we live in an historic district.
South Portland Tower [Scarano Architectss] GMAP
actually, though, I just looked at their website & saw that they’ve already built lots of stuff in our neighborhoods (FG, CH, Boerum Hill– also Williamsburg & E. Williamsburg). And a lot of it isn’t even noticeable, and I didn’t know that these were Scarano bldgs.
Not that that makes this new project any closer to the scale of the rest of the neighborhood– but– maybe it’s a signal of the future of hte neighborhood in a way that isn’t totally evil. maybe?
But when the Williamsburg Savings Bank was built, it was intended to be just one of many skyscrapers in the new Brooklyn downtown. Then the Depression hit and the building was left isolated. And as much as I love it, frankly it DOES look out of place. Context is everything.
I’m sure the Williamsburg bank building seemed out of scale when it was built, now its a landmark. People used to think brownstones were outmoded and old fashioned, not quality, valuable buildings. Today’s modern architecture will be historic someday.
I can’t help but think that buildings like this may look cool and nice for 5-10 years, (including the greene condos) but that they will age really badly. In 10-15 years they will look dirty, unkempt and ugly.
I’m sad that Not Ray’s may be moving – it’s my favorite pizza in Brooklyn!
scarano is the worst architect in history. A cheap sell-out. This is a lame rip-off of the Calatrava tower (which Scroungo had nothing to do with! please don’t give him credit for any exceptional architectural design.) Developers like him ’cause he’s cheap. It shows.
yeah, i was lazy on the fact checking. thanks for the claro, AnonWB. I think the Calatrava was (is) very high end townhouses that would have outdoor space on top of the townhouse below it. Interesting though that that style seems to be gaining popularity.
Lisa – similar idea, but certainly not the same architect. The composition of the two towers, though, is radically different. And if you put the Calatrava tower next to this, the Scarano pales in comparison (not to mention in scale!).
I remember the listing for Not Ray’s building stressing the air rights, that is my bet for this location.
Towers! Towers! Everywhere!! Let them grow like weeds!! Brooklyn’s manifest destiny will not be stopped!!!