Steuben Glass: Myrtle Gets Fancy
Based on a rendering posted on the Myrtle Avenue blog, it looks like 111 Steuben is shaping up to be very high end (though we love the fact that the architect included a sliver of the White Castle sign on the left side of the drawing!). There will be 35 market-rate one- and two-bedrooms and…
Based on a rendering posted on the Myrtle Avenue blog, it looks like 111 Steuben is shaping up to be very high end (though we love the fact that the architect included a sliver of the White Castle sign on the left side of the drawing!). There will be 35 market-rate one- and two-bedrooms and another 7,000 square feet of retail space. This is big news for this section of northern Clinton Hill: If this building can make a big splash, it’ll be good news for the three projects a block away on Grand. As the neighborhood blog notes, progress has been a little slow recently. Check out a recent photo on the jump.
Myrtle Avenue Condos [Myrtle Avenue] GMAP P*Shark
Development Watch: Myrtle and Steuben [Brownstoner]
Freakin hysterical! A Meier knock-off in the ghetto! Really, too good! Soon all of NY and every burough will be covered in cheesy glass buildings so everyone can show off their “classy” new cribs. Love it love it.
Yes, Red Hook has no subway, if you live close to the water in Carroll Gardens or Cobble Hill you have a long walk to the F AND how about 3rd St in Park Slope, that has a bit of a hike too. None of this stops people from living in these places, and it shouldn’t stop people from living in Northern Clinton Hill either.
I live relatively near this building and have no problem walking to the G train, I also have no problem taking the Myrtle ave bus to the Q or B train at Dekalb or the F A C at Jay st. The only thing I have to say about the bus is that it is somewhat unpredictable: I can get to Rockefeller Center in 30 minutes if things go my way, but sometimes it can take 40-60 mins. I also think this area of Clinton Hill is awesome and has huge potential, especially in light of the effect AY may have on areas closer in to the Atlantic Terminal. Aren’t there areas of Carrol Gardens, Brooklyn Heights and certainly Red Hook that have as bad or worse subway access?
The walk to the G is not bad at all. This is NYC people, don’t be afraid to walk!
I really like the building, just hope it brings things like a big drugstore, good grocery store (open late would be nice), good bookstore, Fed Ex, etc.
I agree! Enough with the nasty comments. I’m thrilled about these buildings. I’m moving to the area and I will have a view of Clinton Hill from Myrtle Avenue and I love it. Sure it’s not a window on PPW, but I prefer this city landscape better myself and appreciate it for what it is. Should I be made to feel badly because I can only afford a small one bedroom apartment on Myrtle and not a penthouse at Richard Meier? And what’s wrong with glass? I’d take that over a tiny window any day. AND, the commute from Myrtle to the G at Classon is not bad. I measured the distance on hop stop and my walk from Myrtle to the G is EXACTLY the same distance as my current walk from Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Hts to the 2/3 train. So take that!
I like it too. I find it strange that people feel the need to complain about every development, good or bad. Even people who like the building have to say something like…oh well, too bad the view is of a crappy area, or..oh, well those windows are going to get real dirty! So what? Why is it so difficult to just appreciate that someone is investing their money in the area and trying to help realize it’s potential?
I like this building very, very much. People are always asking on this site about what kind of contemporary residential architecture DO folks like–well, here’s a good example, for my money. Is it perfect? Of course not. But at least it’s not yet another lame, Drivet-spattered, Fedderspalooza. How about some architects copying this idea for single-family homes here in CH?
the worst part will be the grime from Myrtle on the windows. dirty windows with bad views.