What's The Deal With Out-of-Context Setbacks?
A Clinton Hill resident sends us this pic of a new building going up on Waverly between Myrtle and Park Avenues wondering why the heck this Fedders spawn is set back so far. We recall someone mentioning in one of the Bed Stuy discussions set-back rules for new construction that struck us as insane at…
A Clinton Hill resident sends us this pic of a new building going up on Waverly between Myrtle and Park Avenues wondering why the heck this Fedders spawn is set back so far. We recall someone mentioning in one of the Bed Stuy discussions set-back rules for new construction that struck us as insane at the time. If this is really the result of building codes, someone should be hung up by their toenails at DOB. GMAP P*Shark
Seriously – what’s up with the plywood? This is a new building (according to DOB filing) – shouldn’t be fireproof? Is this type of construction legal??
It looks like a trailer stood up on its side.
on a positive note… at least that eye sore will be pushed back and hidden between two buildings with character! I’d hate to be the person who owned a brownstone next to this awful thing even more if it was leveled with my property.
I agree with anon 12:26 — they’re taking away 1 street parking slot to gain one of their own!
Building like that should not have a parking and should not be set back.
It is a part of browstone/rowhouse city fabric witch historically does not have parking.
Why we don’t convert all front yards to parking lots how that would look like?
It is just wrong.
Plus any time it is done we loose on street parking space.
It is 125 wavery ave.
question brownstoner; are you sure it’s 125 Vanderbilt Ave? if so they are working without a permit.
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/PropertyProfileOverviewServlet?boro=3&houseno=125&street=Vanderbilt+ave&requestid=0&s=612E9A4032DAD6F4E47C28DA21A9471D
I think it is because of the parking requirement, but that isn’t going to make it look any less weird–at least in my opinion. I appreciate the need for parking, but oh my….
this is an R6 zone, no parking is required for this building, it falls under a waiver, however if they want to provide an open parking space, then they have to set the building back 18 feet. This is so since the zoning change of 1961