Fort Greene- AY impact
I am sorry for posting about this if this is old news but I’m really hoping to get some honest insights and info. My husband and I are just starting to consider FG in our home search and I’m trying to learn more about it. I was wondering what people thought about the AY impact…
I am sorry for posting about this if this is old news but I’m really hoping to get some honest insights and info. My husband and I are just starting to consider FG in our home search and I’m trying to learn more about it.
I was wondering what people thought about the AY impact specifically on FG. Even more specifically, I’ve seen that shadow analysis of the shadow AY will cast and I’d love to learn more about this. How much of the day’s direct sunlight do you think will be blocked? Summer vs. winter? It’s hard to get a sense from that map. I realize that part of the day will be shaded over, but does that mean all day?
Any info/advice/insight on the AY impact would be appreciated. I’m not terribly interested in the blanket “AY will destroy FG” type statements but if you really feel that way, I’d love to know concrete reasons as to why.
Thank you!
10:51- OP here. Good suggestions and that’s helpful to know about the Atlantic Terminal houses.
South Portland is the darkest, most dismal and melancholy block I’ve ever seen in Brooklyn. I don’t get the appeal.
It’s true that the lower floors are shady, but the top floors and the backyards usually get remarkable light, even in winter, in the AM or PM depending on which way they face.
Most of the most beautiful blocks in Fort Greene, e.g. South Portland, South Oxford etc have such huge trees on them that those brownstones never get any light anyway.
Dear OP, You really need to satisfy yourself on this issue and do your own research — saying you’re not smart enough and wanting someone else to assess the situation for you doesn’t really cut it. I understand your concerns but your question is frankly a little too technical for the pundits on this site (albeit, some of them reasonably well informed pundits). Go online — especially to AY Report — and do the legwork for yourself. Also walk around the area as much as possible. Bear in mind that the main apt tower of Atlantic Terminal Houses (the project on Carlton and Atlantic) is about 30 storeys high so whatever shadow that casts will be comparable to the future towers of AY — which are estimated to range from a high of 60 (the so-called Miss Brooklyn at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic) to a low of 25-40 in the eastern/residential part of the site. Btw, you misspeak when you say you are looking for a place “in the footprint”. The footprint refers to the AY construction site itself, ergo if you move into the actual footprint expect to see your home demolished very soon!
Wow don’t we all know how to predict the future.
The subways WILL be stuffed to the gills, and as usual, the MTA will not increase trains or frequency, they’ll probably just decrease them. So the commute will be absolutely impossible. And yes, you will be in shadow in most of Ft. Greene, albeit at different times of the day. But don’t complain, you’ll just be told that it’s the price of progress, and the most of Manhattan is in shadow, and just deal with it, it’s the future of Brooklyn.
The truck traffic will be horrendous…and the subways at rush hour will be unbearable…already are supercrowded…they’ll be stuffed to the gills!
The address above is incorrect. The Atlantic Yards Report is at
http://www.atlanticyardsreport.com
I live in Fort Greene on Lafayette and am VERY much annoyed that our winter sun will be stolen from us if these towers get built.