A Brownstone [Still] Dies in Brooklyn
Back in April, the folks at Cititour noted that while brownstones were plenty protected in neighborhoods like Park Slope, non-landmarked neighborhoods like Sunset Park weren’t so lucky. They documented the dismantling or dismembering of a brownstone on 54th and 6th. Five months later, they’ve got new documents: these photos of what replaced the turn-of-the-century building….
Back in April, the folks at Cititour noted that while brownstones were plenty protected in neighborhoods like Park Slope, non-landmarked neighborhoods like Sunset Park weren’t so lucky. They documented the dismantling or dismembering of a brownstone on 54th and 6th. Five months later, they’ve got new documents: these photos of what replaced the turn-of-the-century building. Kind of resurrects the old progress-versus-preservation argument, don’t it?
Follow-Up to A Brownstone Dies in Brooklyn [Cititour]
Polemicist – I seem to remeber you arguing for this on its “high density” basis?
They just single-handedly destroyed the value of their neighbor’s property. It is a real shame.
One can only hope that in the downturn their original investment assumptions have not held up and they lose their shirt.
here’s an earlier “before” shot. the original place seems to have been in decent shape. this is one of the worst teardown-and-replace jobs i have ever seen.
http://tinyurl.com/4bnwfs
This city desperately needs some kind of board of standards to make this sort of atrocity impossible.
You want to build out your FAR? Fine, but it must be done in a way that’s contextural to your neighbors. This looks like a 400 pound person squeezing into the middle seat in the subway. It’s wrong in scale, height, materials, design, I could go on for a good while.
This is why landmarking is currently the only way to stop this kind of horror. There should be something in between landmarking and free for all. Please!
That literally makes me sick to my stomach.
How could something like this possibly get approved?
Incomprehensible.
This photo should be sent to every single person or entity legislative or private who has the power to make noise and prevent this sort of thing from ever happening again.
Anyone know who the developer was?
the “grand opening” next door sure is lasting a long time.
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Now that’s where you’re going to see price cuts of 20-40%!!! What a f&%&ng eyesore.