Mr. S Thinks Big on Bergen
For a while there, it appeared that maybe Robert Scarano was going to lose his architecture license, and maybe the DOB was going to give any project with the RS seal an extra special hard time. Not so much. The DOB recently green-lighted an 11-story Scarano on Bergen Street, just off 5th Avenue 4th Avenue…
For a while there, it appeared that maybe Robert Scarano was going to lose his architecture license, and maybe the DOB was going to give any project with the RS seal an extra special hard time. Not so much. The DOB recently green-lighted an 11-story Scarano on Bergen Street, just off 5th Avenue 4th Avenue by taking advantage of the commercial overlay from the avenue. The planned building, which is supposed to have 15 units, seems to us like it’ll be a wee bit tall for the block; we suspect at least a few neighbors will feel the same way.
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Photo from Property Shark.
ACRIS shows the vacant lot at 343 Bergen as being owned by the same people who own the taxi garage & lot. If ownership has changed, it was too recent to show up in the database.
10:17, not according to the plan. The plan is for a 25′ wide building.
they paid $1,250,000
8:58 AM
this is 2 lots so 50ft wide, the vacant lot is part of the building
A new apartment building, great. One that is “planned” for 100 feet, but Scarano is known to push limits and will likely build higher, is not so great, considering that the tallest buildings on the blcok are 60 feet. That is a big difference, and will alter the block dramatically.
As someone who lives in the area, it’s not that anyone is anti-development on this block. I think we’d all agree that a new construction would be an improvement. The issue is the scale of the new build, which is not in keeping at all with the surrounding buildings, or the goal of the upzoning. If constructed as planned, this structure would extend far above the 3-story brownstones that are currently on 4th avenue. Taking a lot that is ripe for the right kind of development, and building an out-of-scale condo, just isn’t the best idea.
So I drive down the block last night. And a bit perplexed on why you wouldn’t consider a new apt. building a big plus for the block.
And I am not putting down the block but it could use something. (I also live on a block that gets dismissed by the wannabe elites and pretend elites that comment on this site). Even if the new construction isn’t the prettiest – it will in the end be big improvement.
So what is the limit for a 25 ft lot?
in order to go 120 ft building in a r8a zone, that is 12 stories, the lot must be 45ft wide