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.
It never ceases to amaze me the sense of entitlement people have just because they have a “family”
So since your block is a “family block” that means you shouldn’t have a tall building built on your block? So since my block doesn’t have families, it should affect my quality of life?
Enjoy.
This is great. The site is 1 block from a major transit station (Atlantic-Pacific), which is exactly the place where high-density development belongs. I’m no fan of Scarano’s designs, but the density is good here.
WOW…4th avenue turns into a high-rise neighborhood.
22nd and 4th ave..another huge one. still a secret and hasn’t been reported anywhere. I expect 10 floors as well.
This 11 story building will look like a finger sticking up, much like that place goig up on 4th and Carroll, which just looks ridiculous. 25 ft wide and 100 ft tall? Insane!
The question is dose the sliver law apply in r8-a zoning district?
The intent in upzoning 4th was to allow for huge builds on 4th ave (the Novo, etc.) that would necessarily go up to 100 feet in. The intent was not to allow for an oversized building facing one of the residential cross streets, which happens to be less than 100 feet in from 4th.
3:11, I don’t get it. If the regs say 100′ from 4th Ave, then surely the intent was to allow the zoning to extend in from 4th Ave. Doesn’t seem to be some tiny loophole someone teased out of the code. I guess this will be like the one next to Mickey D’s on 4th.
So what if every other building is 3 stories, who cares if it is ‘contextual’ – an 11 story building isnt really all that tall – and it will add more foot traffic to an otherwise not very inviting block – as well as 4th Ave.
How is it that Brooklyn Heights – which is mostly brownstones manages to be quite nice even though many many blocks have a few 12 story buildings (not to mention a few with taller buildings) right in the middle.
What’s up with that Scarano box on St Marks near 5th Ave? Seems to have stalled for months now.