Glassy Tower Planned for PLG
This morning the Sun has word of the 20-story glass tower that developer Henry Herbst intends to build at 33 Lincoln Road in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The building, which will be one of the tallest structures overlooking Prospect Park, is being designed by Gilman Architects, and it’s slated to have 80 units, a 17,000-square-foot private…
This morning the Sun has word of the 20-story glass tower that developer Henry Herbst intends to build at 33 Lincoln Road in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The building, which will be one of the tallest structures overlooking Prospect Park, is being designed by Gilman Architects, and it’s slated to have 80 units, a 17,000-square-foot private rooftop park, and retail on the ground floor. Hawthorne Street, which has been following the coming condo’s progress, snapped the photo above of the site early last month. (Anyone know if those buildings have come down?) Architect Tom Gilman promised Hawthorne Street that the condo “wouldn’t be an eyesore”, which one would certainly hope, considering it’s going to be the tallest building in the neighborhood and significantly alter the Prospect Park panorama. Gilman told the Sun that “There is going to be a lot of glass, which means amazing views of the park.”Update: The Sun has just published a rendering of the tower, as shown above right.
Glass Tower to Overlook Prospect Park [NY Sun] GMAP
Demolition, Large and Small [Hawthorne Street]
Photo of 33 Lincoln from Hawthorne Street.
There is a way to get this building to go away. And I am going to make sure that happens. Not going to s-p-e-l-l it out for the developers on here how I will do it. But suffice it to say that community activists like myself have gotten rid of other bad plans to build tall buildings that will ruin major aspects of Prospect Park and they were thwarted. And you will be too. Too bad the neighors of this building in PLG are so consumed with trying to improve the city’s perception of their neighborhood that they would encourage a developer to ruin parts of the park in order to try to make an extra buck when they sell their property. Selfless they aint. But at least they are open and honest about their greed in promoting their neighborhood at the detraction of other beautiful aspects of the park and other neighborhoods.
Son, we live in a borough that has tree lined brownstown blocks and quaint ethnic neighborhoods, and this borough has to be guarded. Who’s gonna do it? You? You, 4:17? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Trader Joes to come, and you curse the lack of Apple stores. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know — that Brooklyn once had a singular character that is on the brink of being forever lost; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, is what prevents brooklyn from becoming another Manhattan. You don’t want the truth because deep down in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me on Brownstoner — you need me on Brownstoner.
We use words like “honor,” “code,” “loyalty,” “transplants.” We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps in the very quaint and quirky borough that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it.
I would rather that you just said “thank you” and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you start criticizing “transplants” from Manhattan like I do. Either way, I don’t give a DAMN what you think you’re entitled to!
Wrong 4:31. Please give it up.
Who the F. cares and why does it matter if someone is a native or a transplant??
This is a global city full of migrants both international and domestic and they are constantly streaming in. Deal with it.
4:17 = 3:41 and probably half a dozen others
1:09- “Thanks for assuming I’m a transplant, by the way. It really highlights your provincial attitude.”
No it doesn’t. I’m as American as they come, but if I started saying inflammatory stuff like, “Americans are so dumb compared to other countries,” people would be RIGHT to assume that I was an anti-American foreigner. That’s not a reflection of “provincialism”, that’s people coming to a conclusion about my nationality, because I talk in the tone and language of someone from another country who harbors a grudge against Americans.
So rather than make a snide remark about my so-called provincialism, try to pay attention to how you’re coming across. You SOUND like a typical Manhattanite/ Transplant. A native wouldn’t tell natives to “move or adapt;” and he wouldn’t talk to each other in the condescending, detached informal manner that you have. Being local, this local would also understand why the “unobstructed skyline” is very important to Brooklynnites, evne if he didn’t necessarily agree with them.
BTW, you really need to stop throwing the word “NIMBY” around like you understand it. You sound like an idiot. A NIMBY is a person who welcomes the development of certain controversial projects (such as shelters, group homes, factories, prisons, etc.), as long as it’s not built near him. The term was coined back in the ’80s when there was a phenomenon of people protesting the development of shelters and other rehabilitation centers that they feared would bring vagrants and crime to their neighborhood.
The point of that label was to highlight a hypocrisy of those who normally wouldn’t object to these projects had they been built in another neighborhood.
How on earth such a specific word has become a catchall term or insult for ANYONE who has a criticism of certain projects is beyond me. At any rate, your misuse of the term– as well as all the others who frequent Brownstoner– is a sign of intellectual laziness.
BTW, you want to talk about posturing: your entire “adapt or be left behind” statement is the EPITOME of posturing. You have not ONE CLUE about where the future of this borough will lie. Yet you talk about as if you knew, as if you had a crystal ball. You don’t. It’s why I don’t feel the need to follow your arrogant advice to “adapt or risk being left behind”– and why Brooklynnites shouldn’t, either. Because you don’t know what you’re talking about, no matter how much your cockiness tells you otherwise.
The building sucks…REALLY sucks. It’s not in my neighborhood, but I sympathize with those who’ll be plagued by this…thing.
I like it. Looks good to me.
I live in PLG and based on the discussions going on for weeks in PLG on our yahoo groups and in private, it is not only the developer who is praising this building. This is certainly a preservationist-committed community but most are glad to see something done with this site and are very glad it’s not a Fedders special.
So you’re very wrong 4pm with your little speculation there. There have been several completely different people posting here today praising this development.