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.
“It’s precisely WHY so many of us Brooklynnites don’t want your glass Sim City 4 style buildings in our borough.”
Did you take a count? Because those who want no improvements and new developments whatsoever in Brooklyn are a minority. It’s not just newly transplanted residents who welcome improvements, not by a long shot. Just because your buddies agree with you doesn’t mean you hold a majority opinion.
I like the look of this structure. A lot.
But it is so great that in 15 minutes walking distance from my front door I can be somewhere in the middle of the Prospect Park and it will look like city is so far away.
Yes. And financing NEVER evaporates.
Has an expected completion date been announced for this pipedream?
Already financed, 1:10.
Ain’t gonna happen. Maybe in the next bubble.
“It’s precisely WHY so many of us Brooklynnites don’t want your glass Sim City 4 style buildings in our borough.We don’t want them here because we don’t want YOU here.”
The transplants are here to stay, 12:51. Your unwelcoming posturing doesn’t phase them at all. Like I said, you can either adapt or be left behind. But New York is a city of constant evolution, and inevitably there will be NIMBY’s like you who wish you could live in a time capsule.
Thanks for assuming I’m a transplant, by the way. It really highlights your provincial attitude.
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I predict this project to get cancelled. The recession/greater depression will have none of it. Sure fire loss.
“You live in a major world city, Brooklynites, one of the top five, in fact. If you want an unobstructed skyline and no progress, move to the suburbs.”
Here’s a better idea– why don’t you move to Manhattan? If you’re so enamored with the glittery, glassy skyscrapers of Manhattan and how they complement Central Park, then GO LIVE THERE. YOU MOVE.
Keep in mind that my reaction has nothing to do with this project per se, it has to do with your sheer arrogance and contempt for locals who have lived here for several generations. Where do you get off dictating to Brooklynnites how they should feel about how their borough should develop, you obvious Transplant?
Your condescending, patronizing attitude is the embodiment of everything that people in the outer boroughs detest about Transplants and Manhattannites in particular. It’s precisely WHY so many of us Brooklynnites don’t want your glass Sim City 4 style buildings in our borough.We don’t want them here because we don’t want YOU here. We don’t want people who disrespect local culture, history, and the natives who made this borough. We don’t want snobs, arrogant jerks, and people who literally can’t stand the thought of existing in a world of quiet tree-lined streets or ethnic and working class neighborhoods because it makes ’em feel so “icky.”
So I repeat: if YOU like the look of Manhattan, then move to Manhattan. Go out there in live amongst the glitter and gloss, devoid of any sense of community or local color.
The choice is yours.