326 State Street: Fudging the Mezzanines
Maybe we were too quick to praise the design of the new Scarano building at 326 State Street last month. According to a reader who got a look at the interior, the building’s working the whole plywood mezzanine charade. Here’s what the reader had to say: I thought you might be amused by this little…
Maybe we were too quick to praise the design of the new Scarano building at 326 State Street last month. According to a reader who got a look at the interior, the building’s working the whole plywood mezzanine charade. Here’s what the reader had to say:
I thought you might be amused by this little anecdote resulting from my popping into the open house at 326 State today on my way to Atlantic Antic. The developer is selling the units himself, without the aid of any agent, and he was there, in person…What was much more interesting was that when I saw a ladder, as opposed to a stair, going up to the mezzanine and asked “So, is that a way to get around the FAR situation?” he said, “Kind of,” and then volunteered the information that there was a built-up plywood floor in the bedroom upstairs (or actually up-ladder), adding, “You can remove it once you move in”.
Word to the wise: If you’re going to facilitate the violation of building codes, probably better not to advertise the fact to someone walking in off the street.
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I went to 188 15th street open houst last weekend – the quality looked good to me and the design was nice
On Prospect Park is being built to the highest level of craftsmanship possible for what it is.
11:31 AM
Please name ONE. Truly I am interested. All we have seen are shoddy POSs. And I’m not talking architectural styles (modern vs. fedders), I mean quality workmanship and finishes.
11:30, that’s good to hear. I also happen to live across the street from the 14 Townhouses, which, while not to everyone’s taste (or budget!), are well-done in both design and execution. But it would make me awfully sad to think that good quality was only available to those with a budget of 2.5 million+…
Speaking of new development in this immediate area (and man is there a lot of it!), has anyone see inside the (rental) units at State Renaissance? (The big one on the corner of Hoyt/Schermerhorn.) For what it is and the budget/limits they were working with (i.e., prefab siding, etc.), I think it turned out pretty well on the outside.
@10:55 — “For me, the real shock and horror was the overall shoddiness of the work–both in design and construction. Maybe I’m just naive because I haven’t seen other new construction in Brooklyn. Are these low standards of quality really the norm?”
No way. There are lots of beautiful newly constructed apartments on the market, but there are some bad buildings too. I walked away from places that had poor tile work and finishing, I would have run screaming from the building you described. There are still some developers out there who have good architects and great building crews who are putting quality apartments on the market.
this is excactly the same as 335 Warren Street. I was wandering by an open house and figured I would check it out. But at Warren they also actually advertise a 2nd bathroom upstairs. But the room was empty. They put all of the plumbing into the wall with the idea that after you move in not only can you rip out the mezzanine floors you could then put in your own bathroom. I was so entertained that I called my wife to check it out so we could both have a good laugh.
what would we do with our time if we didn’t have to sift through all the speculation in search of fact?
From the outside, I kind of like this building but only if one averts one’s eyes from the mechanicals perched on a platform on top of the roof. Is it normal to leave these items exposed and visible like that?
don’t try to fool us, 10:55.
we all know you’re a broker.
quit the charade.