BAM Cultural District: Full-Speed Ahead
The psychology surrounding the future of the BAM Cultural District seems to have turned positive again on the heels of last month’s appointment of Carlton Brown to develop the area’s centerpiece, a $385 million mixed-income residential tower sitting atop 40,000-quare-foot dance center. (The Times describes the tower as being composed of “five cantilevered blocks of…
The psychology surrounding the future of the BAM Cultural District seems to have turned positive again on the heels of last month’s appointment of Carlton Brown to develop the area’s centerpiece, a $385 million mixed-income residential tower sitting atop 40,000-quare-foot dance center. (The Times describes the tower as being composed of “five cantilevered blocks of apartments ranging in height from 6 to 14 floors.”) The vibe was distinctly more downbeat last Spring when plans were pulled for an Enrique Norten-designed library. The renewed momentum may have something to do with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership’s new leadership role in the area. (The turning point has been the administration’s putting much more emphasis on development of downtown Brooklyn, says BAM’s Harvey Lichtenstein.) Other reasons for optimism: The Hugh Hardy-designed Theatre for a New Audience at Lafayette and Ashland that’s expected to break ground in Q1 and the 30,000-square-foot public plaza that’s currently being planned for the immediate area.
Stalled Brooklyn Arts District Regains Momentum [NY Times]
BAM Cultural District: Alive If Not Exactly Kicking [Brownstoner]
The lack of symetry makes this a POS that looks like some kid with Leggo’s put it together. It needs a new skin.
best.building.ever.
What does this building have to do with art or culture. It looks like any non-descript, non-neighborhood enhnacing building you might see on 2nd avenue in Manhattan.
Bensonhurst? Not in a million years. White trailer trash capital of Brooklyn.
Just go where the money is. Money, money, money!!!
Art is the last refuge of scoundrels.
It is a cover of respectability for moochers.
12:12 – there are tons of artists moving to bensonhurst. You’re better off just not leaving your own art-free home…ever.
Looks like a Decepticon took a dump on Flatbush.
What a disgrace of a design, and GUARANTEED to look far worse built. Want to build up? Fine. Forte is not a bad looking building. This is pure shite.
Those models in the rendering are about 10-15 years premature.