Development Watch: Prospect Row Revisited
We Development Watch: 1101 Prospect Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark Prospect Row [Basile Builders] DOB
We noted earlier this summer that construction at the future Prospect Row in Windsor Terrace seemed to be dragging but, per a nabe tipster, the build is now chugging along. The semi-detached row houses that will form the 15-unit condo at 1101 Prospect Avenue have shown their faces to the world, and we wish we could say the view was more memorable: It’s looking like a staid, washed-out hunk of bricks, c/o Brooklyn’s premier purveyors of non-innovation in architecture, Bricolage. Doesn’t Windsor Terrace deserve better?
Development Watch: 1101 Prospect Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Row [Basile Builders] DOB
Chicago has higher quality condo construction because there is no shortage of land. The restrictive zoning in New York City results in higher land prices, which inevitably results in astronomical costs for high-quality construction intended for wealthy buyers, and inferior quality for the rest of us.
New York City would have great, high quality buildings like those constructed prior to the 1964 zoning act if that act were repealed.
Remember, restrictive zoning NEVER benefits the people. It only works to benefit the major players in real estate by setting a minimum price point that is well outside of the mainstream for most investors. It ensures there will always be a small pool of potential buyers who can corner the market and get great returns due to the lack of competition.
Fight zoning laws now!
Heinous. You posters earlier in the day today are just too willing to settle for shit that happens to smell slightly less than the worst shit in Bklyn. WTF is that green blob cornice thingie? WTF is with the 700-steps up those endless stoops, with four front doors each sharing a scrawny entry balcony? Jesus, it is not hard to rip off attractive proportions from other buildings. This thing looks like it was slapped together by a drunken 10-year-old with a defective erector set. Yes, Windsor Terrace deserves better. So does every neighborhood.
Windsor Terrace DOES deserve better. I don’t know if the finished building will have Fedders boxes or not, but what I noticed missing from the rendering were trees near the curb. This is a very hot corner–a long uphill walk to the subway and much closer to the expressway than the park, with parking problems enough without poorly considered and built new development. This building–especially the roof–seems to have very poor proportions. As for the garage that was there–it was an established business that provided service to the community for 40-50 years. If it’s useful, it’s not ugly, whereas this is just contempt for the community.
I gotta tell ya, some of the Bricolage stlye schlock in Brooklyn + Queens makes even the worst Chicago infill development look like a million bucks. Need proof? Go to Chicago, the quality of construction and design blows NYC infill/new development out of the water. And no Fedders either. I guess thats what happens when you don’t have an army of unqualified idiots designing and building your city. Oh and the McSam/Poon/Kaufman travesties would never happen in Chicago either. Face it, NYC is getting the serious short end of the stick.
It’s shaping up like a dull echo of the Queens-moderne brick jobbies across the street. Also worth noting, however, easy walk to Holy Name School, the beloved Catholic K-8 on corner of Prospect Ave. and Howard Place…
I agree with Mrs. Limestone – what is the point of buying in a new building without central air? Window units are a pain to take in & out and the fedders boxes are ugly.
I’m not a fan of the tan brick either.
Personally, Id take a window unit I only need to see 3 months of the year over the feders box I see year round.
If I were going to buy a new development, I’d want central air. It seems like an easy enough option when the buildings are new (and you can shut off the vents if you dont want to use it). That said, Im hardly the target audience for new development.
Just out of curiosity, how would people commenting abvove suggest that air conditioning be set up for a new townhouse like development? Only window units? Forec everyone to take central air even if they would prefer to only have to cool the bedroom at night?
If it weren’t for the Feders boxes, these places wouldn’t be that offensive. I wonder how that green roof will look when its installed..could go either way.