State Street Getting 25 New Townhouses
A reader recently pointed us to a rendering of the townhouse development that is under construction on State Street between Smith and Hoyt. According to the website for Rogers Marvel Architects, 25 to 27 single-family townhouses are being built as part of a mixed-use master plan for the block. The first phase will see the…
A reader recently pointed us to a rendering of the townhouse development that is under construction on State Street between Smith and Hoyt. According to the website for Rogers Marvel Architects, 25 to 27 single-family townhouses are being built as part of a mixed-use master plan for the block. The first phase will see the construction of 14 market-rate, 3,200-square-foot houses. We infer that at least some of the remaining 11 to 13 houses will be for lower-income residents. From the rendering, it looks like the exteriors of these places will be tastefully done, though it’s hard to see much detail. If anyone in the nabe can snap a photo of the site in progress for us, we’d certainly appreciate it. Our tipster also notes that across the street on Hoyt there is an 8-story, 158-unit building called the State Renaissance on the rise. Thanks, JN!
On the Boards [Rogers Marvel]
I am under the impression that BAM has been in talks with St. Anns for years. why wouldn’t they want to collaborate? Bam is going to have too many stages now for its own use. I think that the head of st ann’s doesn’t like to share and is the main problem. I think it is wrong-headed to stay in dumbo. that park is too tiny to have a theater in it.
wow!
This area is really becoming Brooklyn’s hot cultural hub. I wonder why St. Ann’s Warehouse is so reluctant to leave DUMBO? This is where they belong.
The ones shown are not currently under construction. To see the ones that being built at this moment go to http://www.14townhouses.com.
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This is a proper use of modern arch in brooklyn.
it is a million times better thet set back tower (like the disaster on Carlton st).
I know that it is probably quite hi end places but it shoud be a row model for low income buildings as well.
Only think i could say is that a little more diversity would be even better.
THIS IS THE WAY TO GO FOR MODERN BROOKLYN
the other day I was at the “Boulevardeast” condominium ( near the Quakers School and the Court house) open house and the agent casually mentioned that they were going to be building $3 million Dollar townhouses nearby on State Street, so I guess these are the ones you are talking about.
The Empire State Developent Corporation (ESDC) sold the developer the property since the land was state owned property. The state took over the land and tore down all the brownstones on the north side of State to put in the subway line below. The five cutouts are still left standing because they managed to get themselves landmarked (national registry, not city) fast enough. They were all built around the Civil War era. I would guess the remainder of the townhouses are going to be affordable housing of some sort since the ESDC decided who the developer would be. I’m sure a press release could be dug up easily.
Brownstoner – Just emailed you some pics I took at the site 2 weeks ago.
I assume they would share space with BAM. The Harvey or the new Fisher Theater under construction. It would make more financial sense to share costs than to take on the care and maintenance of a theater building themselves. For fans in Manhattan, this is a much more accessible location than DUMBO. Almost all the subway line converge at Atlantic Ave, plus the LIRR. It would seem to be a no-brainer.