Reply With QuoteThe Bayard building is magnificent, but the exposed wall is not. Nonetheless, I'm pleased to see more development on Lafayette.
That exposed wall is at Louis Sullivan's Bayard Condict Building, so it's wise to give it some berth. Images at the Meltzer Mandl link show that the new proposal pulls back away from the east facade of BCB, with a large terrace at the rear, maintaining light & air for the neighboring buildings (and concentrating the FAR towards the corner of Bleecker & Lafayette).
The Bayard building is magnificent, but the exposed wall is not. Nonetheless, I'm pleased to see more development on Lafayette.
New & revised plan from Morris Adjmi for 372 Lafayette (SW corner of Great Jones) Approved by LPC:
372 Lafayette Street – Take Two!
GVSHP
BY ELIZABETH
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
372 Lafayette Street today
Back in August, we wrote about 372 Lafayette Street, the proposed new building designed by Morris Adjmi that will – once given the go-ahead by the Landmarks Preservation Commission – occupy the site of the existing one-story garage on the corner of Great Jones Street in the NoHo Historic District. The LPC was only partially in support of Adjmi’s original design, and after the public hearing in August they sent him back to the drawing board to make some modifications. You can see photos of the original design and read about the LPC’s comments HERE.
Today, the architect returned to the LPC with a revised design, which the Commission unanimously approved. View photos after the jump.
Morris Adjmi's original design for the site, as presented to the LPC in August
The revised design, approved today by the Commission
The approved design lacks the canopy above the main entrance that was part of the original design, and has incorporated brick piers that follow the vertical lines of the aluminum, getting smaller as they move upward. The depth of the windows has also been increased from about 5″ to 11″.
The combination of brick and aluminum looks ridiculous, but I'm pleased to be rid of this horrible garage.
Although it's not in NoHo, does anyone know if the crappy Lukoil on 8th Ave. near Jackson Square closed permanently or is it just getting new tanks. That POS detracts from this beautiful spot, so I hope that it's gone for good.
It's closed permanently.Originally Posted by londonlawyer
I have no idea what's replacing it, though. Certainly a valuable location.
Thanks, Schwartz. I saw a comment on Vanishing NY which stated that, as per a recent NYC permit posted outside, they were merely replacing the tanks. I'm glad to hear that it wil be eliminated.
Crains NY had an article a few months back talking about gas stations in Manhattan, and that was one of the stations cited that was to be closed.
I was told a few weeks back by a couple of guys working on a crew there (taking out the fire suppression system around the old pumps) that another re-built station is going in. But what you hear and what actually happens doesn't always coincide.
This is what DOB shows for the site at 63 Eighth Avenue aka 300 West 13th Street (Approved 9.08.2011):
INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.
THanks, Schwartz and Lofter for the info. I hope that a gas station does not return to this great little area.
Hope away. Why else would they be installing two new underground tanks there if not for a filling station?
I didn't see the part that you posted about the new tanks.
According to the Department of Consumer Affairs, that gas station is closing.
Who knows? Maybe they're aren't really installing tanks, or maybe they're staying open a little longer for now.
Per the Crains article-
Gas stations are nearly facing extinction in Manhattan after years of sell-offs and closures. Just last month, the Lukoil station on West 13th Street and Eighth Avenue shut its mini-market doors and plugged its pumps. That leaves a mere 41 stations on the island, versus 58 two years ago, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs. The city's five boroughs host 835 locations in all—meaning Manhattan's share is less than 5%.
Some blame the lure of lucrative profits from real estate in midtown. Others say the ever-higher cost of delivering gasoline to inner Manhattan makes periphery locations more practical.
“It's just a sign of the times,” said Faith Hope Consolo, chairman of retail leasing at Prudential Douglas Elliman. “Selling off gas stations accelerated at the height of the market before the downturn, and now it's picking up again. As money gets freed up and development moves forward, once again we'll see some of those sites being bid on.”
ExxonMobil shut its location at 1132 York Ave. in January, part of a 55-site sell-off in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Now, just 11 stations stand south of 96th Street. Seven of those are gas stations on 10th and 11th avenues.
Read more: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article...#ixzz1eRs3BuB4
Pretty much all stations on prime land will be gone in a few years. There is no economic rationale to selling gas on land with that type of value.
It looks like the gas station underneath the High Line at 14th Street will become 17,000 square feet of retail:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203430404577092902221433394.html?m od=WSJ_NY_RealEstate_LEFTTopStories
The Millers are thinking of converting it to 17,000 square feet of retail in what brokers say is an attractive location near the High Line
Has any more information surfaced re: the Lukoil on 8th?
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