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I thought so, but I wasn't 100%. Why not just build one large building? I wonder if they will make an attempt to blend with the industrial building, doesn't look much like the rendering? Disappointing aesthetics aside, this block is going to be so radically improved that I'm not too upset. At least they don't have fedders boxes...Originally Posted by Derek2k3
What's there now?
Wow, i mean the first two are really not THAT bad, in fact i sort of like them, but the last one, it is disgusting, it's too bland, and on such a large parsel of land. I support nimby-ism on that last building
I really don't think 20 Bayard gets along with 30 very well. They accentuate each other's tacky symmetry. This rendering from the NYT feature a few weeks back makes them seem more harmonious than the high-rise row houses I'm afraid they'll be, though I am happy to see they are converting the industrial building.
The industrial building is old, and looks unused for some time, but nice details. 30 Bayard was an ugly addition to the industrial, and it looked like it was going to crumble before they tore it down to start construction. I don't remember what was at 20 Bayard, and a less-aesthetically-challenged low-rise loft building is going up at 10 Bayard (hope the buyers see these renderings before they buy).
All three are way too busy to be symmetrical.
142-144 North 8th Street
Foundation cracks spark W'burg development rift
BY HUGH SON
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs...8p-255596c.html
Larry Walczak stands atop his building, which has formed cracks from nearby construction, he claims.
Demolition work for a controversial Williamsburg condo high-rise has created cracks in a next-door building, residents have charged.
Residents at a North Seventh St. row house next to the site for a planned 222-foot-tall building at 144 North Eighth St. said the racket that caused the cracks happens several times a week.
"It's really intense; it knocked a picture off the wall and glasses off the table," said Larry Walczak, a freelancer who works from his apartment. "I refer to my place as the war zone."
Walczak showed a reporter several 4-foot-long cracks radiating from a wall in his apartment closest to the construction.
"I've lived in Los Angeles, and it reminds me of a little earthquake," said Sandra Cheng, who also claimed several new fissures appeared in her living room.
But developer Mendel Brach strongly denied his project - dubbed the Finger Building by area residents who say it resembles a raised middle finger - created the new cracks.
"There is no way that can happen," Brach told the Daily News. "We have our own engineers on site all day. If there was one crack in the surrounding property, I would have stopped work."
"Almost every day, inspectors from the Buildings Department, the MTA, every organization in the United States are there because people keep complaining," he added.
A Buildings Department agent found "cracks approximately 1/4-inch wide and other hairline cracks" in a December inspection of Walczak and Cheng's apartments, documents found.
But the cracks don't pose a serious threat to the building, Buildings spokeswoman Jennifer Givner said.
"If we felt that the damage was so severe that people shouldn't occupy it, we would vacate the apartments," Givner said.
Irate neighbors have demanded blueprints of the project, but the city hasn't received the latest building designs, Givner said.
In May, the City Council will vote on a rezoning plan that would block tall buildings such as the North Eighth St. project in low-rise parts of Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
In recent City Planning Commission presentations, the building has been cited as an example of out-of-scale development.
As for the noise, Brach said the worst was over now that several huge boulders buried in the site have been broken apart.
Originally published on April 11, 2005
55 Berry (Street)
6 floors, 82 ft
42 units
Renovation Architect: Karl Fischer
"Located on North 11th Street in trendy Williamsburg, 55 Berry Street bears the distinction of being the first loft building to be developed into condos on the “Northside.”
Located down the block from the lovely row of carriage houses out of which the “Brooklyn Brewery” operates, 55 Berry is also in short walking distance to all the trendy restaurants, shops & galleries plus the “L” train which takes you to Manhattan in just one stop!
55 Berry is a six story 60,000 Sq. Ft. brick and concrete former manufacturing building, dating back to 1910, that is now being converted into 35 luxury loft condominium residences. What makes Berry Street unique are its’ 12 foot concrete ceilings ceilings 12 to 13 foot concrete columns plus huge new windows allowing for river views from even the third floor! The lofts range in size from 1,092 Sq. Ft. to 1,361 Sq. Ft. with combinations possible for larger units. Besides a common garden on the second floor, the sixth floor penthouses have very large private terraces with awesome views of the river and Manhattan skyline. The interiors, designed by the well acclaimed Anders Escobar, include wide plank select maple flooring, an open kitchen with custom cherry cabinetry, stainless steel appliances including Sub-zero refrigerator, GE Profile range, wine cooler and Bosch dishwasher, plus a “floating” center island for eating or entertaining. The two baths in each unit are equally elaborate with porcelain tiles and sinks with stone countertops."
http://www.elliman.com/MainSite/NHD/...&PageName=home
Project #31
162 Scholes Street
160-166 Scholes Street
4 stories 55 feet
Scarano & Associates Architects
Dev-Jacob Rubin
Residential
7 units 6,542 Sq. Ft.
Under Construction 2004-2005
Scarano & Associates Architects
160-166 Scholes Street
http://www.scaranoarchitects.com/
A quiet revolution is occurring on a sleepy East Williamsburg block. Within this mixed-use district, dozens of new buildings are being constructed.
Small walk up, multi-family residential buildings have been the rule in the area. Every vacant lot is ripe for development. Maintaining the individuality of this four building group by putting separate entries, stairs and utilities, meant that a parking lot (considered less crucial to sales), could be eliminated. This freed up the cellar and ground floor area to become garden duplex apartments.
Masonry was chosen as an exterior veneer system, complimentary to the finish of many of the surrounding structures. Exposed masonry continues on the interior walls of the living rooms, which in most cases are over 15 feet high
A simple palate of masonry, glass and pre-caste stone creates a modern fa e reminiscent of brick used in the early days of Louis Kahn. A strong building presence closes the gap in the street wall. The loft-style interiors create a style of living, which has become the norm in this burgeoning community.
An older picture from November
Oops.
It's cool, nice find either way.
Project #33
160 Manhattan Avenue
158-160 Manhattan Avenue
4 stories 55 feet
Scarano & Associates Architects
Dev-N Group
Residential
8 units 9,368 Sq. Ft.
Under Construction 2004-2005
Scarano & Associates Architects
158-160 Manhattan Avenue
http://www.scaranoarchitects.com/
Over the last few years, residential development has pushed into areas that have historically been zoned as manufacturing or commercial. This growth has been spawned by buyers looking for affordable housing, and those searching for opportunities for new development. Aided by the lowest interest rate in years, the two groups have contributed to one of the largest real estate booms in recent memory. Pioneering tenants and buyers are now welcoming locations which never would have been considered previously. "Marginal" or "fringe" neighborhoods are being targeted as prime sites, and new buildings are springing up at every available location.
This 25 x100 ft. lot has helped push development forward, allowing a building type which is economical to build and thereby affordable for buyers. Each of the four floors typically house two units, for a total of eight families. There is no elevator and no parking, which allows a greater percentage of the gross building to be useable.
The metal grillage and stone facade style of the structure is taken from the monumental buildings surrounding it. Blending with the character of its industrial neighbors creates a unique style of residential building, complementary to the open loft-style apartments contained within.
142-144 North 8th Street
New fight over condo in W'burg
April 19, 2005
BY HUGH SON
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/...p-257785c.html
Schaefer
Can someone please tell me more about Schaefer and the 450 Kent Ave Williamsburg project. If there are any more gfx of it and what are the dimensions of the condos and parking, commercial planning aswell as any construction right around there. thanks
Shaefer
Thanks Gulcrapek. I was wondering how the Affordable housing gonna affect the whole thing. If the floor plans for affordable housing are the same as regular condos they are gonna be selling. Thanks
Don't know if this deserves a new thread or not.
"Certified Lumber"
25 floors
Architect: Gene Kaufman
Directly south of Scaefer Landing.
is this right adjacent to schaefer due south? Like 460 kent ave?
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