Development Watch: 431 Warren Street
We stumbled across yet another Scarano project last week, this one at 431 Warren Street between Bond and Nevins. This is slated to be a 14-unit, 20,000-square-foot residential building whose greatest hurdle is going to be the proximity to the Wyckoff Gowanus Houses across the street. This was self-certified by the man himself back in…
We stumbled across yet another Scarano project last week, this one at 431 Warren Street between Bond and Nevins. This is slated to be a 14-unit, 20,000-square-foot residential building whose greatest hurdle is going to be the proximity to the Wyckoff Gowanus Houses across the street. This was self-certified by the man himself back in ’05. It doesn’t appear to be have the ceiling heights to accommodate mezzanines. GMAP P*Shark DOB
I live right by the location. I mostly feel safe, but lately this one guy, who lives at either GH or at WG, apparently hates me for no reason and twice has threatened to do something to me for being a “b**ch” and a “crackah”. This, I guess, for doing my laundry down the street on Bond.
Of course, he does it from a distance like a coward, which is why I wasn’t sure at first it was directed at me, but it makes me want to a) kill him, b) move and then c) blow those houses up.
I hope to avoid all three scenarios, but has anyone else been called out or threatened when walking near the GH? I hate to call the cops for something like that, but this guy’s behavior is unacceptable, and I don’t think ignoring it is the answer.
By the way, I hate project housing. It’s instituionalized poverty. There is a better way to get working class people the housing they deserve and keep out scumbags like the racist dude I intend to take down.
More condos, no PJ’s, and replace them with mixed-use housing for working people, not thugs. Those buildings are a blight on Brooklyn.
Shadow?
Who are you?
I think sweetie pie is making stuff up. I wasn’t around in 1978, but did move to Boerum Hill in 1983. I wouldn’t even walk past the Gowanus Houses back then. Now I walk buy with my young duaghters and don’t even think about it.
Speaking of the Gowanus Houses located at the end of the block, unfortunately there was another shooting there last night (right around the corner from the development featured above)
http://www.gothamist.com/labs/map
Unmapped Incidents
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Shooting | 420 Baltic St X Hoyt St Brooklyn, NY | 3/10/2007 11:54 p.m.
Perhaps related to Sweetie Pi’s reasoning above, in terms of recent opportunities/outlook there.
I’ve lived a block away from Gowanus Houses since 1978. When we first lived here most of the residents were employed. Now most aren’t. Reason jobs
leaving New York. These are the people most hard hit. Notice our Mayor doesn’t seem too concerned however, he’s all for giving the working waterfront to New Jersey. Maybe it’s not chic enough, but we need to work on
manufacturing and waterfront jobs. Write and ask Mike what he’s doing.
Crouchback,5:27pm, I guess they needed a little help on Wyckoff to build from a person who always helps everyone.
Three cheers for Brownstoner for finding another Scarano project trying to quietly and without public issues get built. Maybe if they keep looking they will find the other 300 little or not so little gems he is putting in the crown of Brooklyn instead of the rest of the crap being done.
For the record and for most of the interlopers to the borough who read this site, and that includes the author, BROOKLYN has had periods where almost every block was bad at one time or another. Try to understand this simple concept, Build, Bring in new WORKING people, boom improvement to the neighborhood. Not too difficult a concept to grasp and anyone that has purchased in one of SCARANO’s jobs has seen their investment rise faster then in any of the other jobs being built. Facts are facts.
Keep looking and see what you may find or what spring will pop up.
Wake up you lost an hour and do some work.
A bit odd. The permit filings may be going through Scarano’s office but, unless the purported designer is misrepresenting herself, this does not appear to be a Scarano project.
well DOB website for permits says Scarano
Current Applicant of Record: Robert M Scarano Jr. Phone: 718-222-0322
Scarano & Associates Architects
110 York Street, 5th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Professional Title: RA License Number: 17739
D-14 Applicant of Record: NOT APPLICABLE Phone:
Filing Representative: JONES/CALDERON KHALIHA/JEFFREY Phone: 718-222-0322
SCARANO ARCHITECTS
110 YORK ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201
121 Wyckoff Street is not Scarano. The project is owned by the Architect/Designer Sarah Jefferys (there is a prominent sign on the building).