364 Myrtle Avenue: Scarano Strikes Again
When the new four-story building at 364 Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene came on the market in early 2006, the reception on this site was generally positive. We thought the design, while not our favorite, added some excitement to one of Fort Greene’s unloved stretches. In addition to the generous proportions of the three apartments…
When the new four-story building at 364 Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene came on the market in early 2006, the reception on this site was generally positive. We thought the design, while not our favorite, added some excitement to one of Fort Greene’s unloved stretches. In addition to the generous proportions of the three apartments (which ranged from 1,500 and 1,700 square feet), these apartment boasted 17-foot high ceilings. And mezzanines. Which should have been the red flag to anyone who was paying attention. The initial asking prices of $877,000, $890,000 and $919,000 were too high and the listings languished until the summer when a 10-15% price cut across the board attracted interest. By Labor Day of last year, all three were in contract, with promised closing dates of early November. It wasn’t until around Christmas that buyers wre told that it could be another couple of months until closing. It seems there was some delay with the Certificate of Occupancy. In a black hole of communication, one buyer managed to get into the building when he walked by and saw some workers on site. When he got up to his apartment, he saw the appliances had been ripped out. A leak from the top floor had poured down into lower apartments and the bannisters were rusting already. His panicked call to the listing broker yielded the admission that the hold-up had to do with problems with the mezzanines and plans that had been incorrectly filed. The architect? Robert Scarano. With the expected delay now projected at one to two years, the developer let all three buyers out of their contracts. All three listings remain on the Corcoran site as of this morning.
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Hey Lost in Brooklyn, Why don”t you post one of your fantastic graphic marketing adds so we can enjoy your work as much as you do mine.
By the way you should be happy to know that the BSA, CPC and the DOB are approving a Seven story job at your corner next week.
Thats the 411.
Sorry Bob, no need to spar this time. I see enough folks are doing a good enough job.
How’s the two-one-one coming along?
Wow, Scarano tells us he is a slimy shit as a defense.
Hey Scarano,
Get a life. You’ve got bigger problems than Lost in Brooklyn to worry about.
First, 5/17/07 11:41 am, interpreting the building code and zoning resolution is not for the faint of heart. The unfortunate part is that right now all of the people who are left at the agencies have never had a history of interpreting the various sections because they are new which is why they are having difficulty reviewing my work.
To call someone shady who is trying to utilize all the opportunities one has is silly since that person who can find oportunities is the one that succeeds.
As far as mr sahn “WANABE DEVELOPER” anderson is concerned please continue worrying about the raping you are doing to the angel now that you are forced to take it down because your dream team couldn”t fiqure out how to make it legal and stay.
Our projects brought modern Architecture to Brooklyn and many of the people who bought into them are not BLOG FREAKS who spend all day worrying about other peoples business instead of their own which is why you do not hear from them.
The unfortunate part of this story is the hundreds of millions of dollars of waste that has been caused by smart people who only say but never do and cry until out of disgust someone listens to them. (You out there Lost in Brooklyn?)
The ironic thing is that out of the 300 jobs reviewed non had to be altered.
Walk in someone else’s shoes before speaking or at least know something about what you speak of.
I’m getting in late on this thread, but I happen to live just down the street. On more than one occasion, I’ve walked by during a downpour and noticed that some or all of the windows in the building were wide open. Nice touch.
It’s gonna be Plan Eat Pleasure.
I don’t think I’d buy in any new developments, only established buildings at this point. I’m sure some of them are fine but there are a lot of horror stories.
I didn’t know it was still so bad at the Spencer. Thanks for the link. Geez, we almost bought there….