New Development: 1142 Bedford Avenue
There are a couple of upscale-ish developments in the works on Franklin Avenue already so it was just a matter of time before the wave moved another block east to Bedford Avenue. There’s been plenty of new construction in the last couple of years on Bedford between Willoughby and Flushing as the Hasidic community has…
There are a couple of upscale-ish developments in the works on Franklin Avenue already so it was just a matter of time before the wave moved another block east to Bedford Avenue. There’s been plenty of new construction in the last couple of years on Bedford between Willoughby and Flushing as the Hasidic community has expanded south from Williamsburg, building some pretty fugly structures in the process. This new project at 1142 Bedford Avenue at Monroe is directly across the avenue from the new YMCA. The development, which just got sign-off from DOB, will be 29 condo units plus commercial space on the ground floor. The person who sent it to us wasn’t too thrilled with the design but we’re of the school of thought these days that anything that’s better than a Fedders slap job in an area with so many vacant lots and run-down buildings is a positive thing. To the extent that the future residents of this building stimulate demand for better services in the area, we think it’s a good thing.
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Why does the artist’s rendering show no buildings on either side? Are they razing those?
I like the inadequate structural support of the front corner. I guess the goal is to gradually slide the building into the intersection for a free land grab.
The design itself is fine but the black brick is just awful
They put a nice one on the same block towards nostrand on Monroe.
here, here putnam-denizen! couldn’t have said it better myself.
1:46
Actually the site is called “Brownstoner”, not “Brickfacer,” but I guess your point is why someone would comment on this site if they don’t like the mindless pasting of historical styles and elements on otherwise uninspired new construction. Many of us like salt with our pepper, tabasco on our eggs, cream in our coffee. Check out Cambridge, Mass., if you want to see how oppressive brick can become if it is the only facing material used. I am not saying I want a Brutalist apartment building on South Portland Avenue, but neither do I want every block to look like South Portland. Especially for the borderland between Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy there seems to be amply possibilities for experimentation and innovation. Wide avenues like Franklin and Bedford cry out for something bolder than a row of pseudo-historical two family townhouses.
Back to my house around the corner on Gates for sale the address is 365.
you read and comment on brownstoner.com, 1:36 and you don’t like red brick…??
hmmm. gotta wonder…
YES, I love these modern buildings that Brooklyn is getting. We’re actually keeping pace with the rest of the country and Europe. Big windows, nice scale, balconies, and best of all, no tired red brick!