Crumbling Hopes for 160 Imlay Street?
Last time we heard about Red Hook’s premier there-goes-the-neighborhood project, 160 Imlay Street, word on the street was that workers had installed plastic sheeting on the window frames. Apparently the construction crew’s efforts to hermetically seal the building in advance of renovation/nuclear holocaust were for naught, as many of the plastic sheets are flapping in…
Last time we heard about Red Hook’s premier there-goes-the-neighborhood project, 160 Imlay Street, word on the street was that workers had installed plastic sheeting on the window frames. Apparently the construction crew’s efforts to hermetically seal the building in advance of renovation/nuclear holocaust were for naught, as many of the plastic sheets are flapping in the wind, now moving in concert with the property’s tatty old netting. Some of the metal scaffolding on 160 Imlay’s upper floors, meanwhile, has collapsed. As far as we know, no real work has been done on the warehouse for around a year, and it’s unclear whether developer Bruce Batkin’s project is still being held up by red tape or if he’s completely given up on the condo. Any chit-chat in the neighborhood about this one?
Proof of Progress at 160 Imlay: Plastic Windows [Curbed] GMAP
Condo Plan for 160 Imlay Thrown Into Question [Brownstoner]
thank u greg oconer and all your lacky’s for holding back redhook
this would of been great for the nieborhood
The variance was never revoked by the city. The city granted the variance and then a local NIMBY group sued, saying that the City did not do the proper procedure when granting the variance. A court agreed and said the developer would have to resubmit the variance application.
I’m not sure what’s happened since then, but I assume the developer will resubmit the variance. The property would be a fabulous residential site, and makes no sense for any other use.
Red Hook north of Van Brunt has no remaining industry. Might as well allow residential throuout this stretch. The only uses that will be displaced are school bus parking lots and low-end storage facilities.
They got a variance and then the variance was revoked. Damn shame that this beautiful building is sitting there rotting away because the city can not make up their mind about what they want to do with Red Hook. The city had lots of plans for Red Hook, got people real excited, and then dropped everything. Surprise surprise. Hey, but thanks for the Ikea. That’ll do wonders for some of the most beautiful waterfront property in the city.
Isn’t it a zoning issue that’s holding this up? I don’t think they can do residential in this location, can they?