Glassy PLG Tower Bad News for Birds, Says Expert
Scores of migrating birds would smash into the glassy 23-story tower planned in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, on Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenues, creating a mess on the crowded sidewalks below, said Prospect Park Audubon Center senior naturalist Gabriel Willow. He said adjacent Prospect Park, at 585 acres, is a popular resting place for birds along the…
Scores of migrating birds would smash into the glassy 23-story tower planned in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, on Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenues, creating a mess on the crowded sidewalks below, said Prospect Park Audubon Center senior naturalist Gabriel Willow. He said adjacent Prospect Park, at 585 acres, is a popular resting place for birds along the Atlantic Flyway, and added that glass towers in Manhattan near smaller, less popular parks have been the death of hundreds of birds a year. “You’ll just find the ground littered with birds,” he said. Tom Gilman of Gilman Architects didn’t respond when asked if his design took migrating birds into consideration (the flock was added to the rendering). Meanwhile, developer Henry Herbst said he’s been busy polling the community about their preference for the ground floor retail compenent—so far, they’re leaning toward a bank and organic market, even though the short block already has two non-organic markets. Herbst said, “They claim there’s no organic foods in the area,” which is basically true. Cage-free hens, anyone?
Wings Meet Deadly Glass [NY Times]
Form Follows Feathers: Bird-Friendly Architecture [Architectural Record]
Lefferts Gardens Gets a Few New Arrivals [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
Prospect Part was & is the best place to have when you are living in a building in Brooklyn,i grew up right there on Flatbush ave between Empire Blvd&Lincoln Road so to put a Glass Tower right there people look around you dose it fit in NO…23 stoys.. six storys.. are what is there not.. that thing ..
Thousands of years ago birds crashed into the Pyramids. I saw it happen.
My friend is an expert in wildlife and controlling bird hits at airports.
She told me the buildings that are the big problem for birds crashing into them in NYC are far taller than this building. It’s not because they’re all glass and reflect the sky. The Empire State Building is one of the worst for bird hits. It’s not all glass. It’s just really tall. Much taller than this building of course.
They’re never going to stop building tall buildings. Ever. If people really care about the birds the objective should not be to stop this one little ole building. It should be to encourage the development of pioneering design to help stop bird hits on ALL buildings EVERYWHERE. Otherwise frankly the concern about the birds comes across as simply an issue to use to protest this one building.
If this building were covered in bird shit, it would actually be an improvement.
Maybe the birds could rest atop this building. After a week of shitting on it, the glass would surely be opaque. Better yet, the birds could hang out at the local bodega and share a 40 with the homies.
http://www.toronto.ca/lightsout/pdf/development_guidelines.pdf
This posted link above seems to have been missed. There are guidelines to protect birds from crashing in tall buildings. Yes there are migrating birds flying over Brooklyn and crossing over the park, yes tall glass buildings disorient birds and kill them, as the sky reflects in the windows. We should all consider protecting the birds we have in New York, and use our $$ and brain for good things for once. So this building has to be redesigned.
…the one with the a-vion flu
How much is that birdie in the window….
jerk goose stand = $$$$$$$