New PS 133 Plans Revealed
A reader just tipped us off to these renderings for the new building the SCA has proposed building on the site of the current PS 133 in lower Park Slope. Located at 4th Avenue and Butler Street, the existing building (the phantom shaded structure in the rendering) seats 300 children; the proposed structure would hold…
A reader just tipped us off to these renderings for the new building the SCA has proposed building on the site of the current PS 133 in lower Park Slope. Located at 4th Avenue and Butler Street, the existing building (the phantom shaded structure in the rendering) seats 300 children; the proposed structure would hold two schools for a total of 960 seats. Because the new building would be built on the balance of the site not taken up by the existing building, there would theoretically be no interruptions to the school schedule. Part of the impetus for the project, says the SCA, is the “anticipated student growth resulting from new residential development in the area, which is already evident in the multiple construction projects underway along the Fourth Avenue corridor.” The design of the new building certainly seems to pay its respects to the existing building, which is eligible for listing on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, but keep in mind this is only a preliminary “schematic” drawing. Although the public comment period was set to end earlier this month, we hear that the SCA will hold a public hearing to accept comments on May 14 at PS 133 at 4 pm and will continue to accept written comments until May 26.
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Re paying respects to the old building – the best way to do that would be not to tear it down.
The schematic is a bit deceptive – the slight “homage” to the sytle of the old building (a nod to the peaks) is only really visible from 4th avenue at ground level – on sidewalk and housing window level for the blocks behind it (between 4th and 5th) it is just another big box – and one that is going to bring a heck of a lot of traffic onto a smaller than one block square area. Of course, the SCA’s enviornmental study says that half of the kids (pre K through 5) will be walking to school – interesting, since about 500 wil be from district 15 (not 13, where the school is located)
Sigh. What a shame that would be.
No, the way we understand it is that they keep the current building up while constructing the new one, then tear down the old one when the new one is finished…
So after the whole brouhaha about tearing down the building, does this mean they are now keeping it and building around it? Or is the plan to still tear down the original building? What a waste.