Checking In On 185 Ocean Avenue
Though just a wee lass when we checked in on her last April, 185 Ocean Avenuewas already showing strong signs of having been hit with the ugly stick. Rising from the ruins of a charming freestanding house (demolished by a developer for its tantalizing FAR), the new structure, though only two of a planned eight…
Though just a wee lass when we checked in on her last April, 185 Ocean Avenuewas already showing strong signs of having been hit with the ugly stick. Rising from the ruins of a charming freestanding house (demolished by a developer for its tantalizing FAR), the new structure, though only two of a planned eight stories at the time, was already being a bad neighbor with its aerial land grab over the driveway it shares with the neighbor. Yesterday, the local Prospect Lefferts blog PLOG served up a bunch of photos showing that the building has topped out and expressing concerns for the lack of safety measures on site: “Does this look safe to you? At one point the ladder a worker is standing on folds up sending him to the floor. Things are dropped off the roof on tiny ropes. A worker stands perilously close to the edge without any safety gear. This all while 25 mph freezing winds buffeted the structure.”
Ocean Avenue Hangover Continues to Rise [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: 185 Ocean Encroaching [Brownstoner]
185 Ocean Avenue Starts Back Up [Brownstoner]
185 Ocean Avenue Still Sucking Wind [Brownstoner] GMAP
Karma Is a Bitch: 185 Ocean Developer Sucking Wind [Brownstoner]
PLG House Razed, 8-Story Building Planned [Brownstoner]
Ocean’s 13: Landmarking Against a Ticking Time Bomb [Brownstoner]
PLG Shocker! 185 Ocean Closes 33% Above Ask [Brownstoner]
Photo from PLOG
I just passed by 185 I am totally impressed with what the developer/architect have done with this property. I will definetely be interested if the inside looks as good as the outside and the price is reasonable. Looking forward to meet the potential neighbors
yea, whats the deal with the lady next door? I was under the impression that the people who lived in the former house at 185 sold because of her.
I’m told the project also convinced the not-so-loved-in-the-hood neighbors, who shared the driveway with this garish monstrosity, to pull up stakes and rent out their place – for what it’s worth.
I have a number of completely contradictory feelings about this project.
§ I’m grateful, in a sense, to the developers since, absent their threat, PLG probably wouldn’t have our second historic district.
§ I’m still angry that they tore down a beautiful building that almost had another buyer who would have preserved it.
§ I’m actually anxious to see it finished since it just MIGHT be better than a vacant lot, or a half-finished shell.
§ I’m apprehensive that, given the builder’s track record so far, the finished results might actually be unsafe.