Modular at the Navy Yard
Before we were shoo’d away by the security guard at the Kent Avenue entrance to the Brooklyn Navy Yard last week, we were able to snap this photo of a strange assemblage of motor-home sized structures that look like modular building components to us. At first we thought someone might be building something new at…
Before we were shoo’d away by the security guard at the Kent Avenue entrance to the Brooklyn Navy Yard last week, we were able to snap this photo of a strange assemblage of motor-home sized structures that look like modular building components to us. At first we thought someone might be building something new at the Navy Yard but we started asking around and found out that there’s a company based there that builds modular housing. Looks like it was just storing its inventory on the lot. Anyone know what it’s called or anything else about it? While we’re at it, is there really any legal basis for the Navy Yard to prevent people standing on public property from taking a photo of its premises?
These are the new modular houses for the development at gateway estate. they are building five hundred new low income homes out in east new york, behind gate way mall. so far they have started building on flatlands avenue. they had a lottery in 2004-2005.
Joey – go have a sandwich. The hospital grounds are not being sold. There has been some talk over the last year or so of leasing it to Steiner Studios so they could use it as a back lot, but I haven’t heard of it being finalized yet. Also, the grounds are not really so landscaped – they’re actually pretty overgrown and not mowed nearly enough.
We live across the street from the grounds of the maritime hospital on the East end of the Navy Yard, and have been wondering about those modular units for several months. They were being stored in a lot just to the West of the hospital, but now they are also on the landscaped grounds. (I have a photo that I am sending to the site). We thought they were federal surplus from Katrina. Speaking of the hospital and it’s awsome landscaped grounds, anyone know the status of the lot? Is it true that Bloomberg sold it for development? If so I’m going on a hunger strike.
There is NO chance — none, zip, nada –that the Navy Yard will allow traffic to cut through the industrial park.
In addition to Nehemiah, the three-story homes on the east side of Kent, opposite the Navy Yard, were also built using these modules.
rj, the co-generation plant is on the Flushing Avenue side of the Navy Yard.
Nehemiah Homes, bound for Spring Creek, Bklyn.
Who knows who or what is really housed in some of the buildings in the Navy Yard?
To those wanting to go through the Navy Yard, heed my warning:
I rode my bicycle once through when Kent avenue was completely torn up and having nasty accidents at the corner of Kent and Williamsburgh quite frequently.
The lazy securities guards waved me down when i was 20 ft from Flushing and Clinton Ave, exiting their facilities, having strictly ridden down the rode for less than 3 minutes.
They (2 SUV vehicles) then continued to blow a red light and chase me/try to cut me off down Clinton Ave while screaming at me that I was going to be arrested all the way to Myrtle avenue.
When did private securities guards have jurisdiction over the public roads of Brooklyn NY and to use their vehicles as threatening weapons?
To say the least, I learned my lesson… Low level security guards are often quite crotch-ady.
AND! Most importantly, Kent avenue is now beautifully paved, leaving no reason to give them the thrill of the chase, breaking the monotony of their day.
There is also no law against taking photos on the subway or on MTA property regardless of what you might hear.
I was thinking their was a powerplant or steam generating plant inside the navy yard. If so, I can see why security there might at least question you as to what you are taking pictures for. Same reason they didn’t allow camaras on certain bridges and tunnels for while.