New Barclay's Center Design Revealed
The new SHoP design for the Barclay’s Center, Bruce Ratner’s envisioned home for the Nets, has just gone live on the center’s website. There are lots of different views on rotation and Curbed has pulled out a bunch of still shots. Not surprisingly, Develop Don’t Destroy is already out with a release calling it “lipstick…
The new SHoP design for the Barclay’s Center, Bruce Ratner’s envisioned home for the Nets, has just gone live on the center’s website. There are lots of different views on rotation and Curbed has pulled out a bunch of still shots. Not surprisingly, Develop Don’t Destroy is already out with a release calling it “lipstick on a corrupt pig.” Regardless of your position on Atlantic Yards, there’s no denying it’s sexier than the most recent renderings, though that’s not saying a whole lot.
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I hate rust buildings. I think they always look like someone couldn’t afford paint or sealer. They bleed and look miserable. I have yet to see ONE of them that I like. I also think the rendering looks like a closed cell phone with a bottle cap opener. Probably represents the sports bars that will open on Atlantic and Flatbush like near Madison Square Garden…anyone think that will be an enticing neighborhood.
You really need to give DDDB credit. They have done exactly what they intended to do which has been successful so far. You need to admire success when they clearly were the underdog fighting the Mayor, multiple Governors and the powers that be and BTW they are given too much credit for being successful, its the economy stupid….
Please, please, please make this happen Ratner! I will be first in line to buy season tickets.
It’s not awesome, but I do like it much better than Gehrys plan. I always thought Gehry’s plan was too claustrophobic. This is a small improvement.
This needs to be built NOW!
DDDB has been terrible to delay this needed prject—they are the greedy pigs, not Eichner—get over it and build it–If you build it, they will come!!!
I’ve been around for a while. Sure this *may* look cool to some of you now…but basically it’s a bit of that old brutalism in architecture that will alienate the streetscape and the community.
PS, they might as well make sure they project the bank’s name on the clouds overhead…since they’ve secured the rights from the MTA to name the station for$200K/year to rename Atlantic-Pacific Street after the bank!
It all comes down to: UGHHHHhhhhh!
If my biceps were as big as Ratner’s head, I could probably pass a basketball from my roof top to the AY site. DDDB stopped the machine. Hats off! The deal was too shady, and the early buy-out guys who capitalized are laughing it up.
This rendering is a lot better, but he needs to keep it short, and be quick about it.
RE: Affordable Housing pie in the sky dreams
1-Rathner’s buddies already offered up some of their failed condo projects as affordable housing.
2-Bloomberg is building another strip of affordable homes across the street from AY. Stop by and visit.
3-Atlantic terminal projects are already there in full swing, and super affordable. Fill out an application if you’re interested.
So, why would he build more? And what’s affordable? 500k for a one bedroom 10 yrs from now?? Yeah ok. I bet he buys one of those projects. He did buy an old public school,the rail yards from the MTA when others offered more, and walks around with an eminent domain black card.
Ratner knows damn well those who desperately need affordable housing really need a 2 or 3 bedroom apt. He’ll make slightly discounted luxury apts if anything or blame DDDB for running out of cash and build nada.
bxgrl – if you knew 1/10th of what you think you do you’d be a genius. instead you’re 10x clueless. and harmless thankfully.
DDDb is purely reactionary and hates everything just for the sake of it. Even if Ratner agreed to build the UNITY plan, DDDB would still bitch and moan. There is simply no pleasing them, ever.
If you may recall, the alternative plan was submitted before the MTA made a decision. Since the city is supposed to take bids and get the best price, they had every right to submit it. And it was a seriously plan. On the other hand, if you like back room deals and letting the taxpayers pay your way while they get screwed, and having the MTA get less money at a time when they have a huge deficit, then the Ratner AY plan is right up your alley.