Squeezing In at 179 Monroe Street
On this fairly modest stretch of Monroe Street, a five-story Karl Fischer-designed building is rising, wedged in between a pair of vinyl-clad two-story houses. (Pictured above is the similar house that used to sit on this lot.) It’s hard to argue with the fact that the scale of the building looks pretty ridiculous (then again,…
On this fairly modest stretch of Monroe Street, a five-story Karl Fischer-designed building is rising, wedged in between a pair of vinyl-clad two-story houses. (Pictured above is the similar house that used to sit on this lot.) It’s hard to argue with the fact that the scale of the building looks pretty ridiculous (then again, the building to the far right is the same height, so maybe we should be saying the small houses look ridiculous!); on the other hand, we’re tempted to give kudos to any developer doing anything better than a Fedders special in this neighborhood. What think ye? GMAP P*Shark DOB
I meant the diversification. It wasn’t like that 5 years ago. I don’t like developers, but sometimes you have to say a good word. What would you rather have another 2 family house? A “Karl fischer building in bedsty”. That’s amazing for us. (By the why I live on gates)
“Go look who is the population who lives in Bedsty today.”
What do you mean by that 5:01? I am a very successful professional who owns a gorgeous house on the border of Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy. I love the neighborhood because of it’s diversity. There are students, artists, yuppies, long-time residents, rich, poor black, white etc. etc. What are you saying?
Guys.
What the F__K are you talking about. Finally some decent developer is building something of true qaulity and vision. This neighborhood needs that. Go look who is the population who lives in Bedsty today.
People, Brooklyn has 2.3 million people, more than 14 states based and not much less than a handful more.
Nestalgia by neurotic people obsessed with crap is not an ethical reason for the impeding of progress. Brooklyn has almost the same number of housing units that it did 50 years ago but about an extra million more people.
Why, oh why, do these crap homes inspire this fanatical selfishness?
The whole block should be bulldozed and a 40-story highrise should be erected on that spot!
ANON: You actually can’t speak to how strong or deep my sentimental value because the monetary element wasn’t there. Seeing this has hit me harder than you or anyone else will ever know. I’ve been on this site before and seen things and it’s just another building, but for me, this is my house and unfortunately, my family didn’t have the means to keep it.
As far as Vancouver, your right, there is a large portion of shady areas right outside the high end condo areas. Probably the future of whats going on in NY, building new condos….pushing out the poor. Anyway as far as buildings and planning goes, they have a good mix of outdoor space incorporated into the condos, townhouses, high rises etc, plus they utilize the waterfront very well.
Off topic re: Vancouver. I visited there recently and was actually shocked at how extensive the skid row is. Block after block after block of the center city has been given over to an open air drug market. Just a few blocks from expensive condo towers. Overall, I was unimpressed with this city. Beautiful setting, but that’s it. Everywhere I went I had the odd feeling that I was a few blocks away from something that might have been interesting, but I never found it.
personal sentimental value is something different, but it can’t be that strong, if you, or they sold it.
Ahhh Vancouver
Are there any state of the art design rich fedders buildings up there?
If so Vancouver or bust!