Fort Greene Development

Fort Greene
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The neighborhood of Fort Greene is listed on the National and New York State Registry of Historic Places, and is a New York City designated Historic District. It is bounded, roughly, by The Brooklyn Navy Yard to the north, Flatbush Avenue to the west, Classon Avenue to the east and Atlantic Avenue to the south. Fort Greene is named after a Revolutionary War era fort that was rechristened in honor of General Nathaniel Greene of New Hampshire. General Greene aided General George Washington during the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776. Fort Greene Park is also, obviously, derived from General Greene's name and the neighborhood. In the park is the notable Prison Ships Martyrs monument and crypt, which honors some 11,500 patriots who died aboard British prision ships during the War of Independence. Poet and one-time resident Walt Whitman influenced the creation of Fort Greene Park in 1843.

In addition to Whitman, Fort Greene has also been the home of poet Marianne Mooore and Richard Wright, the author of Native Son, and the rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard.

Fort Greene is comprised of many superb examples of mid-19th Century Italianate and Eastlake architecture, most of which is well preserved. The area is the home of the famed Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Brooklyn Music School, Brooklyn Tech, The Paul Robeson Theater, Urban Glass works, 651 Arts perfoming center for African-American presenters, and the Atlantic Center commercial and transportation hub.

383 Carlton Ave.

Meltzer Mandl Architect
http://www.meltzermandl.com/

David Mandl, AIA ,NYSA

Experience:
Meltzer/Mandl Architects, P.C.
President
1995-Present

Environetics Group Inc.
President
1995-1997

David Mandl Associates
Architecture/Construction Management
Principal
1980-1995

Mr. Mandl is an architect with nearly 25 years of professional design experience, providing diverse architectural services. In addition to designing a wide range of commercial, residential and institutional projects, he has a particular expertise in New York City building codes and zoning interpretation which enables him to maximize clients' building needs and to fully utilize property opportunities. As a member of the New York Department of Buildings Advisory Panel, he has considerable knowledge of current law and proposed changes in New York, NY zoning laws. He implemented the Professional Certification of the first large-scale residential project in Manhattan under the then rarely-used New York, NY DOB Professional Certification Program.


Mr. Mandl has designed large and medium scale commercial, residential and institutional buildings, primarily in the New York City area, for numerous high-profile clients. He has been involved in over 850 projects, including new construction and rehabilitation of buildings, specializing in commercial to residential projects.


Education:
Bachelor of Arts, 1959
Pratt Institute
School of Architecture, 1976

Registration:
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
State of New York
State of New Jersey

Affiliations:
The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
New York Society of Architects, Former Board Member

Marvin H Meltzer, AIA, NCARB


Experience:
Meltzer/Mandl Architects, P.C.
1995-Present

Marvin H. Meltzer Architects, P.C.
1972-1995

Britton Development, Ltd.
1976-1984

Marvin H Meltzer, AIA, NCARB

Experience:
Meltzer/Mandl Architects, P.C.
1995-Present

Marvin H. Meltzer Architects, P.C.
1972-1995

Britton Development, Ltd.
1976-1984


Mr. Meltzer has designed and developed many types of buildings and environments over the last 30 years. His experience has included the creation of luxury, affordable and special needs housing, as well as, childcare, educational and community facilities and commercial projects. Mr. Meltzer's philosophy stems from a belief in quality design and sound communication as key factor in all successful projects. He has achieved a solid track record providing responsive, sensitive design solutions on time and within budget. His design for Melrose Court, a high density, low-rise affordable housing community won an award for the best in the country in 1994. In 2002, he was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award "for an illustrious career that has added to the betterment of architecture in New York City by the New York Society of Architects.


Education:
Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota, 1959
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Minnesota, 1961

Registration:
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
State of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, South Carolina

Awards:
2003 SARA Design Award of Excellence - Bond Street Lofts, NYC
2002 Lifetime Achievement Award - New York Society of Architects
2002 SARA Design Award, Honorable Mention - Bradhurst Court, NYC
1994 "Best Affordable Multi-Family Housing Project in the Nation"
Pillars of the Industry Award - National Association of Home Builders

Lectures:
FUTURE VISION OF URBAN PUBLIC HOUSING
An International Forum, University of Cincinnati
College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, November 1994.

Publications:
MARVIN H. MELTZER: CITY AS POETRY, L'Arca Edizioni, 2002.
DESIGN FOR LIVING: AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOUSING
"Good Neighbors", Jones, Pettus, Pyatok, Images Publishing", 1997.

Affiliations:
The American Institute ofArchitects (AIA)
AIA New York Chapter - Housing Committee
Central Synagogue, NY - Building Committee Member

Portrait of Mandl and Meltzer.

Nice photos. When did you take them?

Project #1

The GreeneHouse Condos
383 Carlton Avenue/43 Greene Avenue
12 stories 128 feet
Meltzer Mandl Architects
Dev-David Weiss of Carlton Adelphi LLC
Residential Condominiums
27 units 67,919 Sq. Ft.
Under Construction 2003-Early 2005


REAL ESTATE DESK
POSTINGS; Fort Greene Developers Get a Lucky Break
By JOSH BARBANEL
Published: June 27, 2004, Sunday

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...55C0A9629C8B63

When the new owners of the three duplex penthouses atop the GreeneHouse condominium in Brooklyn look out their oversized windows at the panoramic view of the New York skyline, from Staten Island to the Bronx, they will have many of their angry neighbors in Fort Greene's historic district to thank.
Following protests against the height and design of the 11-story project, the Department of Buildings conducted an audit of the building plans. But rather than reduce the size of the building, the department concluded that the developers could legally add a 12th floor.


''The reaction to this was disgusted resignation,'' said Howard Pitsch, chairman of the Fort Greene Association, a civic group, which is now working to change zoning in the area, to eliminate the threat of additional towers. ''It is a done deal now.''

The building, which is due to be completed in December, will have 27 apartments, 20,800 square feet of office space and 19 parking spaces. It is under construction on the corner of Carlton Avenue and Greene Avenue, at the edge of the historic district of ornate row houses.

''This is like going in for an I.R.S. audit and getting a refund,'' said David Mandl, the chief executive of Meltzer/Mandl Architects, the firm that designed the building. ''It is something that never happens.''

Mr. Mandl said that at issue was a zoning provision called the ''height factor.'' The factor sets the maximum height of a building, based on its footprint, which can be calculated several ways. Eventually, the department came up with a slightly more liberal interpretation than the developers had used.

In negotiations with neighborhood groups, the developers, David Weiss and Jonathan Jacobs, agreed to replace a limestone street-level facade with terra-cotta-colored brick, which is common in the neighborhood.

Mr. Weiss said the building would include 10-foot ceilings, balconies for each apartment, large windows, private and shared outdoor decks and a gym.

Final prices have not been set for the building. But as apartment prices have risen in the city, the projected market prices have risen sharply, to an average of $600 a square foot, which would work out to about $660,000 for a two-bedroom at GreeneHouse. The extra floor allowed the expansion of the three three-bedroom penthouses into duplexes, he said.

Jerry Minsky, a broker with the Corcoran Group who will market the condos, said he believed that the building was gaining acceptance in the neighborhood. And the nearby low-rise buildings are a selling point. ''It is very unusual to have views like this that will never be compromised,'' he said. JOSH BARBANEL


Listings:
http://www.corcoran.com/property/lis...stingid=731700

Also a thread here:
http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5489

Project # 2

Atlantic Terrace
Atlantic Avenue between South Portland & South Oxford Streets
10 stories
Magnusson Architecture & Planning
Residential Condominiums
80 units
Proposed

http://www.fifthave.org/AffordableHo...amOverview.htm

The Atlantic Terrace Cornerstone project will be a 80-unit, limited equity cooperative housing project on Atlantic Avenue at South Portland Street in Fort Greene. This $14 million development, for which FAC and two other partners were chosen over seven other applicants including for-profit developers, will provide first-time homebuyer opportunities in a central location with excellent access to many types of services. A majority of the units (at least half) will be affordable to low- and moderate-income families. This project involves many financing partners, including the possibility of New Markets Tax Credits for development of ground floor retail spaces.

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Originally Posted by Derek2k3

Nice photos. When did you take them?

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Feb. 13 2005

Project #2

What a nice design.

184 Adelphi St.
Designer Michael Marshall Architecture
Architect Brent M. Porter Arch. & Assoc.
Structural/Engineering Pulaski & Sirota Consulting Engr'g
Contractor J.C.C. Contracting

This is going to be a residential apartment. 4 stories. These pictures were taken yesterday. The completion date not sure yet.

You should ask Porter for a rendering. More of the GreeneHouse Condos.

375 Myrtle Avenue
150 Cleremont Avenue
6 stories 59 feet
Danois Architects
Dev-BRP Development/Myrtle Clermont LLC
Residential Condominiums
29 units 52,227 Sq. Ft.
Proposed 2005-Early 2006


http://www.brpdev.com/images_photos2/375_large8.jpg

Plans are here:
http://www.brpdev.com/property375.htm#


375 Myrtle Avenue / 150 Clermont Avenue

Coming in 2006…

375 Myrtle Avenue / 150 Clermont Avenue is a new 6 story concrete and brick face building located at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and Clermont Avenue, in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. This new development by BRP Development will replace the existing underutilization of the corner with 29 one- and two-bedroom apartments, approximately 7,000 SF of office and retail space, 1,800 SF of commercial storage spots, and 9 below-grade parking spaces.

The design, by Danois Architects, continues the street wall of Myrtle Avenue at a scale that is consistent with buildings found along the avenue. In an attempt to delicately intertwine the residential fabric of the neighborhood with the commercial strip, the wall of Myrtle Avenue conspicuously wraps around the corner, locating the residential and the office entrances along Clermont Avenue.

The apartments, will feature ample room sizes, provisions for washers and dryers, and plenty of closet space. Each two-bedroom apartment features two full bathrooms.Occupants will enjoy the amenities offered by an on-site exercise room, and outdoor recreation space.

Register to Brooklyn Eagle to read article:
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categor...y_id=5&id=3508
Neighbors Look Forward to Proposed Myrtle Ave Development
by Linda Collins (linda@brooklyneagle.net), published online 01-05-2005

The last building has a nice classic front, it belongs on a concourse.

if you're remotely interested:

http://greenehousecondos.blogspot.com

120 Adelphi Street
11 stories 110 feet
Ernst Architect, PLLC
Dev-Adelphi Luxury Apartments, LLC
Residential
11 units
Under Construction 2004-2006


http://www.axisd.com/Adelphi%20Steel%20Rendering.gif

Axis Design Group

http://www.axisd.com/projects_Adelphi.htm
This 11-story steel framed Apartment building utilizes a pre-cast plank floor system for fast erection time as required by the owner. The site has existing buildings on two sides that require shoring of the foundations in order to construct the cellar level of the new building. ADGs detailing of the pre-cast seat connection to the steel has allowed for 10 foot floor-to-floor heights reducing building costs while achieving the owners goals.

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Originally Posted by Derek2k3

You should ask Porter for a rendering. More of the GreeneHouse Condos.

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Good idea, I'll ask Brent tomorrow.

81 Hanson Place
Architect Gregory Merryweather
Brooklyn, New York, winter 2001-
with c. hubert studio

http://home.earthlink.net/~gregway/home/home.html
He has before and after pictures on his website. The photos I took are old from spring 04. Cool design right?

81 Hanson Place
Christian Hubert Studio/David Fratianne Architect
4 stories 54 feet
Dev-David Salle/81 Hanson Place LLC
Work-Living Space
1 unit
Completed January 2002-2003

http://home.earthlink.net/~gregway/p...s/extpersp.JPG

http://www.dfratiannearch.com/projec.../001/index.htm

Program: Renovation and creation of a work and living space for a high-profile artist.

Collaboration: Christian Hubert Studio, Brooklyn, NY- Designer; David Fratianne Architect- Architect of Record.

Design Intent: To utilize the two existing buildings for the distinct studio and residence functions, while creating a seamless interior flow between work and living spaces. An existing 19th century schoolhouse and adjoining town-house were combined to create an artist residence and studio. The 2-1/2 story red brick and terra-cotta schoolhouse façade was restored and houses the artist studio and support spaces. The 4-story town-house was rebuilt as the residence, with a new stucco façade and zinc standing seam 'object' added to enlarge the interior spaces on the second, third, and fourth floors. Exterior spaces were added in the form of a roof terrace inset into the third floor between the two exist-ing structures. Additional balconies were added to the fourth floor writer's loft space.



http://www.dfratiannearch.com/profile/press.htm

"Stretching the Boundaries in Fort Greene"
by Deborah Kolben, Brooklyn Papers, October 6, 2003

A man in tennis whites making his way across Hanson Place in Fort Greene on a recent Saturday morning stoppped mid-block to peer up at something that had caught his eye.

"Look at that," he said as he placed his hands into a frame and peered through as if looking at modern art.

The object of note was not the monstrous brick-and-glass Atlantic Terminal going up just blocks away, but rather a four-story modern construction with a metallic outcropping looming in its shadow.

If the metallic roof and side didn't make the building noticeable enough, the fact that it was attached to an old red brick church certainly did.

These conjoined buildings at 81 Hanson Place and South Oxford Street belong to artist David Salle, who snatched them up several years ago and has been watching over the major renovations ever since.

Salle, an Oklahoma-born artist who has exhibited everywhere from the Guggenheim to the Whitney, will move into his quaint, 10,000-square-foot home and studio by the end of the year.

In addition to the architectural boldness of the structure- the contrast of the zinc protrusion with the old, brick building- also of note is that Salle was among the first artists to roll up canvas and head south to colonize a small neighborhood now known as TriBeCa.

Salle, 51, has since sold off his TriBeCa digs, according to his studio assistant, Mary Schwab, who said he was looking in Harlem and other parts of Brooklyn before he stumbled upon Hanson Place.

"He had been looking around other parts of Brooklyn but fell in love with Fort Greene," Schwab said, adding that it was not easy to find a space that met his requirements.

It also just so happened that Salle was friends with Harvey Lichtenstein, who was then president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and plans were already in the works for the new BAM cultural district, which will include thousands of square feet for artists (which is never bad for property values). Salle snatched up both buildings, which had been abandoned for decades, just as Fort Greene was embarking on its real estate boom.

Over the years the red-brick building had been used as everything from a Masonic Lodge to a school to a church. To create his new abode, Salle hired architect Christian Hubert, who had designed his TriBeCa loft back in 1984.

Hubert spent more than a year on the designs, which include the zinc-covered roof and side extension. While Salle wanted to add more space, the zoning for the area made it impossible. So instead Hubert came up with the metal outcropping that allowed him to "move space around".
Asked about how the buildings fit with the rest of the neighborhood, Hubert said ,"I think it's part of the upgrading that's going on in that area. A lot of new buildings going up, some of high architectural quality, others not so much."

Just across thestreet, an eight-story abandoned building is being refashioned into 30,000 square feet of office space for art organizations. And until October, an art installation by Clara Williams sits on the third floor. Every hour, life-size marionettes pop out of the third-story windows and enact a sequence from "The Price," a play by Arthur Miller about two estranged brothers who meet in their dead father's New York City brownstone two weeks before it is to be demolished.

Asked why Salle chose Fort Greene, David Fratianne, an architect working on the project said, "It's an edgy neighborhood and he's and edgy guy and the house is a little edgy."

Despite all that edge, not everybody is thrilled with what they see.

"It's exciting to have such a high-profile artist in the neighborhood," said Chris Gullian, a sculptor who lives just a few blocks away. "But I think that building is a blemish on an otherwise beautiful community of old buildings."

70 Hanson Place
5 stories 60 feet
Scarano & Associate Architects
Dev-Meilich Aber
Residential Condominiums
9 units 9,406 Sq. Ft.
Proposed 2006?


http://www.scaranoarchitects.com/

A narrow site split by a striking masonary wall creates a unique, imaginative expression within a cultural community of Brooklyn.

The Clermont Family Residence
65-67 Clermont Avenue
6 stories 60 feet
Bricolage Designs
Dev-The Wolf Group
Transitional Shelter-Hotel
24 units 14,479 Sq. Ft.
Completed 2001-2002


The Village Voice

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/024...s,39044,5.html

Homeless Profit-Taking
Brooklyn Developer Pulls Bait and Switch on Neighborhood
by Tom Robbins
October 9 - 15, 2002 alert me by e-mail

October surprise: Concerned neighbors outside 65 Clermont Avenue. Developers originally planned rental housing at the site, but then leased it as a revolving-door hotel for homeless families.
photo: Lauren Fleishman
Not that it ever really left, but New York's homeless crisis is back—full throttle. And so are those who always figure out how to make money on people in need.

A case in point is one of the city's latest prospective homeless shelters, a spanking new six-story red-brick building that towers above its two- and three-story neighbors on a side street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. A year ago, when developers first began work at 65 Clermont Avenue, they posted a large sign out front declaring that luxury apartments would be offered. This pleased many of the block's residents who had seen fires and abandonment wipe out the homes that once stood there. For years, they said, they had waited to see the rubble-strewn lots alongside the elevated Brooklyn-Queens Expressway become something other than a dumping ground.

"Every morning I would walk by and see them at work," recalled Virginia Schwartzberg, who lives three doors up from the site. "I'd say, 'Hi, howareya? Lookin' good.' They'd wave back. They must've thought we were so dumb."

The building rose three stories, fitting in snugly next to the modest brick and frame homes beside it on the residential block, which also has a public school and three day care centers. Then, as neighbors gaped, the structure grew another three floors, to a towering 60 feet, dwarfing all else around it.

In late summer, Margaret Delapp, who has lived next door for 30 years, watched as a truck pulled up and workers began unloading dozens of used mattresses and bunk beds. Another delivery contained freestanding closets. What are those for? she asked. "Shelter," was the response.

"That's when we found out they had turned it into a hotel," said Dan Borrero, 39, who grew up a block away, and runs Mr. D's Video across the street on Park Avenue. "Nobody knew a thing about it. Not the community board, not the politicians. No one."

The news was especially jarring to Borrero. He had purchased the lots three years earlier and installed chain-link fences to stop the illegal dumping. As the neighborhood improved, he got offers to sell. One was from a businessman who wanted to install pillars for a mammoth billboard sign. "I didn't like that idea," said Borrero. He later accepted $10,000 less from a Borough Park-based development firm called the Wolf Group, which told him it was going to erect three-family homes.

After he realized he had been victimized in a kind of bait-and-switch game, Borrero and other neighbors tried to reach the Wolf firm without success.

In the jargon of the homeless business, plans call for the building to serve as a "transitional shelter-hotel." Its 24 tiny rooms, each crowded with bunk bed, double bed, desk, bureau, and kitchen appliances, will serve as temporary homes for families while they are evaluated to see if they should be provided other housing by the city.

There were 37,000 homeless in the city's shelters last month, a figure that is mainly women and children. It is the most since 1987, when the population crested at 29,000 after rising in an ever-swelling wave through the early '80s. The numbers subsided only after public pressure compelled the city and state administrations, then led, respectively, by Ed Koch and Mario Cuomo, to fund new, low-cost housing. A new system of humane shelters was also created. Run by nonprofit organizations and staffed by specialists who helped the homeless cope with their individual problems, they provided day care, job training, drug counseling, and help in finding a new home.

Prior to these new transitional residences, the official policy was to send families to squalid, rundown hotels like the old Martinique on Herald Square, the Hotel Carter on West 43rd Street, and the execrable Brooklyn Arms, now demolished, that stood across from the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The city paid a fortune to the operators of these hotels, who treated their guests like cattle, made few repairs, and tried to bar the doors to anyone who sought to examine the horrific conditions. Like wartime profiteers, the hotel managers understood that, in an emergency, there are shovelfuls of money to be made.

Now, with homeless numbers soaring again, some landlords are reaching the simple economic conclusion that there is more profit to be made putting up the homeless than providing regular housing. The city no longer does business with the worst hotels, but it still pays top dollar. The going rate for a provider of emergency shelter is $90 to $95 a night, according to the city's Department of Homeless Services, which is struggling to cope with the exploding crisis. The developers of the Clermont Avenue building refused comment, but the emergency payments appear to be well above the income the owners might have expected had they offered their apartments as conventional rentals.

During the city's last homeless crisis, advocates finally drove home the point that as long as the city was going to spend huge amounts sheltering the homeless, it was better off directing the funds to nonprofit organizations, which would provide decent lodgings along with a panoply of services that helped pull the families out of homelessness.

"The [nonprofit] providers are the best equipped, the most sensitive to the needs of homeless New Yorkers," said Lauri Cole, the director of ASPHA/Tier 2 Coalition, an organization representing 58 nonprofit shelter operators. "They are the ones you would turn to first."

But interest in sustaining the push for more affordable housing and the creation of additional nonprofit shelters waned during the Giuliani and Pataki administrations. And now, under pressure of a decades-old court order that compels it to provide shelter for needy families, the city is once again scrambling to enlist private landlords motivated solely by profit.

Neighbors of the new shelter on Clermont Avenue, fearful of the old welfare-hotel-style conditions, met with city officials to ask if an experienced nonprofit organization could at least be brought in to manage the hotel. They said they were told that wasn't possible. "We are working aggressively to understand and address the issues raised by the community," said Jim Anderson, a spokesman for the homeless agency.

The neighbors had good reason for concern about operations at the new site. This February, the building's contractor, Moshe Junger, was sentenced to four months in prison for ignoring unsafe conditions that caused the death of one of his employees in a building collapse at another site in nearby Williamsburg.

The owner's architect, Henry Radusky, also ran afoul of authorities after he was found to have "repeatedly failed to follow the building code and the zoning resolution in his filings," according to the city's buildings department. Radusky has voluntarily surrendered his right to self-certify plans, officials said. The building plans for the Clermont Avenue project themselves reveal a tangle of often contradictory assertions. In order to meet minimum requirements of 400 square feet per apartment, the owner asked that city inspectors include the exterior and interior walls in their computations. Then, in an effort to avoid a requirement for secondary emergency exits, such as fire escapes, for the units, the owners asked that the square footage calculations be reduced. The owners also never filed an application to create a transient hotel, which buildings department officials said would be an improper use for the area, which is zoned for residential dwellings.

The hotel itself is to be managed by David Somerstein, of Somerstein Associates in Flushing, Queens. Somerstein operates more than a dozen separate for-profit homeless shelter sites in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Brooklyn. He did not respond to calls to his office.

Neighbors said they were not opposed to having the homeless as neighbors. "We wouldn't have any problem if they made this into permanent housing for the homeless," said Schwartzberg whose husband, Howard, teaches at several nonprofit homeless shelters. "But as a hotel, there could be as many as 200 strangers on this block every month, coming and going."

The first families are expected to arrive sometime this month, according to workers at the building. But the owners have already started earning revenue from the site. A large mesh banner advertising the new Eddie Murphy movie, I Spy, has been hung over the top four floors, covering the rear windows. The banner hangs neatly against the wall because there are no fire escapes to get in the way.

That could have gone up in the sixties.

That building is old news....its been completed for a year now. It's right near the farrogot houses

Project #10

Navy Yard Brig Site
Between Flushing and Park Avenues and Clermont and Vanderbilt Streets
Mixed Use
~400 apartments, as well as commercial and community space
Proposed


Apartments to replace
crumbling Brig

http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/...p-186786c.html

BY MICHAEL SAUL
DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU

The Brig is coming down - and apartments are going up!
Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday that a 14-person task force has been formed to guide redevelopment at the site of the Brig, a 104,600-square-foot former naval prison in Fort Greene.

The dilapidated building on the block bounded by Flushing, Vanderbilt, Park and Clermont Aves. has been a major blight on the neighborhood.

Now it will be demolished, paving the way for up to 400 new homes and commercial and community space.

"The essence of today, I suppose, if you want to have a headline is: Fewer jails and more housing," said Bloomberg.

"There's been a lot of misery on this site over the years," he added, "and now there's going to be a lot of joy."

The Brig, built in the early 1940s as a naval prison, became a detention center for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service right after the Brooklyn Navy Yard closed in 1966.

In 1984 the city moved to take over the facility because of serious overcrowding in city prisons. The Brig served as a minimum-security prison for the city until it was closed in December 1994.

Its last occupants were volunteers involved in the cleanup effort after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

The city hopes to send out a request for proposal for the site's redevelopment next spring, with the goal of new housing to begin to go up in the fall of 2006.

The redeveloped site will include affordable and market-rate apartments as well as facilities for the homeless.

"Providing housing for all is our top priority," Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said. "Converting this Brig will unlock the site's potential, opening the door to an even greater future for this neighborhood."

Karen Neroulias, 26, a neighborhood resident who attended the news conference with her 8-month-old daughter, Isabelle, said she's concerned about the city using part of the site for homeless people.

Still, she said, "I'm glad that they're doing something with it - this building is a major eyesore."

Originally published on July 30, 2004


More info here:
http://www.ibrooklyn.com/site/aboutc...ews/current/77

62 Clermont Avenue
6 stories 57 feet
Sandor Weiss
Dev-George Rolf
25 units 35,176 Sq. Ft.
Residential Rentals
Under Construction 2003-2005


NYPost

http://www.nypost.com/realestate/31855.htm

FORT GREENE HIPSTERS MOVE A BLOCK NORTH. WHERE WILL THEY STOP?

By ALEC APPELBAUM

October 16, 2004 -- Pop quiz: What's Fort Greene's main street? If you said DeKalb Avenue, home to legendary cheesecake outpost Junior's and Long Island University, think again. Myrtle Avenue, parallel to DeKalb on the north side of Fort Greene Park, is hopping with new residents and chichi stores.

On maps, Myrtle Avenue has always run through the heart of Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuy. But upmarket merchants and condo buyers have only "discovered" it in the past couple of years. Perhaps that's because it's a longer haul from the subways than DeKalb; perhaps that's because a reputation as "Murder Avenue" had outlasted reality about crime rates.

With a bidding frenzy for properties close to BAM, however, new investors have started seeing Myrtle Avenue as an alternative. And a city project to build apartments and a supermarket at Fort Greene's edge by 2008 could make Myrtle the center of the diverse 'hood.

Alain Da Sylveira of the Corcoran Group says increasingly, clients consider Myrtle desirable, want to be near Fort Greene Park. "The park is the cornerstone of the community," says Da Sylveira, who notes that developers have started asking about sites on North Portland Avenue, across the park from Fort Greene's bistro-and-brownstone buzz.

Da Sylveira sold three condos, all at their asking prices, in a converted five-unit brownstone facing the park on Myrtle. The condos, called Washington Park, sold for roughly $700 per square foot - as high as $795,000 for a unit with a roof deck.

As places like natural-foods store Karrot replace 99-cent shops, the "edge" of gentrification keeps pushing northward. This territory differs sharply from central Fort Greene.

A couple of years ago, for instance, many Brooklyn newbies didn't know their borough had a Park Avenue. Now a Queens developer named George Rolf is putting up rentals - 30 units are expected - on Clermont and Park avenues, a block north of Myrtle.

At that corner, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway is an iron viaduct running charmlessly overhead. Two blocks past Myrtle, at Flushing, there's a brick wall and a sign reading "Brooklyn Navy Yard." But neither of these things is a dead end.

In the Navy Yard, the city plans to tear down the old brig, located at the foot of Adelphi Street, next year. (The Bloomberg administration has been eyeing the site since last December, when it convened neighborhood leaders for a design workshop.) Specifics will emerge over the next year.

Still, Shaun Donovan, the city's Housing Preservation and Development commissioner, says the city hopes to follow "the broad outline" of that workshop's recommendations. Those include a central courtyard, with townhouses fronting Clermont and Vanderbilt avenues, and a taller building, possibly with views of the Manhattan skyline, on Flushing.

The project will almost certainly include 60,000 square feet of retail - probably a supermarket and another supplier of staples - at the corner of Flushing and Navy. It will also, says Donovan, "reflect a full range of incomes and include supportive housing" for people with special needs.

A mix is important, too, to the artists and families who've lived in the area since before the words "Fort Greene" showed up on expensive sweatshirts.

"As I'm getting older, having a safer neighborhood makes a difference," says Ragnar Naess, a potter and sculptor who bought a building on Hall Street between Myrtle and Park for $20,000 back in 1973. "The streets have always been varied with people of all ages and races. I hope that spirit stays."

John Faulk, an officer for HPD, agrees. "People appreciate that there are families on these blocks," he says. Faulk bought a 129-year-old Hall Street house 10 years ago for $143,000 with his wife, Mary Chang. They're still renovating the upstairs kitchen, and they love "participating" in the neighborhood.

But he sees a new market coming. A house on their block sold for $550,000 this spring.

There's reason to think these prices can still increase. Steiner Studios, a 15-acre movie production center with 75 soundstages, plans to open in the Navy Yard later this year. It promises to spur demand for convenience stores, dry cleaning and car services.

Transportation remains the area's weak link: The proposed supermarket site is a 10-minute hoof from the F train's York Street stop.

Nonetheless, Faulk says "bargains" remain available to buyers willing to invest their time. He says an "on-foot, building-by-building" search can turn up steals for less than $400,000. Hey, sometimes it takes a little effort to stay on the edge.

The Clermont Armory/Armory Towers I
167-171 Clermont Avenue
Scarano & Associate Architects
Dev-Strategic Construction Corp./IBEC
6 stories 62 feet
Residential Rental
111 units 149,202 Sq. Ft. (Overall)
Completed Summer 2000

The Clermont Armory/Armory Towers II
167-171 Clermont Avenue
Scarano & Associate Architects
Dev-Strategic Construction Corp./IBEC
6 stories 62 feet
Residential Rental
111 units 149,202 Sq. Ft. (Overall)
Completed Summer 2000

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http://www.clermontarmory.com/

The Clermont Armory is a new residential development built on the site of one of the oldest armories in New York City. Scheduled for occupancy by August 1, 2000, this 110 unit rental building is located at 171 Clermont Avenue in Fort Greene, one of the trendiest brownstone neighborhoods near downtown Brooklyn. Built in two wings behind the facade of the original armory, the apartments face an elevated courtyard. Three of the wrought iron trusses that spanned the original drill hall (built in 1873), were retained in the courtyard, exposed to the sky, in an attempt to capture some of the character of the original Clermont Armory.

The apartments, ranging in size from studios to three bedrooms, are equipped with dishwashers, state of the art intercom system, hardwood floors, and many have breathtaking views. Ten of the apartments on The Clermont Avenue side have spacious balconies facing a front atrium created behind the original facade. The building amenities include a doorman/concierge, elevators, a laundry room, video surveillance and magnetic locks with card access for tenants. On site attended parking is also available.

Mass transit is available within a 15 minute walking distance to the Dekalb Avenue Station (B,D,Q,N,R), Nevins Street Station (2,3,4,5), or the Clinton-Washington Station (G). Bus service (B54) is also available at Myrtle Avenue, connecting to the Jay Street Station (A,C,F) or the Lawrence Street Station (N,R). (See area maps).

This project has been financed by the "New Housing Opportunities" Program of the NYC Housing Development Corporation, providing rental units targeted to middle income families or persons. Please refer to the application for more detailed program requirements and guidelines.


NYCHDC
http://www.nychdc.com/pressroom/pr_armory.htm

Oldest Standing Armory in NYC Converted to Middle Income Housing
111 Unique Apartments Created in Fort Greene Through Successful HDC Program

New York, NY, September 20, 2000
BROOKLYN (September 6, 2000) - New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) President Russell A. Harding cut a ribbon today at the Armory Towers, commemorating the opening of 111-units of unique middle-income housing. The ceremony took place in the large central courtyard of the twin, six-story elevator buildings. The Armory, located in the historic Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, has been rehabilitated through HDC's middle-income New Housing Opportunities Program (New HOP).

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani launched the New Housing Opportunities Program in October 1997 as the first effort by the City in more than 25 years to create housing for middle-income New Yorkers. The program finances the new construction or substantial rehabilitation of rental and limited-equity cooperative housing that is affordable to moderate and middle-income families in all five boroughs.

"What makes New HOP so remarkable is the immediate impact it has had in producing much needed housing, as well as its positive influence on many communities throughout New York City," said HDC President Russell A. Harding. "In just 30 months, 2,000 units have been financed, and many abandoned buildings like the Clermont Armory have been restored, bringing with them renewed neighborhood vitality."

Located at 171 Clermont Avenue, the former armory was converted into two six-story elevator buildings connected by a large landscaped central courtyard. The development's 111 units include 25 studios, 45 one-bedroom units, 35 two-bedroom units, and 5 three-bedroom units, plus a superintendent's apartment. In addition, the project features 8,000 square feet of commercial space occupied by a charter school, offering a unique learning opportunity for neighborhood children. A 113-space parking garage is located in the armory's former rifle range.

Through New HOP, HDC issues taxable bonds to provide long-term, fixed-rate financing for rental and cooperative housing projects. In addition, HDC uses its corporate reserves to provide second mortgage loans of up to $40,000 per unit to ensure that rents are affordable.

The Clermont Armory was originally constructed in 1873 and is the oldest standing armory in New York City. The Armory was built for the New York State 23rd Regiment, which saw military action in the Civil War, World War I and at Normandy in World War II. Until the mid-60's, the Armory was used by the Department of Sanitation as a storage warehouse. The building then stood vacant for many years, with vandals looting and destroying much of the original structure. In 1995, the developers, Samy and Hesky Brahimy, along with John Frezza, purchased the property at a City auction.

"After debating several options, including a movie studio, we decided on rental apartments based on the guidelines of HDC's middle-income housing loan program," said Mr. Frezza, who is also a founding board member of the New York State Association For Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH). "The availability of financing, inclusive of interest and capital subsidies through the HDC middle-income loan program, have helped to make this unique project feasible in the City's effort to further expand the development of affordable housing."

Armory Towers is well suited to Ft. Greene. With extensive housing development and new shops and restaurants, it is an especially attractive community for middle-income residents. Located nearby is Fort Greene Park, a 30-acre recreational site designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the designers of Central Park and Prospect Park.

"HDC is to be commended for its initiative in producing these 111 new middle-income housing units," said Rep. Edolphus "Ed" Towns, who has served Brooklyn's 10th Congressional District, the site of Armory Towers, since January 1983. "For the first time in over a quarter of a century, NYC is putting families first."

HDC provided a $12,540,000 construction loan for the Clermont Armory, and the European American Bank (EAB) guaranteed HDC's construction loan with a letter of credit. Now that the project is completed, HDC holds a $10,340,000 million permanent mortgage. HDC is also providing a $2,200,000 second mortgage loan from its corporate reserves at an interest rate of one percent.

"EAB is proud to be involved in this innovative housing initiative in Brooklyn. We look forward to a long working relationship with the Housing Development Corporation. Innovative projects such as the Armory Towers are good for New York and New Yorkers alike," said Richard Roberto, president of the EAB Community Development Corporation.

Ground floor commercial space at Armory Towers will be occupied by the newly created Community Partnership Charter School, which will welcome its first students on September 7th. "I'm thrilled to be a part of such an exciting endeavor here in the Armory Towers in Fort Greene," said Ellen Rice, Director of the school. "I am confident that the Community Partnership School will be a tremendous success in the community partnering with local institutions, mentors and neighborhood business."

Through HDC, the City provides access to low cost financing for the development of low- and middle-income housing. HDC financing gives developers the opportunity to create new affordable housing units throughout New York City.

That building was featured in the Akon Video "Locked Up". Wow it's funny to think that at school here they refer Vincent A. Stabile, a freshmen dormitory on campus as a prison. The prison looks similar like Vincent A. Stabile. LOL

Atlantic Terminal
Floors:14
Height 287ft
Architect: Cesar pelli and Swanke Hayden Connell
Year: 2003-2005
Location: 2 hanson Place
Style: Postmodern

Atlantic Terminal Office Building in Downtown Brooklyn

Brooklyn's Progress
July 2003

The Atlantic Terminal Office Building,a 10-story, 400,000 square foot office building constructed above a four-story, 375,000 square foot retail shopping center will offer a vast array of appealing shopping and dining experiences at a convenient location above the largest public transportation hub in Brooklyn and the third largest in New York City.

Underneath the office and retail center are renovated Long Island Railroad and subway stations. The land is being leased from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Railroad Company (LIRR).

The Bank of New York will make its new home at the Atlantic Terminal Office Building, leasing 320,000 square feet of office space on eight floors. Fifteen hundred Bank employees will commence working in the new building in May 2004. Another two floors containing 80,000 square feet of office space are available for lease. In September 2002, the New York City Industrial Development Agency approved $114 million in Liberty Bonds for the permanent financing of the office building.

“The Atlantic Terminal office building will make an important contribution to the continuing revitalization of Downtown Brooklyn,” said Bruce C. Ratner, president and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies. “As the new home of the Bank of New York, it will be a major catalyst in generating hundreds of jobs and bringing scores of workers to the heart of Downtown Brooklyn.”

When completed, the construction of The Atlantic Terminal Office Building will have employed close to 1,000 construction workers; when fully occupied, it is estimated that more than 1,700 employees will work in the building. The 375,000 square foot retail complex is anchored by a 194,000-square-foot Target discount department store. Also included are two restaurants, Red Lobster and Outback Steakhouse. The retail portion of Atlantic Terminal will generate some 1,000 new positions as well as $16 million in new sales tax revenues annually.

The architectural firm of Swanke Hayden Connell designed the Atlantic Terminal Office Building. A horizontal band of glass at the fifth floor sky lobby “lifts” the office tower above the retail base, designed by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer.

The developer of the Atlantic Terminal Office Building, Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC), is an affiliate of Cleveland-based Forest City Enterprises and is the largest publicly traded development company and a major mixed-used property owner and developer in the United States. Noteworthy FCRC projects include the Hilton Times Square Hotel, Entertainment, and Retail Development; the Embassy Suites Hotel in Battery Park City; and a joint venture formed with The New York Times Company to develop and own the new New York Times Headquarters Building in midtown Manhattan.

Pictures I took during the Spring of 2004.

Atlantic Terminal Mall Tower
139 Flatbush Avenue
Swanke Hayden & Connell Architects
Dev-Forest City Ratner (FC Hanson Office Associates)
14 stories 271/284/295 feet
Mixed Use: 786,251
Commercial Office:411,000 sq. ft. /470,000 SF
Retail: 375,000 Sq. Ft.
Completed 2002-June 2004

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Swanke Hayden & Connell Architects

http://www.shca.com/portfolio/defaul...e=Architecture

Atlantic Terminal
Brooklyn, New York

This 10-story, 295 ft high 400, 000 sq ft. office tower crowns a four-story, 375, 000sq. ft retail shopping center, which in turn, sits atop the largest public transportation hub in Brooklyn. The multi-use structure has quickly become a prominent destination in one of New York City’s largest urban renewal areas. In designing the tower SHCA had to accommodate the transit system underneath and integrate the structure into the surrounding residential neighborhood without competing with the adjacent Williamsburg Bank Tower--a landmark of downtown Brooklyn. SHCA created a façade that employs masonry as well as metal windows and terra-cotta rain-screen panels to harmonize with its neighbors. A horizontal glass band “lifts” the offices visually above the upgraded retail base. To address the transit issues, SHCA designed a new ground floor lobby within the retail base with four shuttle elevators bringing visitors to the fifth-floor sky-lobby.



Atlantic Terminal Office Building in Downtown Brooklyn

http://www.ibrooklyn.com/site/newsev...03/article/242

Brooklyn's Progress
July 2003

The Atlantic Terminal Office Building,a 10-story, 400,000 square foot office building constructed above a four-story, 375,000 square foot retail shopping center will offer a vast array of appealing shopping and dining experiences at a convenient location above the largest public transportation hub in Brooklyn and the third largest in New York City.

Underneath the office and retail center are renovated Long Island Railroad and subway stations. The land is being leased from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Railroad Company (LIRR).

The Bank of New York will make its new home at the Atlantic Terminal Office Building, leasing 320,000 square feet of office space on eight floors. Fifteen hundred Bank employees will commence working in the new building in May 2004. Another two floors containing 80,000 square feet of office space are available for lease. In September 2002, the New York City Industrial Development Agency approved $114 million in Liberty Bonds for the permanent financing of the office building.

“The Atlantic Terminal office building will make an important contribution to the continuing revitalization of Downtown Brooklyn,” said Bruce C. Ratner, president and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies. “As the new home of the Bank of New York, it will be a major catalyst in generating hundreds of jobs and bringing scores of workers to the heart of Downtown Brooklyn.”

When completed, the construction of The Atlantic Terminal Office Building will have employed close to 1,000 construction workers; when fully occupied, it is estimated that more than 1,700 employees will work in the building. The 375,000 square foot retail complex is anchored by a 194,000-square-foot Target discount department store. Also included are two restaurants, Red Lobster and Outback Steakhouse. The retail portion of Atlantic Terminal will generate some 1,000 new positions as well as $16 million in new sales tax revenues annually.

The architectural firm of Swanke Hayden Connell designed the Atlantic Terminal Office Building. A horizontal band of glass at the fifth floor sky lobby “lifts” the office tower above the retail base, designed by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer.

The developer of the Atlantic Terminal Office Building, Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC), is an affiliate of Cleveland-based Forest City Enterprises and is the largest publicly traded development company and a major mixed-used property owner and developer in the United States. Noteworthy FCRC projects include the Hilton Times Square Hotel, Entertainment, and Retail Development; the Embassy Suites Hotel in Battery Park City; and a joint venture formed with The New York Times Company to develop and own the new New York Times Headquarters Building in midtown Manhattan.

I like that last one!

Sexy renderings, but ugly building.

Atlantic Mall is entirely very suburban. It'll look decent only when more urban developments follow as planned.

Project #14

729 Fulton Street
Dev-Abdul Jawad
GHS Architects
4 stories 48 feet
Residential
5,986 Sq. Ft. 3 units
Under Construction 2005

this is as basic as it gets.

Project #15

The Greens Condos
35 South Elliot Place
4 stories 40 feet
Wuest and DiFara and Associates/Armando Porto Architect
Dev-Soli Raanan
Residential Condominium
5 units 6,875 Sq. Ft.
Completed 2002-2004

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Virtual tour.
http://www.digit-tec.com/vr-tours/co...2ndbedroom.htm

http://www.corcoran.com/property/nd/...where=manh&p=1

35 South Elliot
Brooklyn,NY11217

Overview
Newly constructed to landmark specifications with attention to detail. This 5 unit building sits on one of the prime tree lined blocks of the historic Fort Greene neighborhood. All of the units offer low monthly carrying costs, individually controlled central heat and air-conditioning, recessed lighting, stainless steel appliances, designer tiles on kitchen countertops and bathroom walls, hardwood floors, excellent natural light and storage spaces. The larger units also feature working fireplaces with granite mantels. Just steps form beautiful Fort Greene Park, BAM, shopping and dining. A, C, G, B, D, Q, M, N, R, 2,3,4,5 subway lines and the Long Island Railroad all within walking distance.
Fort Greene, with its tree lined blocks of turn-of-the-century townhouses and it’s wealth of cultural institutions, is one of the city’s most dynamic and beautiful neighborhoods. The areas main attraction is also its namesake. Fort Greene Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux of Central Park fame. It opened in 1847 on the sight of Fort Putnam where Revolutionary War General Nathanial Greene defended Washington’s army against the British. The thirty acre park is home to tennis courts and playgrounds, and is host to events such as concerts, poetry readings, and other civic gatherings. Fort Greene has been home to artists and writers from Walt Whitman to Spike Lee as well as Professionals and families of all backgrounds and races. This rich mix has made it one of Brooklyn’s hottest neighborhoods and a great place to call home.

How dare they try and imitate (poorly) a brownstone.

Project #16

364 Myrtle Avenue
4 stories 60 feet
Scarano & Associates Architects
Dev-Nadau Ben-Eliezer
Mixed-Use
3 units 8,109 Sq. Ft.
Under Construction 2006

I think the previous building burned down. Sixty feet will be quite prominent on Myrtle.

wait, these will be full floor almost 2000 sq ft units?
are these rental or sales?

I noticed that too. The ground floor is probably retail but strange fenestration for 1 unit of residential per floor still.

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Atlantic Terminal Mall Tower
139 Flatbush Avenue
Swanke Hayden & Connell Architects
Dev-Forest City Ratner (FC Hanson Office Associates)
14 stories 271/284/295 feet
Mixed Use: 786,251
Commercial Office:411,000 sq. ft. /470,000 SF
Retail: 375,000 Sq. Ft.
Completed 2002-June 2004

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Photo Credit: Forest City Enterprises

Full size here:
http://www.forestcity.net/press_property_off.html

I remember when Ft Greene was dirty and the projects we're horrifing. How are the projects now? Is this neighborhood gentrifing too?

They're not too bad, there are far worse in Brooklyn. Many of the occupants seem like hard working people. Too bad they're ugly and so many of them.

The Ingersoll Houses are getting a makeover though. You've probably seen the thing on Scarano's site. Only problem is the new design is tacky pomo.

Prison Ship Martyrs Monument

http://www.fortgreenepark.org/pages/prisonship.htm

The Monument for the Prison Ship Martyrs that stands today in the heart of Fort Greene Park is actually the third incarnation of this sacred memorial. The story of the horrid Prison Ships that were anchored in Wallabout Bay -- and the ghastly conditions suffered by American men, woman & children POWs imprisoned on them during the Revolutionary War -- is one of the most disturbing chapters in American History.

Long after the war was over, bones of the POWs would regularly wash up along the shores of Brooklyn and Long Island. These bones were collected by Brooklynites with the hopes of creating a permanent resting place for the remains of the brave Prison Ship Martyrs. The first monument was erected in the early 1800s by the Tammany Society of New York. It was located near the Brooklyn Navy Yard waterfront in what is now called Vinegar Hill.

By the mid-1800s, the original monument was in a state of disrepair and neglect. By 1873 a large stone crypt was constructed in the heart of what is now Fort Greene Park (then called Washington Park), and the bones were re-interred in the crypt. A small monument was erected on the hill above the crypt.

By the close of the 19th century, funds were finally raised for a grander more fitting monument for the Prison Ship Martyrs. The prestigeous architectural firm of McKim. Meade and White was commissioned to design the large 148 ft. tower which stands today in the park. It was univeiled in 1908 with a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over by President Taft. The monument originally housed a staircase and elevator to the top observation deck, which featured a lighted urn and beacon of light which could be seen for miles. The elevator was operational until the 1930s when it, and the monument, fell into disrepair due to a shortage of public funds, neglect and lack of community interest. The elevator was eventually removed by the city in the early 1970s.

They are planning to add lighting and open up the observation deck on top along with renovating the entire park.
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Links:
http://www.fortgreenepark.org
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~promaine/martyrs/
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~proma...rtyrs-all.html
[url]http://Do a google search!

That's a cool plan, just don't know how many more people it will attract... but even if revenue is not the point, it'll be another marvelous place to go/see.

they are located on adelphi between dekalb and willoughby..

http://ltjbukem.blogspot.com/2005/04...ne-condos.html

Is this the tallest residential building in Brooklyn?

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Atlantic Yards will dwarf it.

I think so, or the taller of the Bay Ridge couple.

It's the tallest housing project.

The tallest, hmmm i think as of now yes.

Project #17

30-32 Carlton Avenue
7 stories
Hyun Kyung (Agnes Im) of Scarano & Associates Architects
Residential
8 units 9,367 Sq. Ft.
Proposed March 2006

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Interesting design, if a little monolithic..

Scarano & Associates Architects
http://scaranoarchitects.com/

"Creating a solid surface by using aluminum louvers as screens achieves an effect through which the eye reads the building as a geometric shape; a stone box divided by a cross shape filled in by louvers. Subtle detail variances, such as the louvers wrapping around the building or the offset window in the dormers, give this otherwise symmetric building the much needed asymmetry it deserves."

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Project #18

235 Cumberland Street
4 stories 38 feet
Benjamin Ellis
Dev-Eve Havlicek
Residential
4 units 8,870 Sq. Ft.
Under Construction

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Project #1

The GreeneHouse Condos
383 Carlton Avenue/43 Greene Avenue
12 stories 128 feet
Meltzer Mandl Architects
Dev-David Weiss of Carlton Adelphi LLC
Residential Condominiums
27 units 67,919 Sq. Ft.
Under Construction 2003-Early 2005

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$1G a square foot
Ft. Greene condos hit record high
By Jess Wisloski
The Brooklyn Papers

http://www.brooklynpapers.com/html/i...8_16nets2.html

Brooklyn’s real estate boom has reached a new plateau — the $1,000-a-square-foot condominium apartment.

But according to an executive brokering sales at the building that is setting the new market high, what is surprising is not that wealthy New Yorkers are willing to fork over all that moolah to live here — a walkup on Columbia Heights along the Brooklyn Heights promenade fetched $9 million this year and another on that skyline-view stretch is on the market for $20 million — it’s where this new peak is cresting.

No, it’s not the waterside loft-ridden DUMBO, where recent open houses held by The Developers Group and Leviev Boymelgreen Developers had buyers waiting for a peek at an offsite model home in overnight queues around the block. Nor is it in the tree-lined brownstone colonies of Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights.

Instead, it is leafy, hilly Fort Greene.

Known for the Brooklyn Academy of Music, a slew of French restaurants and a burgeoning African-influenced strip of stores and restaurants along Fulton Street, the once crime-ridden and still edgy neighborhood, settled around a landmark park, features quaint architectural variety, a thriving art scene and a rich ethnic mix of residents.

Jerry Minsky, senior vice president with Corcoran Properties, said the Greene House condominiums, at 383 Carlton St. at Greene Avenue, started listing units on Nov. 30, and since then, 22 of the 27 units have sold, the majority at more than $1,000 a square foot. The three penthouse units sold for more than $1.2 million each.

Paul Palazzo, an executive member of the Fort Greene Association, said he and several residents of Carlton Street organized demonstrations outside of the building during weekend open houses.

The association asked the Department of Buildings to audit the design for the 11-story Greene House, which towers over its walkup brick and brownstone neighbors.

While the Buildings Department audit, completed early last year, did provide a kind of community-level review of architect Marvin Metzler’s design, Palazzo said that in the end it mainly served to address minor aesthetic and safety issues.

“There were some things that did come up in the audit that [the architects] needed to verify and change,” he said. “Their response was to make it go higher.” The Greene House sits literally just outside the Fort Greene Historic District, which bars such a tall building, so its views will never be hampered by future developments.

“The historic districts were drawn very poorly in the 1978 designation,” said Palazzo, who chastised Greene House developers David Weiss and Jonathan Jacobs — who made their name with developments in TriBeCa and the East Village — for being “incredibly belligerent and not responsive to any requests from the community.”

Minksy said, however, it was their responsiveness — to buyers, at least — that was able to lure such high prices in Brooklyn.

“They did understand this process, and they did understand because they’d been in the East Village before they’d been here,” he said. “I’ll admit it’s not cheap, but you’re getting something, you’re actually getting something for your money. They will sit down, literally for hours. to design the unit with [buyers]. They really don’t have that Brooklyn kind of mentality.

“It was a slightly foreign concept, but these developers were ahead of their game,” said Minsky, the exclusive agent for the condominiums.

A stalwart of the “brownstone generation” that bought up Downtown Brooklyn neighborhoods more than 20 years ago, Minksy — who lives in Fort Greene — said he hedged when first offered the listing.

Calling it “originally conceived of as a slightly ambiguous project for this area,” he said he was eventually reassured after meeting the developers.

“What first seemed to be a little anxiety-producing for me — because I’m on the brownstone end — has turned out to be a very pleasant experience,” he said, adding he came very close to buying one of the unit’s himself.

Each of the 27 new units, which are situated three per floor, feature 10-foot ceilings, central air conditioning and heat, new appliances and, says Minsky, “phenomenal” views of the neighborhood, the park and the distant harbor.

The glassed-in entrance will have a “very lounge-like feel,” and the building will have a 24-hour gym. The south-, east- and west-facing views make for sunny one- two- and three- bedroom apartments for the new owners, who Minsky said were “experienced, high-end Manhattan people who understand visible signs of growth in the area [and] they don’t feel like they’re compromising what they would have a few years ago.”

Palazzo called those same gorgeous views the reason the neighboring buildings would depreciate in value.

“When the historic district was designated, the boundaries were done very poorly,” he reiterated. “As a result there are three houses that were in the historic district that have basically degraded because of that building.”

Though he said the Fort Greene Association would remain vigilant with respect to future developments, and noted that a demonstration last weekend showed the neighbors’ “unified stance,” they had no plans to abdicate their welcoming-committee responsibilities, either.

“We are going to welcome the people in the building into the community, because it is now in the community. We don’t like the fact that the building — the edifice of it — is not sympathetic to the community; we hope that the people in the building are,” he said.

Chris Havens, marketing manager of Two Tress, the DUMBO-based development company of David and Jed Walentas, said that occasionally some of the company’s more established DUMBO properties, “on some special new units,” sell for $1,000 per square foot.

Developers Group Executive Vice President Highlyann Krasnow said that four weeks ago, it listed penthouse and ninth four units in DUMBO for over $1,000 a foot. She said she expects the trend to increase.

Minsky said the Greene House condo has raised the bar for standards of design and construction, adding that he has had “so many Brooklyn developers call me on the sly to see how they did it.”

“You’re not going to be able to put together a sloppy building after this one,” said the broker. “These are very, very sophisticated apartments.”


Check out discussionon browstoner about the architectural character the building; some interesting opinions.
http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/a...house_co_1.html

Project # 19

Fort Greene Town House
22 Fort Greene Place
3/4 stories 40 feet
Christoff:Finio architecture
Dev-Miro and Weiss
Residential Town House
1 unit 3,044 Sq. Ft.
Completed 2003

http://www.christofffinio.com/images/miro_model01.jpg

Christoff:Finio architecture
Fort Greene House

http://www.christofffinio.com/cfarch_nocheck_nav.html

The foundation of our proposal is a new layer of urban infrastructure that would reinvent the New York City skyline: a “farm” of wind turbines that would gradually spread across the rooftops of the city, standing as the silent witnesses to our loss and as the symbolic divestment of our dependence on foreign oil. The turbines’ rotating arms would shape a public space of memory far beyond the confines of the World Trade Center site, generating physical and emotional energy from the same wind that keeps planes aloft, carries clouds of debris, fuels fires, and sustains life.

We propose that the New York City Zoning Resolution be amended to require all residential and commercial buildings over a certain gross area to generate a percentage of their own electrical consumption using rooftop wind turbines that harness the power of prevailing winds. The percentage would be determined as a factor of the building’s size and use. For practical reasons, these requirements would be phased in over the course of several years.



Upscale, Downscale
Michael Weschler for The New York Times
By RAUL A. BARRENECHE
Published: May 5, 2005

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/garden/05fort.html

THE four-story town house that Darcy Miro and Lars Weiss built on a weedy lot in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, contains no fancy finishes - no mahogany floors or plaster moldings. On the contrary, there are hardly any finishes at all, barely even drywall, among the exposed joists, electrical conduits and ventilation ducts.

These rooms are determinedly dressed down and studiously casual, with a low-grade flooring normally covered by carpets or tile, and stairs made of humble pine nailed in place, like those contractors put up for temporary use.

By omitting the polish, Ms. Miro, an artist and jewelry designer, and Mr. Weiss, an indie music producer, were able to build their 4,200-square-foot home with two studios for $550,000, or about $130 a square foot (not including the cost of the land). By contrast, a four-story town house a block away is currently listed at $2.2 million.

The result is a mix of the rough-edged and refined, with coarse brick walls offset by floral wallpaper based on a Dagobert Peche design from 1922, and industrial metal railings gliding by a bedroom with a 1920's Italian dresser and a whimsical Finnish chandelier. It's as if a do-it-yourself Brooklyn hipster had set up house with a TriBeCa furniture dealer. In fact, the house is not unlike Ms. Miro's metal jewelry, which has an industrial, careworn beauty.....
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/05/garden/05fort.html

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DIY Townhouse in Fort Greene

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Project #20

208 Vanderbilt Avenue
4 stories 40 feet
David Hotson Architect
Dev-James Casebere
Residential
42 units (error?) 3,922 Sq. Ft.
Under Construction 2004-2005

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Demolition begins.

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Project #10

Navy Yard Brig Site
Between Flushing and Park Avenues and Clermont and Vanderbilt Streets
Mixed Use
~400 apartments, as well as commercial and community space
Proposed

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As It Faces Demolition, a Look Back at the Navy Yard's Former Brig
by JENNIFER BLEYER
April 11, 2005
New York Times

http://gothamgazette.com/community/33/news/1444

For 11 years, the spooky old jail has been empty. Its barbed wire has rusted. Its cellblocks were lighted at night to keep trespassers at bay. Of the neighbors who noticed, most were pleased that last week, preparatory work for its demolition had quietly begun.

Still, the song of the Navy brig is sung by the few who remember its past, which began in 1941, when the number of sailors ballooned and new barracks and a recruiting center were built on Flushing Avenue outside the Navy Yard. During and after World War II, the building was used as a Navy prison, and busy it was.

The sailors were wild and woolly fellows who built and fixed ships in the yard by day and drank in the saloons on Myrtle Avenue by night. Ed Carter, a longtime resident and retired social worker, remembers how sailors from the South made Brooklyn youngsters laugh with their twangy hollers of "howdy" and invited them to parties and dances.

"When the guys got drunk and fought in the bars, the military police would come and throw them in the brig," Mr. Carter said. More than a place for real criminals, it was a place where the whiskey-soaked slept it off until the morning.

A neighbor of Mr. Carter's, Joe Vollaro, said on the first floor there was a commissary and mess hall, where sailors nudged workers to encourage them to slip an extra hamburger onto their tray.

After the Navy left the building in 1966, the brig became a detention center for the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. In 1984, despite strenuous local opposition, it became a minimum-security prison for the city, which was seeking to relieve overcrowding at Rikers Island. In 1994, it was closed.

Since 2003, the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development and a community task force have worked to plan to demolish the brig and replace it with a complex of about 400 units of mixed-income housing, along with stores and community space.

Memories of Navy high jinks aside, most local residents think the redevelopment of the site, after its anticipated 18-month demolition, could not come a day too soon.

"A small percentage think it's a shame the building can't be renovated because it has historical value," said Louise Greene, a brig neighbor for 35 years and a member of the task force. "Normally, I am all for saving things. But I think in this case, it can go."

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