Month: May 2007
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Thoroughly Modern Contextual
Though it starts out well, this story has a bad ending. In the sea of banality that is new construction in North Brooklyn, there are actually a few buildings that stand out (for the better, that is). These buildings, which are contextual but in a completely modern skin, are an excellent rebuttal to those who…
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Grand Ferry Canyon
Grand Ferry Park, Williamsburg. It sure will be nice when the neighborhood gentrifies and they start fixing our parks. Assuming there is anything left of Grand Ferry Park by then.
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Less Crowding on the L Train…
…in 2010 – wah, wah, wah. While you are waiting to get on the L train, ponder some of these numbers from today’s Times: The busiest station on the Brooklyn part of the line is Bedford Avenue, in Williamsburg, which had 4.99 million riders pass through the turnstiles last year… Of course by the time…
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The Modern Tenement
176 South 4th Street Architect: Bricolage (2002 – 2005) Photo: Gregg Snodgrass for Property Shark Recognizing that there is an important place for the background building in our street scape – or put another way, that not every building can (or should) be “high” architecture – I will say that this building is not bad…
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W/G Greenway Planning Workshop
Eleven miles of the waterfront bikeway have been planned. Your three miles have not. Come out and make it happen!
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Lot Line Windows
Gowanus Lounge: We’ve never had it happen to us, but we can only imagine that it sets the blood pressure to spiking. Fact is, lot line windows are an unprotected luxury. We live in a city of party walls, and, as the saying goes, unless you live directly on Central Park, no view is safe.…
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About That Thing on Top
Actually, I think that this has some potential. Though how you cram 20 units into this site will be interesting to see.
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Little Details Count
For years, the intersection of Bedford and Grand has been policed by a local woman by the name of Mary. Mary keeps the garbage cans of the various tenements in order, and generally makes sure that this corner of Williamsburg doesn’t look like a complete dump. 160 Grand Street – the finished product Then along…