Author: Halden
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Towers
Three towers Sunday, 28 June 2009 Northside Piers II is now almost 100% glassed in, while the Edge is about 85% closed up. Northside Piers continues to prove the adage “less is more” – it is the Gallant to the Edge’s Goofus.
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Williamsburg Inventory Predicted to Double
349 Metropolitan: Ugly and Foreclosed Photo: Curbed The Real Deal looks at the Williamsburg condo pipeline and doesn’t like what it sees. 5,000 new units are expected to come on line this year and next, adding to what is already a pretty saturated market in the midst of an awful real estate slump. This really…
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CB1: Broadway Triangle
CB1’s land use committee will take up the Broadway Triangle rezoning tonight. For those who couldn’t hear the City’s proposal at the last Board meeting, you can see it here [warning: pdf]. And for those who are wondering what the Broadway Triangle Coalition (the opposition to the City’s plan) would like to happen in the…
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Building Brooklyn Award
Block Building, Greenpoint Photo: Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Finally, some love for North Brooklyn. Two local projects are being awarded Building Brooklyn Awards by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce this year. They include the Block Building in Greenpoint (above), which won the award for new industrial building, and 221 McKibbin Street (below), which won for…
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City Needs to Solve Bike Lane Problem
The Brooklyn Paper thinks there is a bike lane problem, and they have a solution – less bike lanes. They make their point with non-sequitors like this: […]in virtually every case, the lanes offer a false sense of security to bicyclists, motorists and pedestrians. Yes, accidents are down but no amount of paint can protect…
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Williamsburg Walks CANCELLED Tomorrow
Due to (potentially) inclement weather, Williamsburg Walks is not happening tomorrow. Wimps.
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7-11 Comes to Manhattan Avenue
Halpern-Perlow Store, 883 Manhattan Avenue Photo: Forgotten New York UPDATE: Turns out Miss Heather noted this back in February. So has the owner/7-11 been working for three-plus months without a permit and against a standing stop-work order? Its not clear what is happening behind the brown wrapping, but that would be the Greenpoint way. Via…