The New York Times speaks to Cobble Hill Towers residents on both sides of the condo conversion issue. Some tenants are happy about the opportunity to purchase their apartments at the below market “insider” price. Others say that the building needs extensive repairs to the tune of $6 million. Continue Reading →
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The Lamm Institute building at 110 Amity Street (corner of Henry), affectionately known as the “Amity Street Horror”, and three adjoining vacant parcels facing Henry Street, have been sold by Long Island College Hospital to undisclosed buyers, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. According to the Eagle story, the buyers plan to convert the building into three luxury residences. No indication is given what will be done with the three vacant parcels, although the story notes that the Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved building a three story townhouse on each of them.
Cobble Hill Towers Apartments On Sale
The conversion of Cobble Hill Towers into condominiums is underway. Current tenants are being offered the chance to continue renting or to purchase their apartments for an “insider price”. Landlord Frank Farella, who is credited with saving the Alfred T. White complex from blight in the 1970s, has partnered with the Hudson Companies in 2008 to work on the conversion via a “non-eviction” plan.
With apartments selling between $287K and up some wonder if any of them are that much of a deal even with an “insider” price. Once comment on The Real Deal blog says: Continue Reading →
Buyers Propose Changes For “Amity Street Horror”
We earlier noted the sale by LICH of the Lamm Institute building, 110 Amity Street, to undisclosed buyers. Brownstoner now reports that the architect for the three joint buyers, who intend to convert the building into three luxury residences, has revealed their plans for its conversion. According to the Brownstoner story:
The architect intends to work with a wall already running through the middle of the 14,000-square-foot building and divide it into three homes, each with their own entryway; one entirely new entryway will be created on the corner of Henry and Amity. Heavy wood paneled doors, aluminum-clad windows, and a higher security fence are also planned. A minor rooftop addition, which will be five feet wider than the one the LPC already approved, is part of the project as well. Continue Reading →
“Amity Street Horror” Sold
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Cuomo Names Ken Adams CEO of Empire State Development Corporation
Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday named a Cobble Hill native to head the agency which has generated controversy locally by its support for Atlantic Yards and housing in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
The Brooklyn Paper: The state agency behind the controversial Atlantic Yards mega-project and the Brooklyn Bridge Park waterfront development now has a Brooklynite at the helm. Continue Reading →
Family of Artists Selling Unique Boerum Hill Townhouse
Curbed reports that 350 Baltic Street, a townhouse re-molded by a “a family of aritsts” is on the market: Continue Reading →
New Neighbor: Author Martin Amis Buys $2.5 Million Cobble Hill Home
The New York Observer reports that British author Martin Amis will be moving into a 5300 square foot brownstone on Strong Place: Continue Reading →
Ideas for Improving BQE Trench Revealed
Several ideas were presented at Monday’s meeting to discuss improving the area around the BQE trench. They include planting trees along Hicks Street, installing sound barriers, building new bicycle and pedestrian bridges over the trench, and installing an energy-generating canopy (see photo above). The estimated cost for these changes total over $100 million and the city currently has no timeline or source of funding in place for them.
What do you think? Is it a good idea, or just a dream?
The full story, and more renderings, can be viewed on Curbed.
Final BQE Enhancement Workshop Scheduled for 11/15
The third and final BQE Enhancement community workshop will take place on Monday, November 15th from 6:30 to 8:30pm. There will be a presentation of refined options, cost estimates for each and a discussion of next steps. The meeting will be held at Long Island College Hospital Conference Center, Rooms A & B (399 Hicks Street).
To view the flier click here. RSVP to BQE@nycedc.com.
Atlantic Ave. BID closer to reality?
Brownstoner reports that an Atlantic Ave. Business Improvement District (BID) is gaining steam and could become a reality in July 2011.
After a couple of years of consensus-building, the effort has started to make some very concrete progress in the form of public support from Community Boards 2 and 6 recently… Once established, the BID would cover all properties fronting Atlantic Avenue from the BQE to 4th Avenue and one block north and south on all side streets within the district. (Properties from Court Street to Smith Street on the north side are excluded—they’re in the Court-Livingston-Schermehorn BID.)
According to the Atlantic Ave. BID web site, the organization would provide
marketing and promotion services to bring additional foot traffic to the Avenue, beautification and streetscape improvements, sanitation and improved advocacy work.
The BID committee next has a tentative meeting with the City Planning Commission on December 1st.
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