Comments on: Park Corporation Issues RFP for Hotel-Residence Complex at Pier 1

By: PJL

PJL — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:59:26 +0000

Trying to look on the bright side: at least all of the tourists who traipse through our neighborhood might now patronize local businesses/contribute to the local economy more if they’re staying here….

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:34:01 +0000

Squadron and Millman had a chance to kill these buildings, along with all the other park housing – but they didn’t. Money from developers was too great. The real estate developer who lives in the Heights, some guy who was also head of the park Conservancy, and who owns Hudson Company, held a fund raiser for Squadron this year. Money talks.

By: PJL

PJL — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:35:01 +0000

Yeah, not like there are any tourists around….

By: Gerry

Gerry — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:23:20 +0000

Amy,

No.

By: AmyinBH

AmyinBH — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:21:56 +0000

Is there really a need for a hotel in Brooklyn Heights?

By: Claude Scales

Claude Scales — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:55:48 +0000

DoM: I think the hotel building will be slightly less tall than the National Cold Storage Warehouse building that stood on the site before, as shown on the photo second from the top on this post. If so, it will partially obscure the view of the Brooklyn Bridge from the north end of the Promenade. If it's no higher than the partially demolished National building, as shown in the top photo in that post, it may not be so bad.

By: Sylvester

Sylvester — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:59:20 +0000

Yes, we all almost forgot about the BQE replacement. What a mess.

By: Diane at Whitman

Diane at Whitman — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:49:54 +0000

Remove the BQE and create vertical hotel/housing in it’s place!!!

By: David on Middagh

David on Middagh — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:32:18 +0000

David G., I think that you are talking about the Manhattan skyline. (I am talking about the Brooklyn Bridge.)

By: Sylvester

Sylvester — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:40:53 +0000

Any bets on 2 Tress not getting the bid?

By: David G.

David G. — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:33:41 +0000

To be fair, these specific buildings will be blocking the watchtower building’s view. It’s east of Middagh street, so the promenade is in the clear.

By: David on Middagh

David on Middagh — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:04:06 +0000

Knocking down the old warehouses cleared up the view; these should reblock the view, and more.

By: David Murray

David Murray — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:55:56 +0000

How will this complex affect the view from the Promenade?