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Eagle: 101 Clinton Flipping Some Units Residential

by Homer Fink on 25. Aug, 2010 in Commercial Real Estate, Development, Real Estate

BHB photo by C. Scales


The Brooklyn Eagle notes that 101 Clinton Street (aka 165 Joralemon Street), following the example of nearby 75 Clinton, will be flipping some units from commercial to residential:

Brooklyn Eagle: With Eagle staffers and other passersby noting that the building is ”scaffolded and shrouded” (with netting), a check of Department of Buildings (DOB) documents was made.

That search revealed that a permit has been issued for the conversion of the second-through-sixth floors of the six-story building. (more…)

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Brooklyn Bridge Park Community Council: Tobacco Warehouse Should Stay Public, Multi-Use Facility

by Homer Fink on 05. Aug, 2010 in Brooklyn Heights, Development, Government, Landmark Preservation

BBPCC rendering of proposed alternative use of Tobacco Warehouse open space


Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Tobacco Warehouse must remain a public, multi-use facility and maintain its current mix of indoor/outdoor space, says The Brooklyn Bridge Park Community Council in a report provided exclusively to BHB.

The BBPCC, a coalition of neighborhood groups and supporters of the park, states that, “the Tobacco Warehouse should remain a stabilized, architectural ruin, activated with enhancements that allow it to be a flexible, public, multipurpose outdoor space accommodating a wide variety of activities, and not dominated by one use or group.” It includes proposals for enhanced use of the space as well as a historical perspective from Francis Morrone.

Read the full document after the jump. (more…)

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Silent Protest: Coffin on Hicks

by Heather Quinlan on 22. Jul, 2010 in Development, Health

video-30-0-00-03-01No, 187 Hicks St has not become a funeral parlor. See the reason for the coffin after the jump.

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Brooklyn Heights People: David Kramer

by Julie Kanfer on 09. Jul, 2010 in Architecture, Brooklyn Heights, Development, Real Estate, brooklyn bridge park

d_kramerRaised in what he calls the small town of the Upper West Side, Brooklyn Heights resident David Kramer now builds small towns of his own. Sort of.

As a principal in the Hudson Companies, a real estate developer of rental and sale units around New York City, Kramer has garnered much attention lately for the innovative Inside Third & Bond blog on Brownstoner.com. Started 138 weeks ago, the blog has detailed an abnormally honest account of the building, marketing, and selling of Third + Bond, a townhouse-style condominium apartment complex in Brooklyn.

“The world has become so transparent, and blogs are a manifestation of that,” Kramer said over the phone from his office during a recent workday. By interacting with Brownstoner readers, many of whom are real estate junkies and prospective buyers, Kramer was, he said, “attempting to lead the parade, versus being dressed up at the end of the parade.” (more…)

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City Chemist Opens Friday at Noon

by Heather Quinlan on 08. Jul, 2010 in Commercial Real Estate, Development, Real Estate, Shopping

img_0599While taking a stroll to Häagen-Dazs, I saw that there was great activity in the City Chemist shop on the corner of Henry and Montague. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a sneak peek, so I dropped Homer Fink’s name and was promptly led inside.

City Chemist was nothing like I’d imagined; it was bright, welcoming and cheery, with TV monitors, makeup, a candy corner … and that was before I got close to the pharmacy. This place was almost like the Oz of pharmacies. It reminded me a bit of Boots which they have in the U.K. and which I longed for back here. CVS may have self-serve kiosks now, but I still feel like I’m gearing up for battle when I walk in. Photos after the jump, including one of the workers waiting to hear Lebron’s decision. Oh, and the soft opening is at noon with Marty Markowitz.

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Karl’s Holiday Weekend Wrap-Up

by Claude Scales on 05. Jul, 2010 in Commercial Real Estate, Tourism, Video, brooklyn bridge park

Mr. J. finds some historical scenes to contrast with present-day realities, notes what’s new and what’s about to be, and finishes with a last look (it goes away after today, so brave the heat if you yearn to play) at folks playing the piano at Pier 1.

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Work Begins on 116 Montague Street Expansion

by Homer Fink on 30. Jun, 2010 in Commercial Real Estate

John S. Newman, of Lindsay Newman Arch & Design

The Brooklyn Eagle reports that work has begun on the expansion of 116 Montague Street,  currently the location of a Sleepy’s outlet.   We first reported in February 2009  about the plans.  The  Landmarks Preservation Commission approved the design of 3 additional stories last year after telling planners to go back to the drawing board.  However, don’t expect the wild ‘n’ wooly pre-fabricated construction promised by builders last year:

Brooklyn Eagle: Although the Eagle had reported over a year ago that the added floors would be comprised of steel and concrete prefabricated modules, what will be constructed instead is a “more typical and boring” three-story addition, according to its architect, John S. Newman of Lindsay Newman Architecture in Manhattan.

The change from the more creative “and jazzier” modules to a traditionally-designed addition had to do with the need to bring a crane to Montague Street to install the modules coinciding with last year’s problems with cranes and crane operators citywide, according to Newman.

“What killed it was the insurance for the crane,” he said.

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ManiFooki Properties: At Least the Flowers Are Pretty

by Claude Scales on 16. Jun, 2010 in Commercial Real Estate, Video

Our man with the cam, Karl Junkersfeld, inspired by AEB’s comment on today’s Open Thread Wednesday, paid a visit to the office of ManiFooki Properties, LLC, in the former ROWF space at Hicks and Middagh. The video above tells the tale.

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BQE Rehab Update: Some Perspective from the BHA

by Heather Quinlan on 14. Jun, 2010 in Brooklyn Heights, Development, History, Landmark Preservation, News, Real Estate

There’s been much discussion over the past several days about plans to widen the BQE. BHA President Jane McGroarty had this to say on the subject:

As part of NYS Department of Transportation’s study to rehabilitate the triple Cantilever portion of I-278, the DOT is taking a preliminary look at a number of options that include repairing, reconstructing or relocating the highway between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street. At the last Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting on May 26th, the consultant and the State presented some initial sketches: (a) keeping the existing highway alignment with very minor changes, (b) keeping the existing alignment and fully compliant with DOT roadway design criteria; and (c) a tunnel alignment.

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Mr. Junkersfeld’s Observations on a Slow News Weekend

by Claude Scales on 30. May, 2010 in Commercial Real Estate, Food, Video

Mr. J. checks out construction near the Pier 1 entry, goes to Coney Island to taste pizza, views progress on a storefront at Hicks and Middagh, and returns to Pier 1 to find what may be the landing spot of a small, rectangular UFO, which no doubt picked a place where it wouldn’t be noticed amid all the helicopters.

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