Dumbo’s Beacon of Light
January 9th, 2007
Curbed called J Condo “The Shining Star of Dumbo” for it’s reflective properties. But at night, the ‘beacon of lights’ are lit from 85 Adams Street, aka Beacon Tower, so we can identify Dumbo from afar. But I can’t help but wonder how incredibly annoying it would be for the residents-to-be on floors 18 to 23 A-lines, where the up-lights shine directly into the southern facing windows (living room and kitchen) or the B-lines’ western facing windows (master bedroom windows). If you look at the below night shot of Beacon Tower, you’ll notice the glow out these windows from the up-lights (the interior lights were off). Too bad the owner of unit 18A (with the terrace where the lights are located) won’t have a switch to turn them off. I’m all for up-lights but I don’t see the terrace beacon staying lit if the lights are so bright that it drives residents mad.
{J Condo, the Shining Star, DumboNYC.com}
January 9th, 2007 at 12:46 am
Nice concept with the lights because it really does make the building stand out, but it’s totally impractical for a residential building. I don’t think that idea is going to last long at all…
January 9th, 2007 at 10:37 am
Perhaps they can keep only the top lit once folks start moving in. Doesn’t seem like that would bother residents.
January 9th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Totally wasteful. The Earth is warming, people.
January 9th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
You are right.
January 9th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Completely wasteful use of energy.
January 10th, 2007 at 9:24 am
i think it looks awesome!
January 10th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
when residents get in there and start managing the finances, killing the lights should be the first step in keeping maintenance down.
May 2nd, 2007 at 12:01 pm
[...] In the battle to light up every inch of Dumbo, there are no losers, only giant condos and their reflective superpowers. Score one today for Beacon Tower, presented above in all its glaring goodness by blogger DumboNYC, who notes, I can’t help but wonder how incredibly annoying it would be for the residents-to-be on floors 18 to 23 A-lines, where the up-lights shine directly into the southern facing windows (living room and kitchen) or the B-lines’ western facing windows (master bedroom windows). [...]
August 7th, 2012 at 10:16 am
[...] week after I wrote about the bright lights on the patios of the 18th floor at Beacon Tower, the building shut off the [...]