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By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » 220 Water Street Building Opening January 2012 (DumboNYC.com)

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:46:10 +0000

[...] (call 877-733-3215). The 1905 built building retains its original exterior brick design (per the historic designation description). We think the 41 or so units will rent well given the design; though no word yet on prices. What [...]

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » 201 Front Street New Scaffolding (DumboNYC.com)

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:02:03 +0000

[...] posted in July 2009 (including its building history), the plans are to convert existing building to residential use [...]

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:17:23 +0000

Talked to a construction worker on the street about it. He said it'll have around 140 units. I asked when the planned move-in date was, and he said 18 months, but he described that schedule as “psychotic,” thinking it would take much longer.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:17:23 +0000

By: Dumbo NYC, Brooklyn » Archive » Brooklyn Real Estate Hit Bottom? (DumboNYC.com)

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:14:28 +0000

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By: VHH

VHH — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:46:19 +0000

I remember when I had friends in this building. I agree, this building has charm and those windows are huge. I’d live there in a heartbeat, but I’m sure once the developers redo it, I won’t be able to afford anything.

By: slumbo

slumbo — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:36:40 +0000

This is a unique building full of history, manufacturing and residential, and one of the original loft conversions of the late 1970′s. Artists from those times lived here up until a year or so ago. It might be run down but it does have lot’s of charm.

By: dumbostreets

dumbostreets — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:25:33 +0000

On a slightly different note… why isn’t Acconci Studio doing anything with the Brooklyn Bridge Park or any space in DUMBO? We have a world famous public space developer as long time local resident. He should have something substantial here… and he has some great waterfront work — and as far as going against the grain of controlling/exclusionary “public” venues; he’s da’ man. I’m sure he’d come up with something that would piss off all the right people.

I see him walking around all the time. This place should be an Acconci theme park.

By: loose stool

loose stool — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:05:56 +0000

At the risk of beating this dead horse further, I would say that the lack of a vacant lot or amenities specific for kids older than toddlers is a conspiracy against those who cannot afford to plug their youngsters into an expensive after school program. I suspect the thought of young Bif shooting baskets with gnarly gangstas or younger Tiffany playing Double Dutch with a bunch of nappy heads is a little too much to bare.
But Dumbostreets, your point is well taken. Lets see how it plays out. At the very least we can revel in our shittiness.

By: JBrooks

JBrooks — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:08:29 +0000

everything in moderation…
what they should do, is clean up that make shift dump/toilet bowl under the scaffold, you know that one, 4 stairs leading down to it. just saw a used propane tank in there, well i think it was used…

By: dumbostreets

dumbostreets — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:19:30 +0000

The back story to the cheap rent was not happy for MOST of Brooklyn… but it allowed creatives to set up shop.

I’m just saying be a little more honest. I’m not prepared to say a new public playground is a conspiracy against the poor and a vacant lot is NOT. You might actually have that backwards.

I’m all for bolder urban planning that brings (more) people together. Let Acconci have free reign. He is a long time Dumbo resident, you know.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:18:09 +0000

Yep, people lived in the shitty buildings and loved it. Again, let’s defend and celebrate shittiness! As for the likes of me motoring in, you’re barking up the wrong tree bitch. I lived here LONG before the hood changed. Still think you’re an idiot. Go play with your wrecked trucks now O Moronic Champion of Low Standards. May the Death Star squash you ASAP.

By: loose stool

loose stool — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:39:20 +0000

Jimmy, the reason why these buildings are derelict is because LPC will not let any work be done on them until owners agree to restore them to their original “glory”. Not cost effective until the LLs can market them as high end condos. Furthermore all these empty buildings were full of people up until the likes of you and your TGIF/Olive Garden mentality motored in.

By: loose stool

loose stool — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:32:41 +0000

Regarding J KKKondo, It’s the “Jimmy” in me. I just do it to piss them off. It’s more like a Death Star. I’m sure individually the people who live there are charming, as a whole I find buildings like J Condo a blight on this neighborhood. They have the right to build it but it does affect the rest of the neighborhood adversely.

By: loose stool

loose stool — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:45:09 +0000

I was being facetious about transients “camping out”, thus the confusion.
Nothing really against toddlers, and their playgrounds, unless they’re sitting next to me in a restaurant, but current urban planning seems to eliminate any public facility for ages 5 to adulthood when bike/running paths are installed along the water’s edge, thus my reminiscing abound my older kids jumping on leftover wrecks in the parking lot. Something like that was a kid magnet that drew like minded kids from Farragut which gave my kids entry to the basketball courts, playgrounds and the Boys/Girls Club around the projects. That is a true urban experience that will serve both groups. Although there is lip service paid to “reaching out” or affordable housing for those less fortunate, by default the careful upbringing of privileged children and compartmentalization of the middle class in Dumbo speaks louder. That to me is “suburbanization”, and that’s why I moved to NYC (to escape that).
Regarding the original character of Dumbo. It was cheap. The preciousness that people apply to these buildings is so contrary to the original intent of the builders. LPC is to Dumbo what the taxidermist is to a live bear.