big fan of them keeping the houses as part of the design
I believe they are landmarks so they don’t have a choice in it. Lol
Very Toronto-like
I guess it’s the only way to make them profitable…
It may be a bit gimmicky but I think this kind of facade preservation should happen all over NYC.
Win win of keeping street level character(ish) and adding housing.
Developer of 30-story Downtown Brooklyn tower seeks to combine 4 nearby historic buildings
Williamsburg-based real estate firm Watermark Capital is proposing to fuse together a quartet of 3-story buildings, all designated as individual landmarks, between 182 and 188 Duffield St. and then erect the 345-foot tower behind them, according to a notice that appeared in the city record Monday.
It’s unclear what will become of the four properties, including whether they will be restored for residential or commercial use or whether they will be connected to the tower slated to rise behind them on the roughly 10,000-square-foot lot between Metrotech roadway and Willoughby Street.
Joel Werczberger, a representative for Watermark, last week submitted revised permits for the tower, which would include 99 dwelling units — a portion of which would be set aside as affordable. It would span a total of about 137,000 square feet, including 3,658 square feet of community facility space and about 550 square feet of commercial space, records show.
A hearing with the Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled for Oct. 21.