NEW YORK | 532 Neptune Avenue | 470 FT | 40 FLOORS
40-Story Tower, Tallest in Coney Island, Planned for Trump Village Shopping Center, 532 Neptune Avenue
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This is good news, as this area needs a bit of an update.
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Yeah, that part of Coney Island is commieblock central (and ironically almost 100% former Soviet residents) so can use some modern updates.
The thing is that these existing commieblocks are actually pretty expensive. The Russians, Ukrainians and Belorussians that dominate the area seem to like highrise housing, and they pay a big premium to be in their community. New construction gets very high prices in this general area. |
^^^ Location is awesome, you have a single train into Manhattan, and Brighton Beach is walking distance. Work and Play from one location!
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There's plenty of room in CI for many many high rise projects. I'd like to see some Hong Kong style clusters there to take advantage of that beautiful ocean view, maybe with a bit more air between them:
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and a gated enclave is on the other. But there should be beautiful ocean views from this development. Anyway, welcome to de Blasio's New York, where there will be larger buildings in more places. They've been talking about this particular development over at the Coney Island boards for a while... http://community.coneyisland.com/cgi...m=1411345093/0 Because I love Google Earth, an overview of the area... http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/158849860/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/158849861/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/158849862/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/158849863/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/158849864/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/158849865/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/158849866/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/158849867/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/158849868/original.jpg http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/158849869/original.jpg |
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.2086146
Coney Island locals are mobilizing to battle plans to raze a strip mall and replace it with a massive 40-story tower The proposed tower, slated to include 544 apartments atop three floors of commercial businesses, would be nearly 20 stories higher than the nearby Trump Village complexes http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...b.jpg?enlarged BY DOYLE MURPHY January 20, 2015 Quote:
http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...b.jpg?enlarged Several tenants in a Coney Island strip mall expect to relocate to the vacant Royal Palace building after the mall is razed for development of a 40-story tower. http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopo...b.jpg?enlarged A notice in the front window of a dry cleaners in a Neptune Ave. strip mall warns patrons of an impending closing. http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/prop...ents-1.9832002 Proposed apartment building concerns residents January 21, 2015 Quote:
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http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/0...tory_tower.php
Coney Island Residents Vehemently Oppose 40-Story Tower January 22, 2015 by Evan Bindelglass Draft rendering of the proposed 40-story tower. All photographs by Evan Bindelglass. http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs...s_20150121.jpg Draft rendering of the rehabilitated 614 Sheepshead Bay Road http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs...s_20150121.jpg Quote:
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That rendering looks good. These fools who are against this project are so short sighted. They are replacing a dilapidated strip mall with probably more commercial space than is in that awful looking mall. What are the chances that the complainers will be able to effect the project?
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The people are going to complain, regardless, even if the building was half the proposed height. I believe the proposal is an as-of-right proposal, but whether or not it can be built will depend a lot on the remediation of the site. Quote:
Here is the DOB application... http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/Jo...ssdocnumber=01 Quote:
It looks like the tower would face east/west, and rise at the western end, where the marker is shown here... http://www.pbase.com/nyguy/image/158849866/original.jpg |
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One of the residents nearby emailed me yesterday asking me about the project and expressing her concern on how this will ruin the neighborhood. She mentioned: traffic, the loss of the pharmacies, and how this is a Zone A, and its very vulnerable to flooding. The emphasis was on the Zone A flooding issue. Quote:
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I would imagine that the developer who is proposing this building would have already taken the possible contamination of the site into account and decided that it is probably worth his while to pursue developing this tower. Anyways, I like the looks of this tower and also like that it is replacing a structure that is neither sightly or historic.
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Furthermore, that whole area is full of depressing open space, tower-in-the-park style. There is no shortage of open space, light and air. This project is the best thing that can happen for this eyesore strip mall. I don't usually vote, but I just might register next time to vote for anyone that runs against him. So sick of him and NY politicians like him. |
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I know that people are stupid, but I don't know why they automatically assume that a developer hasn't thought of these issues first. Quote:
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Scott needs to be shut down. The open space argument is asinine. And meanwhile, the beach/Atlantic Ocean is three blocks away... doesn't get more open than that.
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This will go up regardless. Fighting it is futile. If they want pizza or chinese, order takeout. The asian man with a cigarette in his mouth and bike will deliver it in 15 minutes. And they work fast too!
I think AC when I see this design. Even though its a draft, I hope they add a little more variety to the design. But, it will do in the end. Better than some of the housing projects around it. |
Would be sensible if they designed it in a way where a second tower could be constructed on top of the opposite end ofthe retail podium further in the future.
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Although I am surely not against the design, I think it would be best if there wasn't such a big retail podium. They could just build a slightly taller tower and leave the rest of the lot as a park. If there ever was demand for a second tower, then they could go ahead and use a bit more of their land.
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About a second tower, I believe they are using up all development rights for the development now. If they cut the tower in half, there could be two 20 story towers at either end, which wouldn't please anyone, and would block more views from existing buildings.
The retail is necessary because not only is it replacing what was there, but there will be 544 new units dropped on the site, meaning more demand for close amenities. I read somewhere people complaining that it's too close to the train station, which is insane. And finally, there's the issue of the parking, which is being replaced with more, enclosed parking. The draft design, while nothing special, is actually better than i would have expected. |
Trader Joes:
http://brooklyndaily.com/assets/phot...-30-bk03_i.jpg Annoyed audience: Locals booed throughout the presentation of the proposed plans for the site. :tantrum: Quote:
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