Permits have been filed for an 11-story residential building at 108 St Edwards Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Located between Myrtle Avenue and Park Avenue, the lot is a short walk to the Dekalb Avenue subway station, serviced by the B, Q, and R trains. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 115-foot-tall development will yield 32,133 square feet, with 30,859 square feet designated for residential space and 1,274 square feet for community facility space. The building will have 105 residences, with an average unit scope of 293 square feet. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar but no accessory parking.
Aufgang Architects is listed as the architect of record.
Demolition permits have not been filed yet. An estimated completion date has not been announced.
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Wait a second…theyre not talking about wrecking that church I hope…
Doubt it. A lot of churches have adjoining lots with surface parking they are looking to monetize. Rest assured that these funds will help support the poorest and neediest among their many lawyers.
So you just pulled that guess out of thin air. 5 seconds with Google Maps show that there is no adjoining lot – the church is tightly surrounded by public housing on all sides, with apparently little land of its own. A little Googling tells me that the Church moved out around 10 years ago and that it is not landmarked. It was also “Brooklyn’s loveliest church” a couple of years ago by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. The Archdiocese does not care; this church is a goner.
Wow sad to read that demolition is possible. And your right the Catholic Church doesn’t care.
Not sure if y’all know but that church has been basically abandoned for decades.
so?
That means you should demolish it instead of finding some sort of reuse of the property with all the money the Catholic Church has.
Please Please do not demolish the church.
Yuck!
wow this is awful. Nyc failing over and over to preserve some of it’s architecture. I’ve walked through here many times, it’s a nice breather between all the city housing. Also, I felt like they built the neighboring new Stonewall House with similar materials to make it look like it fit in… i guess they were fooled.
The Catholic Church is the biggest landowner in NYC and they’re going to destroy this beautiful church because of greed.
They don’t care about saving or preserving these beautiful old Churches when they can be developer and sock away some more cash.
So sad to possibly see another piece of NYC history being demolished for units that are 293 feet
Rentals? Coops or Condos?
More likely: dormitory or shelter.
Greedy bastards…first they will sell the stained glass & other artwork to some church in Texas . Let’s see if somebody in city govt. will deny the demolition permit.
al capone was baptised there .