Work is nearing completion on The Gregory, a school-turned-rental conversion in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Located at 991 Saint Johns Place, St. Gregory the Great School was built in 1921 by Helme & Corbett. In 2011, the building was declared structurally compromised, requiring immediate vacancy. The conversion came to fruition with a team that includes GEMA Capital Partners and PKSB Architecture. Construction consisted of a complete structural overhaul, full façade restoration, a complementary two-story addition, and three-story horizontal expansion.
St. Gregory the Great School prior to the conversion.
St. Gregory the Great School prior to the conversion.
St. Gregory the Great School prior to the conversion.
The Gregory offers 40 distinctive residences in studio to three-bedroom layouts. All rentals have oversized historic replica windows and ceiling spans ranging from 9 to 13 feet in height.
Residential interiors at The Gregory in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Residential interiors at The Gregory in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Amenities include a fourth-floor terrace, ground-floor side garden and rear patio, fitness studio, on-site security, package area, shared laundry room, on-site parking, and bicycle storage.
Residential interiors at The Gregory in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Residential interiors at The Gregory in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Situated within the Crown Heights North Historic District, The Gregory is near the Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Residents will have access to the 2 and 5 trains at the President Street subway station and the 3 train at Kingston and Nostrand Avenues.
Residential terraces at The Gregory in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Residential terraces at The Gregory in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Residential terraces at The Gregory in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Rents begin at $3,437 per month, and Shloma Hecht from The Corcoran Group is exclusively handling leasing at the property.
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Google Streetview suggests the school was completely demolished and rebuilt with a steel frame. The load-bearing walls of the original had developed dangerous cracks. The entrance portico was preserved. The new structure is compatible with the church. A doorman might be garbed as a nun and brandish a wooden ruler.
It appears they put it back together
The building looks goods
First I attended St. Marks up around Utica ave. Brooklyn, 58’ to 62’, then on to St. Gregory’s 63’ to 66, it was a great School, made me the Man I am today!