Demolition is getting underway at 95 Rockwell Place, the site of a 38-story mixed-use tower in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger and developed by Charney Companies, the 418-foot-tall structure will span 167,679 square feet and yield 158 rental units with an average scope of 855 square feet, as well as 32,568 square feet of commercial space and a cellar level. The property is located on an interior lot between Lafayette Avenue and Fulton Street.
Recent photographs show the current five-story occupant shrouded in scaffolding and black netting. Interior gutting is underway, and crews will likely begin to dismantle the superstructure in the coming weeks.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The below Google Street View image shows the derelict occupant of the plot and its vaguely Italianate design.
95 Rockwell Place in Fort Greene, Brooklyn via Google Maps
No renderings have been released for the tower, though its substantial height will undoubtedly contribute to the growing vertical density of the skyline between Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene. The building will rise directly behind The Ashland, a 568-foot-tall residential skyscraper on the northern end of the trapezoidal block.
The property is within walking distance of the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center subway station, which serves the 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, N, Q, and R trains, as well as the Long Island Rail Road.
Demolition is slated to finish this spring, as noted on site. A construction timeline for 95 Rockwell Place has yet to be announced.
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Finally! This has been a long time coming and it sounds like the new plan is superior to the old plan for a 30-ish story hotel-only development. Yet another highrise going up in a pocket of Brooklyn with at least 7 or 8 other large new developments within a stone’s throw of each other. Love the added density!
I live in the neighbor and check this building almost every day for whatever reason i did like the building so sad is going to dust for another glass and metal
Oh no, what a shame to destroy that beautiful facade that could have been incorporated into the new building. The developer can only think of their own profits.
The facade totally and should’ve been saved. That’s a shame.
Does anyone else think that this lot is way too narrow for a freestanding 38 story tower? I mean aesthetically speaking, since apparently the technology is there to do it safely. I guess it all depends on the design, but I think it is very challenging to make it harmonize with the surroundings.
The lot goes all the way across to Ashland minus the courtyard for the theater. Its not wide but pretty “thick”. The neighborhood has gone from fairly deserted to overly dense as far as traffic and transportation.
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Destroying a decent looking building to build 158 more unaffordable apartments? That’s a fair tradeoff.