Permits have been filed for a 15-story mixed-use building at 145 Wolcott Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Located between Ferris Street and Conover Street, the lot is near the Smith-9th Streets subway station, serviced by the F and G trains. DRAW Brooklyn under the Red Hook JV, LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications.
The proposed 172-foot-tall development will yield 407,328 square feet, with 160,000 square feet designated for residential space, 74,326 square feet for commercial space, and 65,675 square feet for manufacturing space. The building will have 210 residences, most likely rentals based on the average unit scope of 710 square feet, as well as commercial stores, offices, and an art gallery. The concrete-based structure will also have a cellar, a 30-foot-long rear yard, and 314 enclosed parking spaces.
Christopher Short of Arquitectonica 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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Can you elaborate?
this is not near the smith and 9th St. subway station.
you need to take a bus ride to get to the subway station, this is not a short walk at all.
“the lot is near the Smith-9th Streets subway station”
That’s quite an inaccurate statement to say the least.
Per Google Maps, it’s at least a 24 minute walk from that station. (8 minute drive or 14 minutes by bus.) It may be the nearEST station but to say it’s “near” in this case would seem to be language used by a developer or real estate agent to make it seem convenient for commuters, which it isn’t.
There isn’t enough parking in that area, and these plans don’t even provide for enough parking for the residents in each planned building.
In Need of a housing miracle.
I hope the developers are aware of and are considerate of the chimney shifts that migrate to the stack nearest the church every year on or about April 28th. The swarm entering and exiting the stack several times each day is a relaxing sight, and their diet of flying insects keeps us all a little safer.
Definitely not near a subway, the “nearest” subway stop is a far walk away, and the B61 is not always the most reliable. They might leverage the Red Hook ferry stop, but as of now unless you work at Wall street or perhaps at NYU Brooklyn Hospital, you’re going to be looking at a morning ferry transfer as well. The ferry system is highly dependent on city funding, so this will even be a gamble. Imagine 210+ new residents also driving on the roads commuting at the same time as the UPS and Amazon trucks that are imminent on the neighborhood due to the incoming warehouses.
I also wonder what’s going to happen to this building if another Hurricane Sandy hits. Conover Street flooded with 3-5 feet of water. Would be horrible if the residents were displaced due to another superstorm.
All thoughts of concern as a longtime South Brooklyn resident. This building is not being welcomed by the community, the owners should know that.
Please leave Red Hook alone. It’s a presious neighbored with a one of a kind community.
It will never be the same if a 15 story apt complex is developed.
Especiall near the water fron which would take wonder views away from the community.
It is the last place that has been untouched and I feel should remain as such.
It will loose the charm it has and will become a city like feel that we all here in the community enjoy and a releif from city living.
Thank You.
The developer I understand lives in Red Hook and if he is a real part of the community he would know how our community feels.
So the question I ask Is he really a part of the community? I think not
Why is everyone picking on Red Hook? A 15 story building with some apartments will be a disaster. Why not plan a series of 5 to 7 story apartment buildings that won’t open the floodgates for dozens more, and displace everyone living there now.
In addition, I’ll bet the proposed building’s architectural style will be an arrogant tour de force, with no relationship to the neighborhood’s predominantly low-rise red brick, or the proportions of window to wall that even in a cheap building appears gracious. What’s more, it will require operable windows to reduce the residents’ dependence on artificial heating and cooling.
This is really sad. It appears that there is no one important enough to stop the impending overdevelopment of Red Hook.