965 Washington Avenue's Land Triangle

Esperanza · June 2014

Has anyone heard what will be built on the little triangle of land near this building? I know if was for sale (via auction) and then it sold. I passed by the other day and the land was cleared. This land hugs the train tracks. An odd little piece of land.

whynot_31 · June 2014

Looking North on Washington, the garden is on the left and this lot is the vegetation covered lot on the right:

It strikes me as being too small to build on.

Does anyone known if it could be purchased for its development rights?

Could I then build a penthouse that overlooked the gardens on one of the nearby buildings?

dmiami2 · June 2014

Believe it or not, approved plans have existed for this lot for some time.... I can't say if this development is happening or belongs to the current owner.

Esperanza · June 2014

Thanks! Looks like this building is going to be super tight, unless they plan on tearing down the building next door. I couldn't zoom into this to tell. The lot simply looks so small for this building.

whynot_31 · June 2014

These plans remind me of that tiny lot at Underhill and St. John's.

The plans were drawn up just before the 2008 bubble burst, and involved a building that would have been really expensive on a PSF basis to construct and maintain. Today, the lot still sits vacant.

http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/33863/314-st-johns-place/p1

MasTacos · July 2014

Long time lurker... I never thought my first post would be about that odd little triangle on Washington.

Anyway, I remember seeing the auction sign come and go and I now see that plywood boards have gone up in place of the fence that was there.

Do we think someone is actually building something there?

whynot_31 · July 2014

Welcome MasTacos.

It does appear as if something is being built. The nearby shuttle tracks will make this a complicated excavation and project.

It is unclear to me whether this little lot has its own street address. Do the work permits on the fence list 965?

whynot_31 · July 2014

I have answered my own question: 995 Washington Avenue is the lot's address. Here are photos of how small it is:

whynot_31 · July 2014

whynot_31 · July 2014

When the site was available for auction, this rendering was provided as being approved:

http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/18491631/995-Washington-Avenue-Brooklyn-NY/

ehgee · July 2014

The author/urban planner Jeff Speck bought a similar piece of land and built a pretty cool house on it in DC:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/meet-one-of-the-most-unique-homes-in-washington-dc/2014/07/03/74876972-02c2-11e4-8fd0-3a663dfa68ac_story.html

whynot_31 · July 2014

The top two floors should get views of some tree tops in the garden.

Good light.

MasTacos · July 2014

Thanks for the photos. I agree it looks like it will be hard to build there, there really isn't much space on either side of the lot.

Davina · July 2014

That lot looks so tiny. And I wonder if there will be a lot of noise from the shuttle train.

Dawndew · July 2014

Waterbeds there will get a good wave every time the train passes.

dac545 · July 2014

The palm trees look nice in the picture. Do they guarantee a tropical atmosphere year round? That could be worth the price tag..

MasTacos · July 2014

I like the window riiiight in the corner of the triangle.

whynot_31 · July 2014

Hopefully they will have a cat. A cat would love napping in that window.

Davina · July 2014

That would be a small and triangle-shaped cat.

whynot_31 · July 2014

they have noses designed to fit in triangles

Davina · July 2014

This is true!

...finding an appropriate furniture might be harder...

whynot_31 · July 2014

Rachel fills in some more details:

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140725/crown-heights/very-odd-shaped-empty-lot-will-become-residential-building

whynot_31 · July 2014

Curbed builds on Rachel:

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/07/28/4story_building_to_sprout_on_triangular_crown_heights_lot.php#more

whynot_31 · July 2014

Now picked up by The Real Deal: http://therealdeal.com/blog/2014/07/26/new-triangular-building-rising-in-crown-heights/

...all it takes to make an echo, is to make a sound.

mugofmead111 · July 2014

Speaking of echo, it will be interesting to have the Franklin Avenue Shuttle as background noise.

Davina · July 2014

The waterbed remark got picked up by Rachel :-)

laura palmer · August 2014

It's already for sale!

http://streeteasy.com/sale/1105249-multi-995-washington-ave-crown-heights-brooklyn

mugofmead111 · August 2014

Why build it only to sell it?

whynot_31 · August 2014

Hopefully, because the amount of money you expect to receive is more than the money you plan to spend.

Esperanza · August 2014

Anyone who lives in this place had better bolt down any vases, etc. I also feel sorry for the residents of the neighboring building who are going to have their windows blocked.

whynot_31 · September 2014

Concrete beginning to rise above fence line

Esperanza · September 2014

What's your prediction of who will buy this?

whynot_31 · September 2014

I would buy this and then make it into an illegal hotel. I would Air BNB the units. They would pay good money to be near all the attractions and not care that the spaces are too small to live in long term.

whynot_31 · December 2014

laddhalsey · December 2014

Over 3 million? The mock up looks kind of decent I suppose... in that it seems to "blend" into the neighboring building?

http://streeteasy.com/sale/1133349-multi-995-washington-ave-crown-heights-brooklyn

whynot_31 · December 2014

Renderings from above link:

whynot_31 · December 2014

whynot_31 · June 2015

They seem to have foregone the long first floor tongue for more interior space.

Each floor now has a small patio.

The shell is now complete.

whynot_31 · July 2015

Facade and windows now in place.

whynot_31 · August 2015

Moving quickly!

If they get their CO in a timely manner, this building may have residents by Thanksgiving.

mugofmead111 · August 2015

It'd be hilarious if this establishment manages to get residents to move in before 90 Sullivan Place.

RudolfAhrens · August 2015

The windows are smaller than in the rendering, no? Doesn't have the wrap-around glass on the patio corner anymore.

whynot_31 · January 2016

YIMBY wrote about it today: http://newyorkyimby.com/2016/01/construction-update-995-washington-avenue.html

mugofmead111 · April 2016

The New York Times did an article about the Flatiron Building inspiring the development of buildings on odd shaped lots, but apparently this building was not cited as an example.

whynot_31 · June 2016

now for sale as a single home, for $3M

"This 4000 square foot miscellaneous home has 4 bedrooms and 6.0 bathrooms."

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/995-Washington-Ave-Brooklyn-NY-11225/2139979756_zpid/

whynot_31 · June 2016

Now resisted as two units.

Thanks for the tip:

https://twitter.com/sethaurus/status/744725591665041408

whynot_31 · August 2016

Now being sold as three parts?

mugofmead111 · August 2016

Why would someone buy the community facility instead of just renting?

Does the view of duplex #2 clear the top of the trees from BBG?

whynot_31 · September 2016

The community facility is indeed for sale:

https://www.nestseekers.com/641569/Commercial-Loft-Crown-Heights-Brooklyn-NY?src=4UfY2WW

whynot_31 · December 2016

Attempts to sell the units via cheap ads have been unsuccessful.

Now, they have placed ads in the expensive NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/real-estate/usa/ny/brooklyn/crown-heights/homes-for-sale/995-washington-ave/493-630228

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