lot at 1 Sullivan Place (at the corner of Washington Avenue)
Does anyone (e.g. @whynot_31, LOL) know the scoop about this lot? I noticed some work being done on Saturday morning. It's been vacant for as long as I can remember.









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It will tell you whether permits have been recently issues.
It should tell you what is coming.
Once these results come back, the developers will submit plans to DOB that reveal how large the building will be.
Do you have $5M?
"A Crown Heights development site directly across from Prospect Park is on the market with an asking price of $5 million.
Located on the corner of Washington Avenue, the vacant 40′ by 82′ lot at 1 Sullivan Place has unobstructed views of the park. The irregular site comes with 20,385 buildable square feet, along with plans for an eight-story, 16-unit apartment building.
The permits, filed on September 23rd by the current owner, have yet to be approved; they call for a 20,552-square-foot structure with a common roof terrace, private exterior space, storage, bike storage and 532 square feet of community facility space on the ground floor. Workshop Design & Architecture is the architect of record. Of the proposed apartments, four are one-bedroom units, nine are two-bedrooms and three are three-bedrooms.
The lot previously traded for $2.5 million in April to Sullivan Gardens LLC, Department of Finance records show. Before that, it sold for $850,000 to One Sullivan Place LLC in 2006."
http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2014/10/1-sullivan-place.html
Once the building is built, the package might be worth $20M.
As a result, they look at google satellite view and conclude that green = park.
....I wonder how many offers the owners of the nearby church and auto repair shop have received.
The 2/3 is uphill, but doesn't involve crossing any big streets.
The Q is downhill, but involves crossing Empire.
I would walk to the Brooklyn Museum 2/3. I would walk on the BBG side of Washington Ave, because once I crossed Washington, I would not have to cross any additional streets.
Needless to say, things are looking up for the place I want to open: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/44526/has-anyone-put-any-thought-into-the-corner-store-at-98-montgomery-aka-941-washington-ave/p1
BTW, a part of me wonders if people walking by have noticed the changes that the buildings along Washington btwn Empire and EP have already undergone....
Just from the outside, one can see:
New hallway lighting. Scrubbed facades. New entrances. Maintained gardens...
In front of the cute little pedestrian bridge, there used to be lots of litter and debris.
Now, that spot is filled with bikes.
Actually, I was thinking of all the car debris that use to be by the ped bridge: tires, engine parts, etc.
I think for a long time, a guy operated a roadside repair shop there. The kind that just requires you have lots of tools, but not pay rent.
http://newyorkyimby.com/2015/12/revealed-1-sullivan-place-crown-heights.html
Rebecca writes:
"Construction is finally underway at a long-stalled development site at 1 Sullivan Place in Crown Heights, and we’ve got a rendering for the eight-story building rising on the corner of Washington Avenue, next to Prospect Park.
The development will reach 79 feet into the air on a fairly quiet block wedged between the shuttle tracks and Franklin Avenue, just north of Empire Boulevard, which marks the border between Crown Heights and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It will have 16 apartments and a 532-square-foot medical office on the first floor.
Each floor will hold two units, and if the rendering is accurate, every apartment will come with a private balcony. Residents will also have access to a shared roof deck, storage, and bike parking in the cellar. There won’t be any parking for cars, because the zoning code doesn’t require any on small lots like this one.
The facade will have a pretty modern look, incorporating a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows and strips of greenery along the corner and the base of the building.
With 20,020 square feet of residential space, average units will measure just over 1,250 square feet. Condos seem likely, and 1 Sullivan will probably be the first new condo project to finish south of Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights. If a developer buys the former Brooklyn Botanic Garden site at 111 Montgomery Street, more condos could follow only a block north."
90 Sullivan remains a mess, and I have no updates on it: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/39173/construction-for-new-condo-building-sullivan-place/p1
It's failures will have little to do with the (likely) success of this one. Very few developments go that badly....