Construction is complete on The Fulton Residence, a seven-story residential building at 1079 Fulton Street in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Developed by New Start Development, which purchased the property for $10.25 million, the project involved the conversion of a vacant homeless shelter into a rental apartment building spanning 26,000 square feet and yielding 30 units in studio- to two-bedroom layouts with an average scope of 867 square feet. Mabe Group, Inc. served as the general contractor for the development, which is located at the corner of Fulton Street and Classon Avenue.
Recent photographs show the finished look of the exterior, which is composed of a staggered grid of protruding charcoal-hued window frames surrounded by white cementitious paneling. The most distinctive feature is the colorful saxophone mural, which covers five stories of an angled wall near the southeastern corner of the building. Crews were seen putting in the final touches on the new perimeter fencing along the sidewalks.
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
Photo by Michael Young
The following photos from New Start Development and Alpha Realty detail the look of the structure before the conversion began. Originally constructed as an apartment building in 2004, the former façade was composed of an incoherent mix of brick, stucco, and exposed CMU blocks.
1079 Fulton Street before the residential conversion.
1079 Fulton Street before the residential conversion.
1079 Fulton Street before the residential conversion.
Residential amenities at Fulton Residences include an outdoor rooftop deck, a pet washing station, a virtual doorman, and both bike and package storage rooms. Select units come with private terraces.
The nearest subway from the property is the C train at the Clinton-Washington Avenues station at the corner of Fulton and Clinton Streets.
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This is certainly a better exterior than what was there originally. I am not quite certain what the saxophone is supposed to represent. The building purchase price was $341k per unit with renovations being extra. It illustrates how expensive it can be to build housing in NYC.
Kinda weird, especially the randomly placed window frames. But why is this a “former” homeless shelter when the city needs so much more housing for the homeless? Another backwards step.
The before looked like Kabul. So an improvement in that respect.
The colorful saxophone mural contrasted white cementitious paneling, this is highlighted on the prominence: Thanks.