YIMBY recently visited six residential buildings that have recently completed construction in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The projects are among the wave of developments transforming vacant parcels, parking lots, and old commercial structures into new housing, and yield a combined 230 rental and condominium units.
The Eve is a seven-story building at 827 Sterling Place, between Nostrand and Rogers Avenues. Designed by Issac & Stern Architects and developed by Haussmann Development and Kriss Capital, the all-electric structure yields 76 rental units in studio- to two-bedroom layouts, with 23 dedicated to affordable housing.
Amenities include a dog washing station, a garage with electric vehicle charging stations, common area Wi-Fi, gym, children’s play room, storage, virtual doorman, and a rooftop terrace. Residences include hardwood floors, intercoms, washers and dryers, air conditioning, energy-efficient appliances, and name-brand kitchen appliances, countertops, and finishes.
The building features a broad rectangular massing with setbacks on either end of its seventh floor. The façade is composed of red brick in various bond patterns surrounding a grid of square windows with black frames.
827 Sterling Place. Photo by Michael Young.
827 Sterling Place. Photo by Michael Young.
827 Sterling Place. Photo by Michael Young.
827 Sterling Place. Photo by Michael Young.
827 Sterling Place. Photo by Michael Young.
HELP Park Place is a five-story affordable housing development that opened late last summer at 575 Park Place, between Classon and Franklin Avenues. Designed by Dattner Architects, the structure yields 44 apartments, including eight supportive units for formerly homeless families. The project is part of New York State’s Vital Brooklyn initiative, an effort from the Governor’s office to expand access to essential services and affordable housing in Central Brooklyn, and was financed using Low Income Housing Tax Credits. The building replaced a surface-level parking lot.
The project also houses the 8,000-square-foot One Brooklyn Health primary care clinic. Amenities include a community room, an outdoor terrace with a pergola, a shared laundry room, and on-site supportive services provided by HELP USA.
The structure features a multifaceted massing with a setback at the fifth floor. The façade is composed of red brick with ornamental details, with a contrasting section of white brick at the center and above the setback. The fenestration incorporates square and narrow windows with black frames.
575 Park Place. Photo by Michael Young.
575 Park Place. Photo by Michael Young.
575 Park Place. Photo by Michael Young.
575 Park Place. Photo by Michael Young.
575 Park Place. Photo by Michael Young.
630 Grand Avenue is a seven-story building located at the corner of Grand Avenue and Prospect Place. Designed by ND Architecture & Design and developed by Loketch Group, the structure yields 32 condominium units.
The residential program features one- to three-bedroom layouts, as well as penthouses. Amenities include a communal rooftop with a kitchen, lounge, co-working space, lobby and package room, landscaped courtyard, fitness center, media room, children’s playroom, pet spa, bike storage, and parking spaces available for purchase.
The building features a multifaceted design with multiple protruding and recessed volumes. The sections lining the street feature an earth-toned brick façade rising to a distinctive outward-angled cornice. The setback portions of the building are clad in a simpler envelope of gray cementitious paneling and feature numerous balconies. All units include private outdoor space.
630 Grand Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
630 Grand Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
630 Grand Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
630 Grand Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
630 Grand Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
630 Grand Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
630 Grand Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
630 Grand Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
645 Park Place is an eight-story building at the corner of Park Place and Franklin Avenue, alternately addressed as 711 Franklin Avenue. Designed by DXA Studio for the RW 705 Franklin LLC, the 87-foot-tall structure spans 47,094 square feet and yields 58 rental units with an average scope of 811 square feet. The project also includes a 40-foot-long rear yard and a 23-vehicle parking garage. The homes come in one- and two-bedroom layouts.
Amenities include a lounge and fitness center that open to a south-facing roof terrace, as well as bike storage, virtual concierge, library, and a package room.
The building features a straightforward massing with a corner setback at the sixth floor and a wraparound setback at the eighth story. The gray cementitious façade surrounds a grid of rectangular windows and features protruding horizontal bands along each floor plate, as well as a cornice above the seventh floor.
645 Park Place. Photo by Michael Young.
645 Park Place. Photo by Michael Young.
645 Park Place. Photo by Michael Young.
645 Park Place. Photo by Michael Young.
755 Washington Avenue is a six-story building between St. Johns Place and Sterling Place. Designed by Jeffrey Kamen Architect for Meral Bedford LLC, the 70-foot-tall structure spans 10,464 square feet and yields ten condominium units with an average scope of 989 square feet. The project also includes 573 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a parking garage, and a rooftop terrace.
The structure features a rectangular massing with corner cutouts on the second through sixth stories. The center of the main western elevation is clad in red brick, while the recessed sides and thick cornice are enclosed in black brick. Each unit comes with a balcony. Residential occupancy has begun, while the retail space has yet to be leased.
755 Washington Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
755 Washington Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
755 Washington Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
755 Washington Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
627 Franklin Avenue is a six-story building near the corner of Franklin Avenue and Bergen Street. Designed by Isaac & Stern Architects and developed by Zohar Zauber, the structure yields ten rental units, with three reserved for affordable housing.
Homes come with hardwood floors, and kitchens feature name-brand countertops and finishes, energy-efficient appliances, and a dishwasher. Amenities include bike storage lockers, a shared laundry room, package lockers, virtual doorman, and a rooftop terrace.
The building features a straightforward rectangular massing culminating in a bulkhead. The façade is composed of gray stone and black paneling surrounding a grid of floor-to-ceiling windows. A railing lines the perimeter of the roof for the communal terrace.
627 Franklin Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
627 Franklin Avenue. Photo by Michael Young.
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Some real dogs here tbh.
I wish the white middle section of the Park Place building had been tan instead
Some nice brickwork examples here.
630 Grand is a surprise with below grade units. There’s a lot going on with the design, but it’s definitely interesting.
645 Park Place & 637 Franklin Ave desperately need another color, any color.
The brickwork on 755 Washington Ave is just plain weird. Is it brick tile? Ugh.
However, all in all, Brooklyn continues to outshine Queens and the Bronx by leaps and bounds.
Notice the first picture with the wonderful row of classic buildings. Compare to the crap we build today.