Monday, 1 August 2016
Studio Gang’s futuristic Brooklyn firehouse is officially underway
The $32 million project will be ready in the summer of 2018
The Studio Gang-designed firehouse located right at the border of Crown Heights and Brownsville, is now moving forward, following the announcement of the project in January this year. Last week the FDNY and the city’s Department of Design and Construction broke ground on the 21,000 square foot facility located at 1815 Sterling Place.
The building will be home to Brooklyn’s Rescue Company 2, and it’s been designed in such a way that firefighters here will be able to enact rescue scenarios, particularly in taller buildings where they have to deal with balconies, stairs and ladders. The building’s also designed to be energy efficient what with a green roof and a geothermal system located 500-feet below ground. The latter will help regulate the temperature inside the building.
"This firehouse will be a leader in energy efficiency, moving our city closer to an environmentally sustainable and resilient future," Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement. "With ample space for tools and a training facility on the roof, this firehouse will be the impressive space that New York’s bravest deserve."
Being constructed at a cost of $32 million, the project is expected to be complete in the summer of 2018.
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http://ny.curbed.com/2016/8/1/12341786/brooklyn-firehouse-studio-gang-groundbreaking
New Midtown East luxury building is falling apart, lawsuit alleges
Residents of The Alexander sue over faulty construction and missing amenities
New York City has no shortage of shady landlords, but shoddy materials and deferred maintenance are less common issues in the city’s many luxury developments. According to the New York Post, residents of the recently-built Alexander on 250 East 49th Street are facing those issues and suing developer Alexander Gurevich for $67 million over them.
This is not the first time that The Alexander has been mired in controversy. In 2010, Gurevich was barred from selling apartments in New York for three years due to his failure to disclose important financial information about The Alexander’s investors.
The Post reports that this newest lawsuit accuses Gurevich and designers Sydness Architects of allowing "cracks and leaks to permeate the building, including on the roof, balconies and terraces, causing water to flood some condos" that cost as much as $1.9 million for a two-bedroom.
The building also never delivered on a slew of promised amenities including a gym, cold storage room for perishable deliveries, and a mail room, the lawsuit alleges.
Additionally, the original board of The Alexander was allegedly filled with business partners of Gurevich who failed to pay the building’s water and sewage costs, leading current residents to foot the $442,000 bill.
Considering The Alexander has already faced quite a bit of difficulty marketing its beleaguered apartments, the lawsuit will likely only further damage the condominium’s reputation.
- Luxury condo residents sue over broken promises [NYP]
- Buyers Refunded, Developer Banned at Turtle Bay's Alexander [Curbed]
- The Alexander Penthouse Gets Another Million Dollar Discount [Curbed]
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http://ny.curbed.com/2016/8/1/12341452/midtown-east-condo-the-alexander-lawsuit
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