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Originally Posted by NYguy
^ I'm not. This is one site in the neighborhood where development is going to happen, whether they like it or not. Simply being against something for the sake of keeping everything the way it is is just a kneejerk reaction. People have to face the inevitable reality that they are living in the greatest city on earth. And with that comes more people. If they can't accept that, then maybe it's time to do like that guy, and move to some "peach farm" upstate.
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Im sorry i have to disagree with you, i know we love skyscrapers on this site but that doesnt mean that there always a good idea, especially in such a historic neighborhood with a unique urban fabric such as Brooklyn Heights. This was Americas first suburb and while im not anti development to improve the neighborhood i am against the height in this case. Its completely out of context and doesnt relate well to the fabric that the Brownstones create.
Something a bit more classical with a reduced height would work well here. This tower is just as out of place as Tour Montparnasse in Paris. Wiliamsburg and greenpoints new towers are more appropriate for its waterfront properties because there displaced from the industrial-residential nature of those neighborhoods. Manhattan is different from Brooklyn and both have different needs and urban planning techniques.
Lets remember that just because you can build tall doesnt mean you always should. As skyscraper enthusiast its imporant to realize where skyscrapers have been failures and fail the community they inhabit. All places need their La Defense and Issy-les-Moulineaux, its insturmental in maintaining the cultural integrity of any city.