[Photos courtesy of Gary Mirabelle]
This is the steel framework of condos that are rising on Eighth Avenue at Tenth Street in Park Slope. The property was a small churchyard that was sold for development and will end up as ten condos. Last year, Icky in Brooklyn wrote: “Opposed to a glass-and-steel box, the church chose their buyers purposely for their desire to build ‘in the character of the neighborhood.’ While the loss of a churchyard is a terrible shame, it is nice to have some assurance that 8th Ave’s newest mini-manses will sport more qualilty than the recent rash of South Slope Stucco Shacks.”
2 responses so far ↓
1 Ben // May 6, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Is this on the landmarked side of the street? I believe everything from the east side of 8th Ave to PPW is landmarked all the way down to 15th Street.
2 Scott // May 8, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Nope. I live a block away. It’s on the west side. It was a beautiful garden and we were all sad to see it go. I was very sad to see it go (it had a beautiful tree in the summer time) – but I’m slightly comforted (barely) by the fact they say they will build in the style of the street.