Close watchers of the Williamsburg development scene will recall the two Karl Fischer towers that had been planned for the corner of Grand and Driggs Williamsburg. One site is currently a big hole where a rather spirited game of beat the downzone had been going on until it was hit with a Stop Work Order. The other is an empty lot where a ten-story Karl Fischer was planned. The images above is something we found of a new idea for a building, which would appear to be something that would mostly house retail. More details over at Curbed. The building is officially known as 207 Grand Street. We’d say it looks like a Commerce Bank location, but there is already one planned for Bedford Avenue and N. 4 Street.
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[…] none other than Karl Fischer— was slated to be erected makes it all the more amusing. The downzone (and fetid economy) pretty much kiboshed that from happening. Now we have this […]