The ISSUE Project Room has announced its first public concert at the historic theater in 110 Livingston Street for Sunday, April 11. The group will host a candlelit performance of Morton Feldman’s String Quartet No. 2 in what it describes as a “rare performance” of “the six hour-long contemporary masterpiece.”
The sleuths over at Wired NY have uncovered some additional renderings of 29 Flatbush, a proposed tower that appears to have received partial approvals from DOB. More renderings after jump.
In a symbolic transition for Downtown Brooklyn, the tallest building in the neighborhood is now a residential building. 111 Lawrence, under construction by the Clarett Group, is just one of several residential buildings under construction or in the planning stages in the area. While construction appears halted currently due to stop work orders, the tower will upon completion be the tallest in Brooklyn, surpassing the Williamsburgh Bank Building.
Below is a great view of some of the other buildings going up downtown, viewed from the east. From left to right these are Toren, Avalon Fort Greene, 111 Lawrence, and Oro:
Photo credit: WiredNY forums
Borough President Marty Markowitz called for shopping on the ground floor of the Brooklyn Municipal Building, in his recent state of the borough address, a proposal which had been first floated a while back. Marty urged the city offices to relocate to the planned City Point building at the old Albee Square Mall site, to make way for retail space at the Municipal Building.
“We can open up that corner of Joralemon and Court streets for major retail – solidifying Court Street as a bona fide New York City shopping destination. Which stores would thrive there? How about Crate and Barrel, Nordstrom Rack, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th? It’s all possible,” he said. All excellent ideas, we think.
The tireless real-estate watchers over at Wired New York have uncovered another towering proposal for downtown Brooklyn, this one a 44-story residential building with retail, at 29 Flatbush. The above rendering is from the Dermot Company’s website, and gives a flavor of the design. Dermot says this will be a rental property, and construction may begin this year. DOB records indicate 333 units.
According to the poster over at Wired, the last proposal for the site looked like this. The latest permit application is available here.
Despite the difficult economic times, two groups of artists are looking to create permanent homes in downtown Brooklyn. The ISSUE Project Room, an avant garde performance space, is raising funds to renovate the historic theater in 110 Livingston to put on a year-round selection of music, film, video, and literature. Writers Jonathan Lethem and Paul Auster, as well as Marty Markowitz recently appeared at a reading in support of the move at Grocery on Smith Street.
Also coming to downtown is the Brooklyn Ballet, which will have a 200-seat black box theater in the new building at 160 Schermerhorn Street – aka Schermerhorn House. Help support these worthy groups and bring the arts downtown.
