110 Livingston News & Blog

Ran across an excellent report from the Municipal Art Society on the landmark-worthy buildings of Downtown Brooklyn–and there are quite a few, ranging from a modest wooden house built before the Civil War, to neo-gothic, to amazing art deco.

The architecture also reflects Downtown Brooklyn’s history as a destination for shoppers and corporate headquarters. Check out the some highlights below (click ‘more’):

Renaissance style 1922-23 Brooklyn Edison Building, at 345 Adams

• MAS Works to Preserve Buildings in Downtown Brooklyn (mas.org)
• Discuss in the forums

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Bubbling up in the Wired NY forums is this rendering of a new hotel which is apparently already under construction (the blue fakey building, below). It will be 24 stories and house a Sheraton and an ‘aloft’ hotel (by W Hotels). It will be easy to visit relatives living in Belltel, right next door:

Another rendering in a darker blue.

Coming soon to 200 Livingston (formerly known as 189 Schermerhorn): “280 market-rate condominiums and ground floor retail”–that’s quite a few new downtown neighbors. Check out our Downtown Brooklyn development map, or see a pic of construction at Brownstoner.

The Brooklyn Papers profiles Two Trees’ new cultural affairs director, Zannah Mass, and describes the company’s wish to reach out and encourage artists in Brooklyn. She comes from St. Ann’s Warehouse, and one of her responsibilities is to find the theater group for 110. Check out the full article.