The East New York Neighborhood Plan in Pictures Part 2, shows us the construction already underway. These photos are of the buildings constructed on the parking lot NYCHA sold to developers.
Again I start with the proposed illustration of buildings for that lot. You will see it indicates two new buildings. One is the senior living facility. This building is completed and partially occupied.
The other is the building on Wortman and Van Siclen Aves. As you will see in the photos only the senior living facility was delivered as promised.
The East New York Neighborhood Plan
The Proposal Photo
I draw your attention to the 2 buildings on Wortman Ave. The one on Van Siclen Ave and Wortman is a multi-family building aka project style building. The Building on Schenck–pronounce “skank”–is the senior living facility. There are no other buildings shown here. This is what the neighborhood was led to believe. The photos of actual construction will show differently.
Construction So Far
Comparison
The Linden Houses
Photos of the Linden Houses show a development that has four buildings. Each is 8 stories tall and house a total of 252 families. If you’re doing the math the first floor only has 7 families, not 8.
Click here to see Part One: Linden Houses
Included is the recreation area known as “The Circle.” It has playground activities for the children as well as seating. Each building has seating out front. Two buildings have grassy areas in the back.
These grassy areas have been designated as underutilized. If NYCHA relaxes its rules more families would utilize these grassy areas.
The layout gives some humanity to this project. With its trees, grass and recreational area this development avoids the concrete jungle look.
The Parking Lot Development
Development photos show a total of 10 buildings and a parking lot. Seven of the buildings are multi-family. The remaining two are the senior facility and the NYCHA steam plant. The parking lot is for NYCHA vehicles.
Two of the multi-family buildings are behind the senior facility. The community center is next to the senior facility. Speculation has it that these buildings are the reason the senior facility is partially occupied. Residents were told that an area would be set aside for seniors to relax. No such area exists. As I said, speculation.
Estimate of Residents
The total amount of families I project for this development, not counting the seniors is 240. That’s 12 families less than the Linden Houses. Again this does not include the senior facility.
There seems to be no outside recreational area. This means the children in this development will go across the street to “The Circle”.
You may have noticed the lack of space for a seating area, grass, and trees. This development will have that concrete jungle look.
Community Center Usage
Oh one last thing, community centers are usually for the development that they sit in. Boulevard Houses have one. It is used by the residents of the Boulevard Houses.
So what does that mean for the development community center? Is this center only for its residence? If so then consider this. The residence of Linden Houses will share The Circle. But they cannot use the community center…interesting.
You just read: Part 2 The East New York Neighborhood Plan in Pictures
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and nothing stated here is legal advice. This article applies to the five boroughs of New York. All information deemed accurate but not guaranteed. Always check the real estate laws in your part of the country.
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