Approved for redevelopment in 2008, on Thursday the project sponsor behind the building of a 10-story building with 45 dwelling units over 16,000 square feet of first and second floor retail at 300 Grant Street will seek a three year extension to raze the two buildings which currently sit on the site (“due to the continuing weakness in the real estate market and the associated difficulties in securing financing”) and start building anew.
The Planning Department recommends the extension. And as the site currently appears:
∙ The New And Improved (And Approved) Design For 300 Grant Avenue [SocketSite]
∙ The Proposed Sixty-Six Forty-Five Condos (And Parking) Of 300 Grant [SocketSite]
Not everything needs to be torn down to build a bigger newer building. Hopefully, this project never happens.
Not everything has to be preserved. Larger buildings in sf mean less sprawl elsewhere, more needed housing, more life in the city.
I like the old building, but I also like that the new building is being done in a similar style. Let’s hope they get the details right.