tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post7692245765446273433..comments2023-09-17T06:34:32.273-04:00Comments on Grafix Avenger: Block 11 updateGrafix_Avengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09277322207313098473noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-24630569303793353752016-10-07T11:33:07.844-04:002016-10-07T11:33:07.844-04:00Not aware of any specific plans, but you have to a...Not aware of any specific plans, but you have to assume that developers are inquiring. Both buildings are dilapidated and drag down the appearance of the surrounding area. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-38093200475447360482016-10-06T16:07:57.940-04:002016-10-06T16:07:57.940-04:00The plans I have seen from the Southwest Park Coal...The plans I have seen from the Southwest Park Coalition show the park extending across Paterson. I think the hope was to reroute Paterson Pank to go along the light rail with a bridge connecting to Hoboken Ave on the other side of the NJ Transit tracks. Instead of a diagonal intersection, the grid would have been restored from first and Marshal down to Observer and Marshal. <br />Even without teh reroute of Paterson Plank, If Marshall Street was reopened, it would allow the park to extend and connect to the other side of Paterson / Block 11. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-44869807539431710392016-09-28T05:47:31.660-04:002016-09-28T05:47:31.660-04:00The mayor rightly is focusing on large parcels lik...The mayor rightly is focusing on large parcels like the Academy lot west and south of block 11. Block 11 was only a "nice to have" after the larger block were acquired.<br />It's pretty stupid to focus on a tiny triangle and overpay to shutdown a business ( the taxi depot on the block still active would need to be relocate at city expense ) when we could get another 1-2 acres from the academy block that the Mayor is focusing on.<br /><br />This is a none issue that nobody in city hall has been talking about, what prompted this supposed "expose" is quite odd.<br /><br />A tiny park not connected to the larger park that would require a staircase, skybridge , Ramp or elevator to go over the street is really odd....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-17284468578746056462016-09-27T19:08:01.238-04:002016-09-27T19:08:01.238-04:00Does anyone know there any other plans in the work...Does anyone know there any other plans in the works <br />for buildings on that block across from the SkyClub ? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-1983972750065727972016-09-27T16:03:54.580-04:002016-09-27T16:03:54.580-04:00It is a shame the plan for Block 11 could not have...It is a shame the plan for Block 11 could not have been realized. It would have been nice. <br /><br />I think the city has proven it is pretty good at multi-tasking.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-51848735649374539492016-09-27T13:45:11.342-04:002016-09-27T13:45:11.342-04:00You can't downzone or even zone parks. The cit...You can't downzone or even zone parks. The city would have to take the land through domain. Maybe we should focus on the 10 Acre Cognis site and finish that and look to ways to finance the upkeep of the parks we have as well and completing the waterfront walkway and The Monroe Arts 2 acre park? Where is all the money coming from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-67095879765122861362016-09-27T12:51:36.261-04:002016-09-27T12:51:36.261-04:00And the balconies display industrial character? It...And the balconies display industrial character? It's another condo building that got a height variance for no particular reason. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-91403996241903076092016-09-27T12:06:51.726-04:002016-09-27T12:06:51.726-04:00What they never figure into or say to the public i...What they never figure into or say to the public is the height of the buildings is that it will be an extra ten or twelve feet higher the elevator and roof access add to the overall height of the building. <br /><br />Also, lets be honest the Minervini design of this luxury building has almost nothing to do with maintaing the industrial character of the area but that buzz word in the description helps the Board feel better about approving the project.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-62220443472629267892016-09-27T11:52:21.518-04:002016-09-27T11:52:21.518-04:00The original plan was to have this area used as th...The original plan was to have this area used as the anchor for a pedestrian bridge over Paterson Avenue. It would have been a very nice addition but this building ended that. The City is working on expanding the open space now under construction to include the buildings adjacent and further West to the storage parking lot and making the proposed pedestrian bridge even more useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-47978891749509544012016-09-27T10:39:38.265-04:002016-09-27T10:39:38.265-04:00No. It was proposed as an architectural design ele...No. It was proposed as an architectural design element. Architect's testimony, Transcript pp 21,22<br /><br /><b>Frank Minervini</b>: Building elevations, we are permitted<br />40 feet above the design flood elevation, and our <br />drawings are a bit older, so we actually show 12<br />feet here as opposed to the 14 feet, which it<br />currently is. But the building itself as we are<br />proposing it is 60 feet from the roof, the top of<br />the roof to grade, and that is because we have a ten<br />foot ceiling at ground level, and that is two feet<br />above grade, so that is 12, and then each of the<br />residential floors we are proposing 12 foot floor to<br />floor.<br /><br />The thought here was, and this gets<br />into the architecture as well, so let's have this be<br />as much an industrial, with <b>the concept of it being<br />a converted industrial building, hence the taller<br />heights, and that plays into the architectural<br />design.</b><br /><br />In terms of adjacent buildings in<br />height, we don't see this additional height as<br />having very much impact. Our planner will go into<br />that. But the floors will meet the requirement. We<br />are asking for an additional ten feet in height.<br /> Grafix_Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277322207313098473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-14085995582723651132016-09-27T07:53:37.940-04:002016-09-27T07:53:37.940-04:00is the 10 foot height variance just a flood trade ...is the 10 foot height variance just a flood trade off? <br />Before Sandy the developer probably would have sought a variance to not include on site parking and the proposed height wouldn't be in questionReadenReplyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07400198513577579604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-39491979602598378112016-09-26T23:26:29.427-04:002016-09-26T23:26:29.427-04:00So the South West is getting a big 1-acre park but...So the South West is getting a big 1-acre park but not getting this small non-adjacent much smaller piece of land?<br /><br />I'm okay with this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-66386664260081920042016-09-26T19:57:19.994-04:002016-09-26T19:57:19.994-04:00We should be thankful for what parkland we have be...We should be thankful for what parkland we have been able to get but it discouraging that the loss of this block slipped by with no real public debate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com