Gothamist: Mayor Vetos City Council's Brooklyn Warehouse De-Landmarking

Greg

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:28:18 -0500

I just got kicked out of that building because of the landmark status being revoked!

A. Yuppie

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 23:30:41 -0500

The NYT article makes it sound like the City Council still can (and will) override Bloomberg's veto. How does that make any sense? And who voted for the Yaasky character anyhow?

Downtown Lad

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 17:43:50 -0500

Doubtful Pugsley. 2 Columbus Circle was never that nice. Unfortunately, the replacement isn't too nice either. Let's see - a building facing Central Park without any windows???? I like the Kent Avenue Warehouse though. I think it's fine to add some penthouses to it, but I'd object to expanding the windows.

pugsley

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 15:03:12 -0500

The Museum of Arts and Design, which is planning on destroying the 2 Columbus Circle building has Laurie Beckelman on the payroll. Laurie is also the former chairwoman of the landmarks commission. No wonder why the commission won't consider landmarking the building. In twenty years people will wonder how this happened in the same way we look at the old Penn Station.

tien

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 14:11:01 -0500

that seems like a pretty crappy reason to keep the building.

pugsley

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:16:41 -0500

The only reason 2 Columbus Circle isn't landmarked is because the guy that originally put in the cash to build it, Huntington Hartford, isn't PC enough for the landmark committee and Mike Bloomberg. This warehouse has no significance as far as I can tell except that it was designed by a famous architect. Mike's preference for looking at brand names rather than the intrinsic value of the structure is showing.