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Brooklyn Bridge Condos – 2

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So, it’s been just over seven months since I posted a comparison of the view from the promenade, back when the cold storage warehouse, and in January with the Pierhouse condos at the state they were back then. Since January there have been campaigns and news articles about the loss of an “iconic” view of the Brooklyn Bridge and financial district.

Save-the-view (http://savetheviewnow.org/) has recently discovered documentation that shows the original height design was not adhered to.

So how badly has the view been ruined. Take a look for yourself with this comparison below.

Use the slider to compare the two.

 

And how much has the view changed since January:

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Brooklyn Bridge Park Condos

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[UPDATED 2]  I’ve included a similar satellite view comparison.

[UPDATED] I’ve replaced the previous photo with one taken much closer to the location of photo showing the National Cold Storage warehouse.

There’s considerable agitation in Brooklyn Heights about the height of the new Brooklyn Bridge Park condos a.k.a. “Pierhouse”.  It seems that many of us have forgotten how tall the cold storage warehouse was.  I scoured the internet to try and find a photograph taken from the Promenade that matched the view of a photo I took a few weeks ago.  On reflection, I should have done that the other way around.

This rough comparison, which is from a pretty close vantage point shows that the new condo building is marginally taller, but probably not as much as everyone thinks it is.

Use the slider to compare the two.

 

Satellite view: