Right now, the vintage red-brick facade at 630 W Barry Ave stands all alone, but it will soon front a nine-unit new-construction building that is just starting construction. The new building will have three-bedroom condos with 1,686 to 2,035 square feet, Brazilian cherry floors, marble bathrooms, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and private terraces. Penthouse units have access to a 2,200-square-foot rooftop deck, and the building also will have an elevator and a 1,080-square-foot common garden. Prices range from the $640s to the $740s (including parking in an attached garage), and delivery is planned for next summer.
I like the salvaging of the front facade but the addition on top of the crown just looks strange
It’d look better if it was modern (the addition).
i agree with dn on that one, but que sera
I have to disagree – a modern addition would clash with the original building & just draw attention to the fact that it was added on. As long as they do a decent job matching the brick & the scale of the windows, I think it’ll look pretty good…
The problem I have is the crown of the facade is supposed to be the top (Sullivan’s flower, if you will) when you build above the crown, with another similar crown, the look, while matching perfectly, comes off as amateurish and without thought to the original intention of the architect.
…and a corrugated steel/stucco/siding/modern brick addition wouldn’t? The obvious solution is, don’t add on, but if you’re going to anyway, I can think of far worse ways to design it.
It’s an addition, it should read as one, otherwise it just looks like you were trying to hide something.
It doesn’t look that bad… It’s better than demolishing the whole building and bringing in one of those ugly new-construction townhouses.
No it’s not that bad… IMO Tacky, but not that tacky.
Hayley I have seen striking additions done in glass and steel that could have enhanced the original facade handsomely.
I think the attempt to mimick the original brick peak and all of it’s detail comes off as an insult. A modern addition would not compete with the original facade, and while it would make a statement, it wouldn’t be trying to say, “I am as good as the original”, but instead would only be saying “I am different than the original”
Devyn – that’s “different FROM” – Grammar Police