118 Greenpoint Avenue - Cornice Do Over
118 Greenpoint Avenue, April 2008
Photo: Brownstoner
A while ago, we unnominated 118 Greenpoint Avenue for an Building Brooklyn Award on the basis of its horrific - and horrifically out of place - cornice. Turns out, the Landmarks Commission felt the same way. We have it on good authority that the cornice that was installed bore no resemblance to the cornice that was approved. Violations were issued, and a year or two down the line, the owner was forced to fix the problem. As seen in the photo below, the work has been ongoing for a while.
A good lesson for would be developers - it's cheaper to do it once.
118 Greenpoint Avenue, June 2009
Photo: WPA
