Carter's Review

This quite handsome, 7-story residential condominium at 360 Smith Street at the corner of Second Place in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn was built in 2011 and designed by KSQ Architects of which Armand Quadrini is principal. 

It has 20 rental apartments. 

It was developed by Gershon Co. and William Stein who had originally commissioned Robert M. Scarano Jr. to design the project in 2007. 

The building, which is also known as 127-135 2 Place, has a Momofuku Milk Bar.

Bottom Line

A nicely proportioned, mid-rise building in Carroll Gardens built over the Carroll Street subway station with bold, angled massing and a very impressive and nice landscaped plaza.

Description

The lower section of the building consists of a 5-story red-terracotta base with a one-story setback white brick top and an angled 7-story, corner section of dark grey brick whose top floor overlaps the lower section partially and whose subway plaza corner is also slightly setback at a small angle. 

The dynamics of the complex massing and the sloping front plaza add to the project’s striking sense of monumentality. 

The building has an 8-step-up entrance from the plaza and a disabled ramp. 

The building also has extensive and attractive landscaping. 

Amenities

It has a large, landscaped roof deck, parking, a gym and storage on each floor.

Apartments

Bathrooms have Toto fixtures and Duravit soaking tubs. 

Apartment 7A is a three-bedroom unit with an 18-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen with an island and a 32-foot-long terrace. 

Apartment 6G us a two-bedroom unit with an entry foyer that opens onto a large, pass-through kitchen and a 15-foot-long living/dining room. 

Apartment 3-5E is a one-bedroom unit with a long entry foyer that opens onto an 18-foot-long living/dining room with an angled window wall and an open kitchen. 

Apartment 3-5D is a one-bedroom unit with a 20-foot-long living/dining room with a balcony and a pass-through kitchen. 

Apartment 2J is a three-bedroom unit with an angled entry foyer that opens onto a 15-foot-long living/dining room and an open kitchen with an island.

History

The building was initially known as “Oliver House” and was designed by Robert Scarano.

Construction was halt in July 2008 after the City Council passed the Carroll Gardens Wide Street Zoning Text Amendment that limited density in parts of Carroll Gardens.

Developed Stein appeared before the Board of Standards and Appeals to argue that work on the project’s foundation had been largely completed and in November the stop work order was lifted and construction resumed by September 2009 by which time the architect changed.