100 Lenox Road. Credit: S Wieder Architect PC
The development boom in Prospect Lefferts Gardens and northern Flatbush, at Prospect Park’s southeast corner, continues as architect Samuel Weider releases new renderings for an eight-story rental at 100 Lenox Road. The 95-unit building sits two blocks away from Prospect Park and is projected to feature an exercise room, laundry, 48 parking spaces, and another 48 spots or bicycles.
The rendering, posted a few days ago on the architecture firm’s Instagram account, shows a restrained, clean-cut structure of white brick with black paneling at the setbacked top floors. Tall vertical windows harmonize with the aesthetic of the neighborhood’s pre-war building stock, while their floor-to-ceiling expanse meets the demands of contemporary apartment seekers.
Unbuilt design by Bienenfeld Architecture
Unbuilt design by JFA/Charles Mallea Architect
The design is the latest in a series of proposals released over the span of several years. A 2017 design by Bienenfeld Architecture showed a classically-inspired, seven-story structure with pergola-covered terraces at the top. In 2019, the project scale grew to its present proportions, with a design by Charles Mallea Architect with a beige-gray facade and glass-railed balconies. Time will tell whether the current iteration is the final one, yet we’d be well satisfied if it is, given its visual appeal.
Half a block to the east, construction is wrapping up at PLG, a 26-story, 467-unit rental high-rise; another new project, an eight-story, 69-unit rental at 200 Linden Boulevard, sits another block further. A block west of 100 Lenox Road, the 14-story Caton Flats development is making headlines with its accommodation of the Flatbush Caton Market, a staple of the local Caribbean community, new headquarters of the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and 255 affordable apartments on the floors above.
Google Earth aerial showing location of 100 Lenox Road. PLG is the tall tower in the foreground
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