Poll: Dig the Design of 'Dayton' Housing Project?
The proposed 106-unit luxury apartment complex on South Broad Street have been "de-massed" to appear as two buildings joined at the center.
With a series of staggered peaks towering above 106 high-end apartments set behind the Ridgewood rail line, sketches of the Tudor-style housing proposal "The Dayton" on South Broad Street elicit a range of opinions. Scott Loventhal, of developer Garden Homes, says major revisions have "de-massed" the proposed five-story luxury apartment building on the land that had previously been Brogan Cadillac. Garden Homes is appealing for the property to be re-zoned to allow for residential uses; and it's just one of several properties being studied by Ridgewood to assess if zone changes to allow for residential housing downtown should be sought, and if so, what regulations should be in place. The purchase of a small adjoining property has helped …
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Alfreddie
9:53 pm on Sunday, September 23, 2012
This is NOT beautiful architecture. In my humble opinion, it is not attractive ... does not look sunny and charming. To me it looks dark and dreary. I'm all for innovation, growth and changing with the times. Some towns seem to be bursting with new businesses like Westwood and Ramsey... we need to bring Ridgewood back to the top, attracting new businesses and customers. This design is awful.... … more ›