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Catching up on some old photos. One day this past summer the empty, unattached tenement building across the street from my place was shrouded in netting. I thought it was going to be renovated, like several other buildings on that block. Instead, floor-by-floor it disappeared. That lot, as well as the much larger vacant lot that used to be an unofficial little league field next door, will soon be turning into The Kalahari.
I visited NY last July!
I Love Harlem!It´s one of my favorite part of Manhattan!
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Posted by: cristina | 05 October 2005 at 08:01 PM
oh my! that's ugly.
Posted by: tien | 06 October 2005 at 08:08 AM
The Kalahari? It's busy isn't it? They asked people in my building what we thought of it and the obvious consensus would look better if toned down.
Posted by: Joe | 06 October 2005 at 02:35 PM
hmmm...isn't the kalahari a desert?
Posted by: jeff | 06 October 2005 at 05:18 PM
It's busy but at least it is interesting to look at.
Posted by: judy | 06 October 2005 at 11:07 PM
The name caused a bit of discussion. The Kalahari desert is in southeastern Africa, while most of Harlem's African-American residents, whether recent immigrants or not, trace their roots to the west-central part of the continent.
Posted by: Joe | 07 October 2005 at 12:28 PM
I tried several times to post a comment yesterday, to no avail.
I think I understand the concept behind the design of the Kalahari. And while it may be worthy and noble, I'm afraid it won't aesthetically stand the test of time. In ten years it could very well end up as one of those buildings from which we avert our eyes and wonder, whatever were they thinking.
Disclaimer: I'm not an architect; I'm just a person who has been walking by buildings for over 40 years; I'm often wrong.
Posted by: Marie | 12 October 2005 at 04:45 PM
Perhaps it won't look so dizzying once it is on a larger scale.
Typepad was having issues yesterday. I could see your comments on the admin side but they didn't show up on the site until today.
Posted by: Joe | 12 October 2005 at 04:54 PM
What a hideious building! I hope they change the outside facade. Yuck!
Posted by: Jake | 07 June 2006 at 03:21 PM
This building is pretty ugly! I hope they change the outside design.
Posted by: PA | 20 July 2006 at 05:19 PM
Anyone looking into getting an apartment in this building?
Posted by: PA | 20 July 2006 at 05:21 PM
My family and I are looking for a condo and considered this building until we saw the renderings. Marie is so right, after a few years this building will be an eyesore. That is the same reason we wouldn't consider the Lotus in Williamsburg, that and the horrible L train.
Posted by: Owen | 02 May 2007 at 01:30 PM
They have no plans to change the outside design. It is based on the designs of an sub-Saharan African tribe. The architects and developers believe that if can't buy into the design then you can't buy into the project as a whole.
Posted by: Berry | 02 May 2007 at 10:48 PM