Revised Plans for Pavilion Theater Condo Conversion Project

Oct. 21, 2015 — It's been a few months since we've heard any noise coming from Park Slope about the Pavilion Theater condo conversion project. Locals gave the first renderings a resounding thumbs down, likening the design to a penitentiary in Sunset Park. It was back to the drawing board for Hidrock Realty, which got the nod to proceed from Community Board 6's Landmarks and Land Use Committee — on the condition that architects tone down the design. The committee asked to see a less bright brick color and for the five-story building to be set back so it looks less bulky and more in line with the neighborhood's late 19th-century architecture. According to DNAinfo, Hidrock Realty is ready with its revised plans. "The tweaked renderings show that Morris Adjmi Architects made several changes, including setting back the fifth floor of the proposed six-story condo building by 6 feet and making the cornice more prominent to blend in better with neighboring buildings on Bartel-Pritchard Square," reports DNAinfo, adding that "the brick color for the building has been warmed up, and some of the windows in the ground-floor commercial space are now smaller." Will it cut the mustard for Community Board 6 members and other community activists? Well, according to the report, neighbors said Monday "they appreciated Hidrock's revisions, but want the developer to make even more changes."