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It's not quite as bad as you might think. Although the side sections are larger than one might want, they're not freakishly huge and they're perpendicular to the street, limiting the size issue compared to Voorhees Mall. The largest portion of the building is set far enough back from College Ave that although large, it doesn't necessarily feel towering.
The worst, I think, will be for the people behind the building. Though the street's pretty wide, so that may help.
Time shall reveal.
What bunch of critics we have here. Why not wait for it to be completed and actually walk around it before passing judgment?
I'm pretty sure there is more than one frat left on Union St. The Gamma Sigma house on 19 Union St. comes to mind.
Pretty sure that house had a fire and is just boarded up now...?
The poster is right there are 5 -7 houses left in union street. The rest were bulldozed and turned into apartments.
Gamma Sigma isn't exactly what you'd call a traditional fraternity. All the other buildings are either sororities, apartment buildings or Rutgers department buildings. Phi Delt is the only fraternity on "Frat Row". It's pretty depressing. Why didn't they build new fraternity houses instead of those god awful apartments buildings?
What about that brand new fraternity building that was built behind the College Ave gym? Why wasn't that built on Union Street?
I saw that building at Rutgers Day and wonder about the details. I don't know if it's owned by the Greek organization or just leased. My guess as to why it wasn't built there is because whoever built it didn't have property on Union.
I sound like a broken record but I believe that the future for Fraternities and Sororities needs to be a Greek Village built in cooperation with the University. Personally I think the parking lots and other areas around the student center between Bartlett and Senior is a great spot to put it.
I think a development of 4 story brownstone or townhouse style buildings with about 20-25 beds each would be great. I would think big with trying to using some of the space freed up by the eventual tear down of the College Ave student center and also the buildings on Bartlett. You could have it centered around a green space and really create a great campus neighborhood.
This is a dream concept. I admittedly don't know the financials/feasibility of it at all. But like a dorm this can be built with housing revenue supporting the financing. I think a Greek Village would go a long way to improve the system, stabilize housing, and make the Greek system a much bigger asset to the university.
http://newbrunswicktoday.com/article/controversial-developer-finishes-zeta-beta-tau-fraternity-house
Like any other way, probably corruption of some kind. Somebody knew somebody, and low and behold a developer that gives $ to the mayor's campaign gets involved lol.
Like any other way, probably corruption of some kind. Somebody knew somebody, and low and behold a developer that gives $ to the mayor's campaign gets involved lol.
typical headline for that site. "controversial developer" in the title but no actual controversy mentioned for this project. This sounds like a decent model for future houses
So this is the company that built those god awful apartment buildings on Union Street? And then they build an actual fraternity building on Sicard? Why? The fraternity situation is such an unorganized mess. Either Rutgers or the city of New Brunswick has to develop some sort of central planning for the fraternity houses.
Scarlet Pride, I think your idea is great. Why exactly can't Rutgers do something like this?
Scarlet Pride, I think your idea is great. Why exactly can't Rutgers do something like this?
Good. Then if we have a convocation ceremony there, everyone will need to find something else to complain about. [winking]
It will be spectacular but I will make sure not to invite you to the grand opening
It will become the iconic gathering space on teh Rutgers Campus. On a campus that lacks public space and sense of space this project will fill that void. Count on it
Scarlet Knight statue!? You kidding or serious? That would be an awesome addition to the heart of College Ave.
If you don't get his point then why not just be miserable someplace else?
+1
And has even asked us for our input/opinions.
Will also like to add a +1 to Scarlet Pride's idea of the Greek Village idea for housing on CAC.
I think his is a much better idea than the one talked about for Livingston waaaay back when.
Cofifa gets a lot of credit for coming here to get feedback knowing that to find useful feedback, he will have to weed through distracting noise like "a crack house is a gathering place."
Agreed I've voiced my concerns on the scale and some design elements but continue to hope they are wrong. It's great that cofifa share like he does and engages in the discussions. And you can disagree and not bash. There's no doubt a lot of time and energy went into designing this project and even more going on right now to get it done.
And the honors building is looking beautiful!
Why wouldnt we think about a greek village on the lots behind the barn?
Signed a lease today for the owner of RU Hungry , he will be opening his first non truck food venue...gave him exclusive on FAT SANDWHICHES....
Interesting. Didn't he have a storefront on Easton Ave towards Knight Club in the late 90s? Did that close? Do you have a list if the other tenants?
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