This blog entry is going to be something different. I'm going to focus on an architect who designed a number of buildings that have been featured on my blog so far. Today, I'm writing about Karl Fischer. Born in 1948 in Montreal, Quebec, since 2003 Fischer has designed more that 200 residential structures in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Currently one of the most prolific architects in New York.
This is Bayard Street as it runs along McCarren Park in Williamsburg. Every building from the tallest brown building to the left (50, 30, and 20 Bayard St.) was designed by Karl Fischer. It's become known as "Hot Karl Row".
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| 50 Bayard Street, The Ikon |
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| The first buildings that Fischer designed in Williamsburg was 60 Broadway, "The Gretsch Building" in 2004. |
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| Schaefer's Landing was completed in Williamsburg in 2005 |
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| The Powerhouse was another commercial conversion with a 4 story addition to a Pennsylvania Railroad power station. It was competed between the years of 2005-2007. |
Karl Fischer is currently working on two projects in Brooklyn (100 Luquer St. and 100 Parkside Avenue) and continues to reign as the most dominant architect in NYC. With new development leaning towards rentals, it remains to be seen if Fischer will be the go-to architect for the next wave of new development in Brooklyn.
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