Condo Boom Around McCarren Park

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Lots of pricing details were included in Sunday’s NY Post article on the area around McCarren Park in Greenpoint, oops, we mean SoHo. (“It’s going to be a hub,” says developer Anthony Gurino. “It’s going to be a second Manhattan, a SoHo.”)

  • 49-61 Engert Avenue: Traditional two-bedroom units from $649,000, two-bedroom garden duplexes from $725,000 and three-bedroom penthouse units starting at $955,000. Slated for occupancy in December, the building has already sold 19 of its 24 units.
  • 510 Manhattan Avenue: 32-unit luxury building, also being developed by Tahoe, with 28 two-bedroom rentals ($2,500 a month) and four duplex penthouse condos ($1.2 million each), scheduled for occupancy in the fall of 2006.
  • 297 Driggs: The building features one-bedroom units starting at $569,000 and two-bedrooms with private outdoor space going for up to $1.1 million. Twelve of the 14 apartments will have balconies overlooking McCarren Park.
  • 610 Union Avenue:19-unit building of one-bedroom apartments. With upscale features like 16-foot ceilings, granite countertops and private terraces, units will start at $569,000 and top out at around $800,000.
  • 50 Bayard: 58-unit warehouse conversion slated to come to market in late 2005 or early 2006. Designed by Andres Escobar, the development features one- and two-bedroom units, plus four penthouses enclosed in four glass-and-steel stories added onto the top of the structure. The building will feature parking and a doorman and concierge.
  • McCarren Park Area Booming [NY Post]
    Breaking $1,000 psf in Greenpoint [Brownstoner]
    McCarren Park Development 3 [Brownstoner]
    McCarren Park Photo by Jesse Ultra

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