On Prospect Park: This Year's Model
[nggallery id=”48933″ template=galleryview] Over the summer On Prospect Park redid its model apartments and finished construction on the penthouse units. Construction on the entire building is also winding down, and should be finished in a month or so. A year ago developers reported that 50 percent of the building was sold, and now they’re saying…
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Over the summer On Prospect Park redid its model apartments and finished construction on the penthouse units. Construction on the entire building is also winding down, and should be finished in a month or so. A year ago developers reported that 50 percent of the building was sold, and now they’re saying 61 percent is spoken for. Overall, we really liked the design, although we had a hard time getting used to the idea of living life on full display! Most impressive to us was the ginormous terrace in the three-bedroom unit. Prices are capped at $2.95 million, with a one-bedroom going for $795,000. Think these revamped model units may give On Prospect Park an extra push in the sales department?
Model Unit Design Credits:
2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit
Rug: Orley Shabahang, New York
3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom unit
Rug: Orley Shabahang, New York
Cut Out coffee table, Agricultural stools, Arc floor lamp: Chista, New York
Bookcase, Z console: Hellman Chang, New York
3 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit
Rug: Orley Shabahang, New York
Coffee Table, Wood and Leather Bench: Hellman Chang, New York
Vine Root Sculpture: Chista, New York
That amenity room reminds me of a scene in Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom.
All new buildings suck. Landmark everything. I love vacant lots. Boycott Walmart. Free Mumia.
I enjoyed the Vanity Fair link. I like the horror on the park, it is different. Now if we could only resurrect a mid-eighties crack head from Underhill with a Mac-10 to take out a few dozen windows, maybe living in a Petri dish wouldn’t be so expensive.
I think there was an article in the NY Times a while back on this building, comparing it to a NORC (naturally-occurring retirement community). It’s true – I personally know of two couples who sold houses in Park Slope to move here, as they were tired of the upkeep involved in a house, as well as the stairs between floors, lack of central air, etc. This location is also closer to many of the things people associate with Park Slope, including the Park itself, than many buildings actually in Park Slope. Proximity to transportation, the Museum, and the Library are good too.
I give up my parking spot @ Eastern Athletic for a failing Apple Storish condo project?
***Bid half off peak comps***
I’m actually not partial to any particular type of housing I just thought the article was funny.
FSRG:
Maybe a little oversimplified, but not much.
The people buying there realize that GAP isn’t Columbus Circle and that’s why they’re paying a lot less.
A lot of the developments in the Prospect Heights and even borderline Crown Heights areas are clearly targeting luxury-driven buyers–324 St Marks (industrial block between Underhill and Washington) is listed at over $700/sf and both 655 Washington (between Bergen and St Marks) and 825 Classon (between St Johns and Lincoln and actually in Crown Heights unless one draws the border at Franklin) are/have been listed at $650+ a square foot. Those buildings all have super-fancy finishes (Bosch this, Miele that) while buildings that have more standard finishes (like GE appliances) go for around $450-$550/sf.
I hate this building. It looks so out of place. Did the architects even look at the rest of the neighborhood? Grand Army Plaza is surrounded on all sides by historical buildings, except for this ugly aberration
“There’s an overriding sense of impermanence…No one will buy one of these gloomy spaces and say, “I want to have kids here. I want to grow old and die here.†This is simply an investment opportunity with sleepover possibilities. It’s a silent, screaming, locked-away loneliness.”
TO YOU!!! (and the snarky writer)
Many people find the limited light in a Brownstone to be “gloomy”.
Alot of people find living in one of Manhattan’s “white Brick” specials or 80’s error cookie cutter coops to be similarly impermanent….
Imposing your own taste over everyone elses doesnt make you smarter, it just makes you an asshole