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March 7, 2006

Artists Making Way for Condos in Clinton Hill?

loft bldg
We heard a rumor a couple of weeks ago that this 45,000-square-foot loft building at 13 Lexington Avenue, inhabited for years by artists, had recently been sold to a developer who was going to take it condo. Can anyone confirm? We think this block of Lexington will feel like Dumbo in about five years. The wide street combined with eclectic mix of beautiful old industrial buildings is a winning mix.




Posted by Brownstoner at 11:14 AM | Comments (17)
Categories: Development

Comments

I don't know any details on this one. I'm not surprised though. I've often thought that spot was ripe for development/condos of the industrial buildings.

Posted by: Anonymous at March 7, 2006 11:35 AM

Odd. I live in this building and I haven't heard anything. Cite your source and give some details please.

Posted by: GZ at March 7, 2006 12:55 PM

No details other than we were driving past with a friend who said, "Oh, I heard that building with all the artists was recently sold and is going to be turned into condos."

Posted by: Brownstoner at March 7, 2006 12:58 PM

Odd. I live in this building and I haven't heard anything. Please cite your source and give up some details.

Posted by: GZ at March 7, 2006 12:59 PM

Acris shows no activity in the past 5 years.

Posted by: mentch at March 7, 2006 1:38 PM

Guess our friend was wrong--or a contract has been signed but not closed...

Posted by: Brownstoner at March 7, 2006 1:52 PM

GZ, has there been a film crew or something camped out on your block recently? i saw big lights and what appeared to be craft service tables last week, and last night i noticed orange cones all up and down the block, plus a lot of avis rental trucks. are they working on "Block Party II" already?

Posted by: Jimmy Legs at March 7, 2006 2:19 PM

i lived across the street ten years ago and this place was being built (converted?) when i moved to wmsbrg. it was a crazy block at the time. a couple years ago some realtor told me that the street is now full of BMWs and SUVs or something. hard for me to believe. i thought the owner of the bldng lived just down the street.

Posted by: Anonymous at March 7, 2006 3:02 PM

It's actually 103 and 107 Lexington

Posted by: Anonymous at March 7, 2006 3:23 PM

Maybe they were referring to 25-27 Lexington Avenue, which is next door. It was for sale this past year. An investment partnership that I am familiar with looked at it for a potential condo conversion, but ended up getting outbid.

Posted by: Shahn Andersen at March 7, 2006 3:50 PM

Yeah, they've been filming since last week. This is like the 10th thing filmed here and usually they're okay but this one is a hassle. They took over all the available parking and act like they own the place. Nothing fun, like Chappelle.
But this is big time filming...they have a caterer inside AND outside!

Posted by: GZ at March 7, 2006 5:48 PM

Its actually 103-111 Lexington Ave. Bernard J. Doyle is the architect.

Posted by: iceberg at March 7, 2006 5:49 PM

where is lexington avenue?

Posted by: anon at March 8, 2006 10:58 PM

iceberg: google maps

Posted by: uhoh at March 10, 2006 2:57 PM

Guys,
Pretty sure this is 13 Lexington and heard again this weekend that all but a couple of tenants are out.

Posted by: Brownstoner at March 14, 2006 1:59 PM

I am a tenant in this building. It is not a building filled with artists, firstly. The tenants here are yuppy types, and yes, some artists.
The owner of this building is shopping it around to developers for a partnered development, but nothing will ever come of it as the owner is a very greedy man and will not accept reasonable offers. They film here quite often, not just ten times. Many tv shows and movies have been shot in this and other buildings on the block. It is a MAJOR pain in the ass sometimes, but on the flipside you get to see lots of interesting things. the address is NOT any of the addresses posted above. thanks!

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