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July 31, 2006
Earth-Shattering News of Greenpoint Development
Hey, have you heard? Apparently there are a lot of condominium residences being built around a park in some underpublicized part of Brooklyn called Greenpoint. This was news to us certainly, so we were fascinated to read the breaking news story in The Times this weekend. Build it and the young professionals will come, goes the logic. A few have already taken the bait. How's it going? “So far I really like it,” said the 35-year-old Jason Titus who recently bought a 1,750-square-foot condominium on Engert Avenue with his girlfriend for $775,000. “But it’s kind of weird, though, because it isn’t a neighborhood in the immediate area yet. It’s a park and a bunch of construction. In the next couple of years, hundreds and hundreds of people are going to move into these buildings.” At least, that's what the developers are hoping!
Stopping to Smell the Roses on Lefferts [NY Times]
Comments
Greenpoint isn't a neighborhood yet? This guy should take a walk around his surrounding blocks and realize that there is a HUGE and diverse neighborhood all around him. I can't wait til those hundreds and hundreds of people realize they don't fit on the L train!
Posted by: sonyako at July 31, 2006 11:19 AM
http://brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2005/11/a_different_loo_1.html
Posted by: iceberg at July 31, 2006 1:25 PM
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