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November 9, 2006

Development Watch: W'burg Double-Shot

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The building on the left (aka the Muse Condos), located at the intersection of Woodpoint Road and Kingsland Avenue, is signature Scarano. We're not sure if this prop was part of mezzanine-gate or not, but it's jam-packed with the square-foot enhancing structures. To quote the man himself: "At only four stories high, the three double-height stories fill the volumne of the 60' high building envelope, allowing for dramatic loft-like interiors with floor-to-ceiling glass." Interestingly, the Scarano Architects website puts the completion date at October 2005 but the front door wasn't even finished when we passed by last weekend. The building on the right, at 226 Richardson, is a recently-completed 10-unit condo building. Priced at around $500 a foot, six of the units are already sold; the remaining units are all on lower floors. It's gotta be Scarano but we can't find it on his website. DOB records show that the architect is Gene Kaufman Architects.
Update: Wow. They're asking $600 a foot at the Woodpoint Road building! Guess it's the high ceilings.
96 Woodpoint Road [Aptsandlofts] GMAP
Luxe 226 [The Developers Group] GMAP




Posted by Brownstoner at 10:01 AM | Comments (13)
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If the address is correct, its Gene Kaufman Architects. DOB lists an alteration for conversion to residential at that address. It looks more like GKA's work than Scarano's (GKA did the building on N5 off Roebling, S6 and Duffield and had some role in Schaeffer Landing).

Posted by: Halden at November 9, 2006 10:24 AM

Thanks, Halden.

Posted by: brownstoner at November 9, 2006 10:31 AM

The building on the left, is being marketed by aptsandlofts.com.
http://www.aptsandlofts.com/index.cfm?page=searchbuilding&id=967

www.musecondos.com

Posted by: Anonymous at November 9, 2006 10:50 AM

Nice

Posted by: brownstoner at November 9, 2006 11:15 AM

i can see luxe 226 from my (new) living room - i can see straight into residents' living rooms & open kitchens. at a glance, this is a simple, handsome development, and is scaled well to the neighbhorhood (unlike the scarano tower a couple lots down, which, so far, looks OK).

Posted by: janelle at November 9, 2006 11:25 AM

Agree, Janelle, that Luxe looks nicely done.

Posted by: brownstoner at November 9, 2006 11:27 AM

heh! I drive by that first building quite a bit. And I always have to laugh because just in/out of frame on the left is the skankiest, most bustassed looking Chinese restaurant ever.

Posted by: Anonymous at November 9, 2006 11:47 AM

That Chinese restaurant is disgusting. It stinks to high heaven -- like they've been using the same frying oil forever. My friends used to live in the back house two doors down and I'd plug my nose everytime I'd round that corner. Nasty but nice building . . .

Posted by: cb at November 9, 2006 12:31 PM

I went to the Grand Opening Party last week of this building on the left and there had to be at least 40 people there when I arrived. I'm going back this Sunday for a second look. The interior design is awesome and the finshes are not "Graham Ave" type. Very cool building!

Posted by: m salty at November 9, 2006 2:01 PM

Wake up. It was always the high ceilings

Posted by: scarano at November 11, 2006 12:05 AM

The Woodpoint building is all well and good if you want to pay over half a million to live right next to the projects.

Posted by: aptsandlofts at November 14, 2006 1:59 PM

I think it is nice to create higher spaces where there is a limit on the building height that can't be used in the number of stories. These higher ceilings mean more space and less crowding. right? and people are buying these places, right? so can someone explain what all the negativity is about? what did i miss?

Posted by: lemlem at November 15, 2006 11:48 PM

does anyone know anything about The MUSE condos? When they will be done? Any info would be helpful.

Posted by: jim at May 9, 2007 11:51 AM

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