Checking In On 80 Roebling Street

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We've kinda lost track of what's been happening over at 80 Roebling in the Burg. We know there were originally 36 one- and two-bedroom units for sale. There are now a pair of two-bedrooms for sale on the Douglas Elliman website, one for $925,000 and one for $865,000. Has everything else been snapped up or are they just controlling the supply? What do you think of the design?
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The 2 one elliman's site are the only ones left, all others were sold a while ago, and most closed already.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 16, 2007 12:37 PM

The living rooms were kind of tight and I didnt like the fact that they were near a school

Posted by: Anonymous at January 16, 2007 1:42 PM

This is a great-looking exterior design approach for Brooklyn. An aesthetic homage to the chock-a-block appearance of brownstones, yet decidedly modern. With nice details, attractive materials, and lots of windows.

Posted by: rascal at January 16, 2007 3:32 PM

This condo's architecture is definitely a great looking one for Williamsburg. Most condos do not take outdoor views into consideration--at least it seems that way. those condos seem a bit pricey, of course they are on the northside. I'm seeing pricey condos all over W-burg though. One or two exceptions though, one being a brand new project on Maspeth Ave, near the Graham L train. Duplexed, new condos going for $519k for 1,000 sq ft. Plus 1-2 bdrms going for $349k, about 650 sq ft. Not bad.

Posted by: jbjb at January 16, 2007 4:11 PM

jbjb,
any contact or link info on the maspeth condos?

Posted by: baer at January 16, 2007 4:17 PM

these are also 1.5 blocks from the bedford L, so that is the premium.

Posted by: seven at January 16, 2007 4:46 PM

I was in one of the penthouses and they were completely charm-free. Definitely not going to age well. Though they do have lots of windows, the view is of either the factory-turned-loft building across the street, or, in the back, out onto a lot, some ugly houses and all the construction going on in the hood. The exterior is not Fedders-level bad, looks like it's better suited to a small town in Jersey. But then that probably suits the building's inhabitants quite well.

Posted by: anon at January 16, 2007 6:29 PM

My girlfriend lives across roebling from these, at 65 roebling, so I am forced to look across at these every other night. The comment above is correct that these exterior is Fedder's level quality and as we've watched these things fill up over the last several months ( and can view the interiors of mostly all) the taste in interior decor has seemed embarrassing to say the least. The building materials look extremely cheap. They are out of context with their surrounding neighborhood. The above photo is flattering to say the least. Give credit to the photographer for the nice shot, but stay away from these.

Posted by: Queensfinest at January 16, 2007 7:01 PM

aggressively ugly outside. yawningly ugly inside. small. poorly laid out. but a very nice location and the prices weren't horrible.

Posted by: longtime wburger at January 16, 2007 11:15 PM

clarfiying what i mean by aggressively ugly: they're trying way too hard to pull off that "aesthetic homage" to brownstones noted above, but with cheap materials and no visual flair. it looks tacky to me.

Posted by: longtime wburger at January 16, 2007 11:23 PM

Building on longtime wburger's comments-
This building would be OK, if not for the entryways. The building itself is a decent attempt to look like multiple buildings (bow front, mansard roof, etc) and might actually age decently and not look new and cheap in a few years.
BUT . . .
The entrances are horrible, 'aggressively ugly' and bizarre. It looks like the architect was trying to emulate a school style entrance (check out the nearby school for an example) but s/he fails. The scale is totally off, they are oversize, awkward, unfriendly dark caves. The classic pediment doesn't belong. They just blow my mind and ruin the entire place.

Posted by: Will at January 17, 2007 12:51 AM

baer: the company is Select RE, I saw the sign on the bldg and called. They are starting to show. I don't have their number offhand, but their website is www.selectbrooklyn.com, don't think the condos are up just yet though.

Posted by: jbjb at January 17, 2007 12:03 PM

One drawback is not having an elevator

Posted by: Anonymous at January 22, 2007 10:09 AM

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Checking In On 80 Roebling Street

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