Condos of the Day: L Lofts on Wyckoff

the apartments are lovely. does anyone know how many have been sold? does anyone live there yet?

Posted by: guest at August 26, 2007 5:12 PM

I went yesterday to view these apartments. There are several larger spaces that cost less as they are soon to face a brick wall. There is a parking garage being build on the north side of the building that will block all light to the apartments who face that direction. Though the spaces are lovely i'm a fan of sunlight. The idea of living through six months of construction only to be faced with a wall is awful. Next, who knows how loud the hydrolic lift which will raise cars into the garage will be.

Posted by: guest at January 18, 2008 2:52 PM

I went yesterday to view these apartments. There are several larger spaces that cost less as they are soon to face a brick wall. There is a parking garage being build on the north side of the building that will block all light to the apartments who face that direction. Though the spaces are lovely i'm a fan of sunlight. The idea of living through six months of construction only to be faced with a wall is awful. Next, who knows how loud the hydrolic lift which will raise cars into the garage will be.

Posted by: guest at January 18, 2008 2:52 PM

The fourth and fifth floors of this building are were the apartments are. Below that are medical offices. Although the spaces are well designed with quality furnishings the only livable units are those that face south/west. The other side face a parking garage that is under contruction. The art work inside the building is modern and fun. No one lives there yet and only three apartments have been sold. Each of these sold apartments are those that will not be effected by the new building construction.

Posted by: guest at February 1, 2008 1:19 PM

I've signed a contract on a studio unit here and will have the closing in about a month and a half. I thought the building and the units looked real nice and the amount of space/square footage in the unit seemed real good for the price, especially compared to everything else in Brooklyn nowadays. It is a bit far out but I used to live near the Jefferson stop (just one stop over on the L) and it wasn't too long of a trip to get to Union Square and Williamsburg. I have a friend who lived in a different building but at the same corner for the past 2 years and she said she really never had any problems over there and said she feels the area is pretty safe. There's more businesses opening up over there and I keep hearing how things are improving there so I figured why not?

Posted by: guest at February 3, 2008 2:11 PM

i too was looking into this place... interestingly a studio as well, and as there's only two studios and the one i WASN'T looking into is still on the market... i might have to say they were trying to contract me into the wrong studio... yes, they wrote two different apts into my contract, hoping i wouldn't notice??? These are some shady m*therf*ckers! They also claim the 421-a tax abatement, but once you see the contract, there is a (2nd) amendment stating that it's not guaranteed... so buyer beware... if you want to risk slapping on another $300+ for taxes a month if the abatement doesn't go through... and these are just the things i came across. who knows what else might have popped up if i had gone forward!!

Posted by: guest at March 4, 2008 7:25 AM

(I posted #8) Yes, I know I was worried about the tax abatement issue as well and I was holding off on signing a contract because of that. But after speaking with the broker and my lawyer I learned that they cannot officially get the tax abatement until a year after they applied for it and until a certain number of units (I think it was 4 or 5) have sold. They have since sold this many (from what I've been told)and it looks like they'll get the tax abatement in June. Since I'm moving in late March I'll get stuck with the extra $300 in taxes for 2 months. Fortunately, I've been told that if an owner is stuck paying this while the abatement is pending a reimbursement can be obtained from the city provided you fill out the right forms and are willing to wait for it to be processed. The brokers do seem a bit shady and they tried to get me to look into another unit as well. They're just trying to make a sale in a crazy market. Talk to a lawyer and do what's best for you.

Posted by: guest at March 4, 2008 3:15 PM

These guys who are selling these units are super sleezey! Who the hell would want to have to go through a closing dealing with them? Awful. The units are nice but they made me feel so sketched out i retracted my offer.

Posted by: guest at March 6, 2008 1:02 PM

The prices look good but I heard the mainteance fee is around $600 for a 2 bedrooms. Is that right?

Posted by: guest at March 7, 2008 5:45 PM

i'm not a fan of those lofts.

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 7:09 PM