More Mega-Units at Meier’s OPP

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A few units at the Richard Meier-designed On Prospect Park just got quite a bit roomier. The F, G and H lines at the development have been combined on floors 2 through 5, resulting in four-bedroom apartments that are 3,199 square feet. Are the new layouts a sign that sales at the condo aren’t up to snuff? Or are they an attempt to shelter lower-floor owners from big-unit envy? (The largest penthouse boasts a formidable 3,408 square feet of interior space and 1,934 square feet of exterior space.) Corcoran has yet to list the condos with reconfigured layouts—you can see them on the main OPP website—but it’s likely they’ll be asking in the $1,100- to $1,300-square-foot range given current prices on the building’s other big apartments that front Grand Army Plaza. As previously noted, prices at the development are all over the map: One of the building’s smaller, courtyard-facing units is listed at less than $800 a square foot, while several larger condos are asking more than $1,200 a square foot.
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interesting. some of the larger >3000 sq ft penthouses were being likened to "brownstone living" with living spaces on two or even three stories. now these new units seem more like "loft living." maybe the marketing group is just trying to appeal to all kinds of buyers.

or maybe they're just responding to demand for more large units. las week, there was this article http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/realestate/22cov.html in the nytimes about a serious shortage of three and four bedroom apartments: “Even with $4 million, $5 million or $7 million to spend, we’re just not finding them out there.”

Posted by: Sam at August 6, 2007 11:48 AM

People willing to shell out this kind of cash for Park Slope (generally a very family friendly community) will tend to have children. They will want space.

Yuppies and singles with this sort of money will choose Manhattan or hipper Brooklyn nabes.

Posted by: Anonymous at August 6, 2007 12:03 PM

i really like the way this building is looking from the exterior.

i realize it's not everyone's cup of tea, but there's something about the way the glass reflects both the blue sky and the clouds unlike others i've seen.

Posted by: slopehead at August 6, 2007 12:03 PM

this building is not in park slope. close, but definitely not in park slope.

it's in prospect heights. and as far as brooklyn neighborhoods go, i'd argue that it's one of the "hippest"

Posted by: slopehead at August 6, 2007 12:06 PM

Don't worry, the glass will get dirty and the building will not standout so much next to its neighbors. It will look like many similar dreary Manhattan office buildings.

Posted by: Anonymous at August 6, 2007 12:24 PM

Who are all the people with $4.0 million to drop on all these places? I mean really, are there any middle class people in this city, or is it just me?

Posted by: Anonymous at August 6, 2007 12:24 PM

i have a feeling with the amount people are paying in maintenance fees here, they'll keep the glass pretty clean.

if you hate it, just say so...don't be passive agressive about it.

the two meier towers down on the far west side of manhattan are as clean as the day they were built.

Posted by: slopehead at August 6, 2007 12:31 PM

Are those circles in all the rooms structural columns? If so, it seriously reduces the useable space (and I would find it very annoying--there are two of them in most of the rooms). I live nearby and would love a larger apartment, but have been very disappointed with the layouts in this building, and I think the columns are a big part of that.

Posted by: Anonymous at August 6, 2007 12:55 PM

Eventually, ALL units will be combined, creating a single residence marketed towards whoever this millenium's version of Charles Foster Kane might be. . .

Posted by: . at August 6, 2007 1:02 PM

Er, who can't find a four-bedroom apartment for $4MM? I suggest buying two brownstones, and cutting doors into the party wall. Now you have an eleven-bedroom apartment.

Posted by: Q.R. at August 6, 2007 1:07 PM

actually here's a 4 bedroom on the corcoran site...

http://www.corcoran.com/property/listing.aspx?Region=NYC&ListingID=899434

Posted by: slopehead at August 6, 2007 5:05 PM

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