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June 17, 2008

The Venetian: 16th-Century Living, Gravesend-Style

Is Brooklyn's most expensive new condo in Gravesend? We're not sure, but we know Avenue P's The Venetian has gotta at least be in the running. Curbed reports that the entry fee to nab a unit in the development is more than $1 million, and Flatbush Pigeon has some fresh shots of the under-construction building, noting that if you look at the rendering "long enough, you will see Nero fiddling on one of the balconies." The condo's marketing materials say that the structure was inspired by 16th-century masterpieces like Veneto's Villa Barbaro and Palazzo Porto.
So When You Think About Brooklyn... [Flatbush Pigeon] GMAP
Meet the Venetian: Brooklyn's Version of Palazzo Chupi? [Curbed]
$2,000 a Foot in Gravesend? You Betcha [Brownstoner]
The Venetian [Official Site]
Photo from Flatbush Pigeon.




Posted by Gabby at 10:01 AM | Comments (26)
Categories: Condos, Development, Gravesend

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I saw this thing when I went out to the Trek store recently. You get a good view of it from the Avenue P station on the F line.

I have to say, as over the top as the facade may be, it seemed to be pretty high quality. It might be the best quality newly constructed multifamily building I've seen in Brooklyn.

Posted by: Polemicist at June 17, 2008 10:11 AM

is 20% set aside for affordable housing?

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 10:30 AM

Looks like Las Vegas to me.

Posted by: kuroko at June 17, 2008 10:39 AM

Unless the facade is actually stone (yeah, right!) it's EIFS (Dryvit), absolutely the crappiest exterior closure material in the civilized world. There are several major New York contractors who will simply not construct buildings using EIFS, basically because their liability insurers don't cover that junk. If it is indeed EIFS, Polemicist knows not of what he's talking.

Posted by: johnife at June 17, 2008 10:56 AM

Dryvit is not that bad, it was used by some of the most expensive resorts. check their website.

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 11:09 AM

Yes, but if it IS stone, then its rather exciting. I live in the Flatiron, and often think how sad it is that nothing is being built anymore with the intricate facade work and stone and iron and ornate pillars etc. that used to be common place. It was as though builders of old had real pride in what they put up. Whether you had the same taste or not.

And we're slowly losing them, these beautiul old buildings. Unless they're landmarked.

Only glass and steel and blah. Get em' up as fast and furious and cheaply as possible. They're all so blah. We're going to slowly turn into Houston. Or Dallas. Think 6th Avenue in North Chelsea/Hell's Kitchen. Think East 20's. Think Flatbush Ave. Bleh.

Posted by: Nokilissa at June 17, 2008 11:20 AM

You can stick your foot through Dryvit.

I can't believe this thing is stone. Perhaps the first floor only? That'd be fine.

Posted by: Bold type guest at June 17, 2008 11:24 AM

You're right about what 6th ave in Chelsea has become. bleurgh.

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 11:25 AM

I find this strangely beautiful, although that perhaps is in contrast to the utter carp that has been defacing our fair borough for the last decade.

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 11:39 AM

Johnife: I said I scoped it out from the train platform. I was referring to the aesthetic quality, not the build quality. But I can't imagine it is entirely Dryvit.

It's a decent attempt, and I concur with Nokilissa's comments.

Posted by: Polemicist at June 17, 2008 11:46 AM

So this will be for the Russian mafiosi, right?

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 11:49 AM

The building is made of stone.

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 12:11 PM

from the rendering this building looks to be a brick & stone building....and the quality of construction does seem pretty good.

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 12:14 PM

I'd take one of these units in a heartbeat over any of the condo junk being touted on this page in any of the "established" brownstone hoods.

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 12:45 PM

12:14...i guess you're right. The quality of the construction is quite obvious; inside and out, from the renderings we see here.

Posted by: Bold type guest at June 17, 2008 12:51 PM

11:49

No, Syrian Jews. This kind of high-end multifamily development caters to the members of the community who want luxury but also want to be able to walk to their temple.

Posted by: Polemicist at June 17, 2008 1:00 PM

barf. it's the retarded bigger brother of all those other over the top renovations in that area. For a bunch of religious nuts they sure are into displaying their vanity and wealth.

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 1:45 PM

umm....your comment 1:45 is just as intolerant as you claim these people to be, if not moreso.

pot

kettle

black

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 1:58 PM

1:45, sorry, I'm having trouble distinguishing which religious and/or ethnic group you're attempting to bash. Is it the Italian Catholics, Syrian Jews or some other group? Can you please clarify so we can respond appropriately?

Posted by: Biff Champion at June 17, 2008 2:02 PM

Maybe 1:45, but at least its SOMEthing different.

How do you think grand old New York City pre-wars and most of central Paris came to be? Prague? Florence? I could go on...

Vanity, ego, wealth, whatever. It gives us beautiful varied architecture! Not cookie cutter high rises.

We need more not less nuts displaying their vanity and wealth! Rather that than rich developers and investors interested only in the bottom line and displaying blah, marketed still toward "luxury" condos.

Posted by: Nokilissa at June 17, 2008 2:07 PM

Where do all these Syrian Jew immigrants obtain their wealth?

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 2:26 PM

By working, 2:26.

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 4:39 PM

Yeah, 2:26 -- how do you think? A VAST GLOBAL CONSPIRACY.

Um, probably by working and investing wisely, like most people who do well financially.

Posted by: guest at June 17, 2008 9:09 PM

I love it. Ironically, of course.

Posted by: guest at June 18, 2008 12:34 AM

The Syrian Jewish community is not a new immigrant community. Most of the families came early in the last century to this country and were merchants. Hence, many of the businesses are still based in distribution of wares such as electronics and jewelry, etc combined with good real estate investments. The community generally intermarries and supports their own less well to do, and the money stays in the community. It's really that simple.

Posted by: guest at June 18, 2008 8:04 AM

how come it always comes down to something on the syrians????

Posted by: mr peanut at June 26, 2008 4:29 PM

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