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March 9, 2009

Checking In On The Warren Lofts

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The Scarano-designed development at 335 Warren Street known as the Warren Lofts hit the market in late 2007. Six of the eight units sold relatively quickly but two still remain. Brooklyn Heights Real Estate still has #201 listed for $599,000 and #301 listed for $625,000. The finishes look pretty standard and the units have the whole Scarano mezzanine thing going on. Who's looked at these?
The Warren Lofts [Brooklyn Heights Real Estate] GMAP




Posted by Brownstoner at 11:30 AM | Comments (21)
Categories: Boerum Hill, Condos

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Any idea where to see the floorplans of the remaining two units? The website listed on the broker site is no longer active.

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 9, 2009 11:48 AM

I haven't seen these from the outside, but that stretch of warren is the pits. The block is always filthy, it faces a school, theres some weird brick-shithouse city building fugging up the block, and Scarano's grey turd certianly ain't helping matters. I think these will be very challenging to sell.

Posted by: brookjoo at March 9, 2009 11:56 AM

I find the fact that 6 out of 8 have sold to be shocking if not suspect.
1/2 block from the projects, HORRIBLE design AND overpriced.

Amazing...

Posted by: Prodigal_Son at March 9, 2009 11:57 AM

I saw these over a year ago. Not bad but like so many of these places that try to be ultra-modern, not too practical. Most are duplexes and the space up top was chopped up in odd configurations, had low ceilings and was reached by an impossibly steep and narrow staircase.
Also directly across from a school and half a block away from some really unattractive gray public-housing-looking type development. I'm impressed they managed to sell 6 out of the 8.

Posted by: dokas at March 9, 2009 11:58 AM

GMAP link goes to 599 4th Ave.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at March 9, 2009 12:02 PM

oops, meant I haven't seen these from the _INSIDE_.


Posted by: brookjoo at March 9, 2009 12:03 PM

" unattractive gray public-housing-looking type development"

uh no...those are projects.

Posted by: Prodigal_Son at March 9, 2009 12:04 PM

haha, I know. I was trying to be politically correct but Im seeing that's not necessary around here.

Posted by: dokas at March 9, 2009 12:10 PM

The projects on Hoyt aren't grey-brick, but red brick. The grey-brick projects are off of third ave.

Posted by: brookjoo at March 9, 2009 12:11 PM

dokas-

Housing projects, often called "projects" is NOT a politically incorrect term. And you are correct, pc is pretty much ignored here.

Posted by: Prodigal_Son at March 9, 2009 12:17 PM

Why is the school a bad thing?

Posted by: Heather at March 9, 2009 1:04 PM

Went to an open house soon after the building was finished. I was not impressed. The staircase might as well be a ladder it's so steep and narrow. The apartments felt very cramped, and cheaply built. I think they were asking similar prices back in 2007, and then tried raising them very quickly. Guess that didn't work out so well. I think the prices would have to come down a lot more for me to consider one.

It's not the greatest block, but it's not the worst either. Pluses include proximity to the subway and Smith Street. Minuses are that you have the Warren Street Family Center right next door, a pretty bad high school across the street and as mentioned above the block is often filthy due to the heavy foot traffic.


Posted by: TrustNoOne at March 9, 2009 1:19 PM

I placed an offer for 235K and a pack of Kools, the counter was 236K and 2 packs of Marlboro 100's so I passed, ciggs are like 10 bucks a pop now.

Posted by: Xander Crews at March 9, 2009 1:28 PM

Ha! A pack of Kools. Priceless :)

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at March 9, 2009 1:38 PM

"Why is the school a bad thing?"

You want a throng of teenagers with no place to go hanging out in front of your house everyday?

I lived a block away from a HS once. I repeat ONCE. They would throw so much garbage (candy and ship wrappers, soda bottles etc) into my front yard area, sit on the stoop and smoke, get into fights and smash against the cars, steal the packages that the idiot UPS driver would leave wedged under the stoop (after I told him repeatedly not to). It was a daily nightmare.

Posted by: TownhouseLady at March 9, 2009 1:51 PM

well, I've been on inside and real living space was small - masked by high ceilings and usual scarano loft design. Stairs were very steep and loft space seemed useless.
I don't find the block any dirtier than a few yard across Smith on the fancier blocks. Just not as pretty as those blocks so maybe people don't notice how dirty those are too.
HS kids from here don't loiter, sit on stoops, etc,etc - school security sees to that. And if proximity to projects is a problem - I think you need to stay away from Smith st bars and restaurants too. And from most of the neighborhood even though has consistently had one of lowest crime rate precincts in NYC>

Posted by: Petebklyn at March 9, 2009 2:00 PM

Prodigal Son and others commenting on "proximity to the projects," do you live anywhere near Gowanus or Wyckoff Houses? You seem to have no idea what you are talking about. And, like Petebklyn points out, the entirety of Boerum Hill and northern Carroll Gardens, including Smith Street, is blocks from the godless heathens who slink about those housing projects. Best to keep safe up on the Upper East Side.

Posted by: Brooklyn Chicken at March 9, 2009 4:05 PM

Brooklyn Chicken: Thanks for that. I get so tired of people invoking public housing as a reason to not consider a property. Every neighborhood in Brooklyn is near public housing of some sort and the attitude that public housing residents are a detrimental factor is one of the more unpleasant reactionary attitudes found on this site.

Posted by: wasder at March 9, 2009 4:38 PM

I have no issue with public housing except for the guys asking me to show respect when i am waiting in line late at night at the deli and of course the eggs during haloween.
Trust me it's better lots don't consider living near public housing. less demand is good for my rent and good for buyers.
so if i am correct Gowanus or Wyckoff houses is no go area ?
Whats wrong there Brooklyn Chicken ?

Posted by: dutchman at March 9, 2009 5:10 PM

I live in the building. The other people who bought here are real people too.

The building is certainly odd. I like it. I can see the majority of people not liking it.

The block is not pretty, that is for sure. But then again, the building is 65 yards from the same subway station everyone else who lives anywhere near here uses. It is also that same 65 yards away from Smith St, on a block with a drug store, a grocery store and a hardware store, and with everything else Smith/Court is known for a very short walk away.

Yes, there are projects at the far end of the block, 150 yards away. These same projects are 1 block, 215 yards, away from much of Smith St. People walk down the block all the time to go from the projects to the subway at Smith, go to the grocers, or live their lives in general. I don't find this to be the end of the world.

Posted by: asdf at March 9, 2009 11:48 PM

welcome to the neighborhood asdf. Don't forget to mention the kid's playground on the block too.
And I can understand someone liking the apts... just not what would be practical for me. I do like look of the outside.

Posted by: Petebklyn at March 10, 2009 9:20 AM

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