Condo of the Day: 70 Washington Street, #9G

This 1,737-square-foot spread at 70 Washington Street in Dumbo has been on the market for $1,900,000 since December without so much as a price shave. It kinda makes you wonder how serious the owner is about selling. It's a great pad, to be sure, but it's a lot more expensive on a per-square-foot basis than the 4th floor loft we featured a couple of weeks ago. Those Brooklyn Bridge views are definitely worth something but don't forget that someday the Watchtower parking lot to the south could be developed and the Dock Street development now appears to have a good chance of happening.
70 Washington Street, #9G [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark

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Is the master bath connected to the wrong bedroom?

Posted by: kimerama at May 7, 2009 12:44 PM

I contacted the realtor about this unit back in January and she never called back. I wanted to know if it was a true 3 bedroom. Now I see that it's not a 3 bedroom, maybe that is why she didn't call me back. It's very frustrating looking for a 3 bedroom apt when realtors advertise their 2 bedrooms with home office as a 3 bedroom apt. A windowless room is not a bedroom. Isn't it illegal to advertise it as such?

Posted by: VHR at May 7, 2009 12:50 PM

disregarding the fact that projects will rise in front of your window the two different condo's do have a total different quality.
On the 4th floor loft u cant even have your fly open without the neighbor across pointing at it...

Posted by: dutchman at May 7, 2009 12:57 PM

bigger question is why 'Stoner is wasting our time with it

Posted by: ontheparkway at May 7, 2009 1:19 PM

I look forward to the co-op/condo of the day because usually it posts apartments that are at least somewhat affordable. Lately however, specifically the past two days, we have seen apartments with multi-million dollar price tags. Does anyone feel that this section is best served by posts of under a million? Perhaps there should be a under a million property of the day? Is this asking too much? Am I way off here?

Posted by: Kannerr at May 7, 2009 1:52 PM

Prime example of seller/broker denial I referred to in "Corcoran says Bklyn prices holding up" thread.

These clowns can't be serious.

Posted by: Miss Muffett at May 7, 2009 1:52 PM

Given that Elliman is sooooo poorly managed in Brooklyn, it is no surprise you were never called back. Obviously, the incompetent office manager should have been aware of misrepresentations made in its substantive misrepresentations. Hopefully, Elliman will wake up to the problem of poor office management in the Brooklyn offices before it is too late.

Posted by: foulplay at May 7, 2009 1:55 PM

Two bedrooms.

Two million clams.

Two thumbs down.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 7, 2009 2:14 PM

The Dock Street development will definitely happen and the witnesses will sell their lot as soon as things pick up. Those are both very valid points to take into consideration when offering a counter-bid on this unit.
The apartment itself is a knockout though. I love the layout and the high floor.

Posted by: sam at May 7, 2009 2:33 PM

The actual living space seems small and the kitchen couldn't be more bland.

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 7, 2009 2:40 PM

19 by 23 is not huge huge, but its pretty big. But it is really about all those windows -that light and those views. that is something I don't have in my brownstone. I covet it.

Posted by: sam at May 7, 2009 3:13 PM

So expensive. So bland. Someday I must investigate this Dumbo thing -- last time I was there there was one gourmet deli and the bar between the bridges. I've said it before, but it remains a neighborhood that I don't really understand. Sort of an upscale Newport Mall, I guess, without Newport Mall's weird post-neutron bomb charm. Like Tribeca with no interesting Chinatown next to it. Like Long Island City's sad, brave little aspirations -- LIC could be DUMBO too, except for all of the developers having questionable taste.

Posted by: Heather at May 7, 2009 3:49 PM

Heather always has the best comments.

The quintessential Dumbo loft. I like the bank of windows on two sides in the LR/DR/kitchen. Haven't we seen this apartment on Brownstoner before though? Or do all Dumbo apartments look similar?

As for the price, it's about $1,000/sqf which I guess is pretty typical in the fancier parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan these days. I wouldn't know.

Posted by: mopar at May 7, 2009 11:22 PM

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