Subway Vibration

OH and for those of you who think looking at GAP and prospect park is not amazing... think again. It is like transplanting yourself to Paris. Her apt. is amazing!

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at September 28, 2009 2:16 PM in response to The Darkness at Richard Meier's Brooklyn Tower

Anyone arguing that this building is overpriced because it is in PH rather than PS should just stop. The plaza is the plaza. If it was overpriced, which it was, it is because they priced it too high during pre-construction for apartments that, because of the their size and luxury, wouldn't move quickly even in a bubble. Then the bubble burst and they were stuck. I love this building. It is beautiful. I have some friends who bought an apt. there. The floor to ceiling windows makes the views in even the smaller apartments on lower floors, hers is about 1600 square feet (which is huge for any other building but not huge for this one apparently), amazing. She got in after the bubble and paid I think about $750/sq.ft on a lower floor. When you walk into the apartment (furnishings aside as she is still unpacking) it looks like a trophy apartment. This is what people are paying for. Interesting layouts and beautiful views. They want Manhattan luxury in Brooklyn's more relaxed setting. Wow, I sound like a broker!

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at September 28, 2009 2:13 PM in response to The Darkness at Richard Meier's Brooklyn Tower

Don't entirely disagree with Lechacal, however I have the following two points:

1. One factor that you are discounting is interest rates. They are unlikely to slide much more than where they are now. They can only really go up. If you have the cash now for a good sized down payment and can part with it safely, it may make sense to take advantage of interest rates.

2. New construction, the desperation to get rid of inventory that we are seeing with a lot of new construction now may disappear as the economy sures up. The prices of condos may be flat or go down on average, but the deals that people can find because of the desperation of the developers may dry up.

Let's wait and see!

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at September 22, 2009 5:52 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales

You guys should move! Lol!

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at September 11, 2009 1:35 PM in response to Subway Vibration

Thanks for these comments. I'm sure she will feel better reading these shared complaints. I'm sure she has a little anxiety being a new home owner and finding a flaw in her new diggs.

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at September 11, 2009 1:31 PM in response to Subway Vibration

Although I get your point, it may be louder than what you are hearing. It is more like the vibration/sound of a large truck passing by except the noise is not from outside, it seems to be coming from inside (i.e. below).

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at September 11, 2009 11:30 AM in response to Subway Vibration

Why do people not like Forte? What about OPP comparison? Toren is good because I think J is in the middle of nowhere despite its dumbo address like Toren...

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at June 9, 2009 3:39 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 100 Jay Street, #16H

I think Richard Meier is a better comparable than Argyle.

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at June 9, 2009 1:52 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 100 Jay Street, #16H

I agree with Dibs. If you sell at a loss and buy at a discount, you are trading in the same currency and chances are your discount will exceed your loss.

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at June 2, 2009 6:06 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales

I agree that the Meier is high at 1100/sft for some units (maybe not some of the penthouse ones though. But comparing apples to oranges with Vermeil which is not even a doorman/gym/highrise type building... Plus, there was a post a few weeks back about price cuts on Meier. If I were in the market and got a Meier for $750/sqft (I think one was priced like that), I'd buy it... if I could. But I really like that building.

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at June 2, 2009 3:47 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales

Do they allow people to post who are selling by owner?

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at May 5, 2009 11:13 AM in response to StreetEasy Snags All Brooklyn MLS Listings

Brownstoner, you should compare by owner places to similar places being offered by brokers in the same neighborhood. Let's get these brokers to do their jobs.

I know... it is a tough crowd!

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at January 13, 2009 4:33 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 228 16th Street, #3

Is this just for single family homes or also for condos and coops?

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at January 13, 2009 9:29 AM in response to Conforming Loan Limits May Rise

Did anyone go to any of the open houses this weekend and see that PH apartment @ 250 Park Place? Very nice and FSBO. Wondering why they are selling.

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at January 12, 2009 1:53 PM in response to Open Thread

Can we talk about open houses this weekend?

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at December 15, 2008 1:16 PM in response to

Did Anyone visit any open houses this weekend? I went to a cororan one at 250 park place and there were quite a few people. There was another apartment for sale in the same building by owner and they didn't seem to be getting anyone other than over flow from Corcoran.Really sad too because that apartment was pretty spectacular in the general price range. I hope they near their ask. What do you think about FSBO getting overflow clients from brokered apartments in the same building?

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at December 15, 2008 12:30 PM in response to

How does this one compare. I think that it is in a better location, although in PH, because it is close to all trains, close to the park and not only the stuff on Vanderbilt, but close to PS and FG http://realestate.nytimes.com/sales/detail/253-NS81112645/250-PARK-PLACE--11238

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at December 3, 2008 11:31 AM in response to Co-op of the Day: 141 Lafayette Avenue

Huge difference between walking to a gym and having one right in your warm and cozy building during the winter... at least for $2 mill there is a huge difference.

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at December 1, 2008 1:50 PM in response to Update on 20 Henry

No gym? At this price point it is a necessity.

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at December 1, 2008 11:42 AM in response to Update on 20 Henry

I prefer the new prospect heights listing. I think these places are all overpriced and PH is underrated (at least in the first block between flatbush and Vanderbilt) because it is near 4 trains (BQ23). GO PH!!!

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at November 24, 2008 6:16 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 56 Bergen Street FSBO

Do they even have the tax abatement yet? Last time I looked at this building (which was about 6 months ago) although almost fully occupied, they had not yet secured the tax abatement and so the taxes were through the roof (compared with other new constructions). Isn't the doorman only part-time? This price is really high, but I do like the building other than the flaws I identified.

Posted by: JENNYFROMTHEBLOCK at October 28, 2008 4:03 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 145 Park Place, #2B

Maybe they can call 311 and get them to stop the trains.

Carnegie Hall was notorious for feeling the subway underneath.

Posted by: denton at September 11, 2009 5:34 PM in response to Subway Vibration

sounds like the woody allen movie where he lived under the coney island rollercoaster.. at least he did not call it a "luxury condo"

Posted by: eman1234 at September 11, 2009 8:13 PM in response to Subway Vibration

Jenny,

"She is on the fourth floor btw."

Jenny, your friend may be just one floor too low to escape the train vibrations :-)

Here is a quote about *wine and the fifth floor* -- a New York hotel story that may amuse your friend:

" ... the Waldorf Astoria is built above the railway tracks of the nearby Grand Central and the hotel stores its wine on the 5th storey so as to escape the train vibrations." ("New York", by Travel Bugs, 1994)

Perhaps the people at the Waldorf are onto something!

Posted by: BklynSoFar at September 13, 2009 10:05 PM in response to Subway Vibration