agree w/ Montrose Morris - that thing at Fulton & Classon has to be the best worst.

Posted by: MrMinerva at September 10, 2007 8:53 PM in response to WNYC Contest: The Worst Buildings in New York

Huh. 57 Gates was on the market just a couple or three years ago. I'm not savvy enough with Property Shark to tell if it changed hands or not. I think it was around 1.1 then? An almost reasonable price now, I think. It doesn't have a cellar, the lot is very shallow (thus the tiny garden) and the top floor and bottom floor are a bit cramped, but it is super cute and in good condition.

Posted by: MrMinerva at October 12, 2007 1:19 PM in response to Open House Picks

It's a shame that such a bunch of Suburban Hell d-bags as Avalon had to be the ones to come along and build this, buuuut... I really think it is the right project at the right location. I love historic districts, historic buildings, and the vigorous protection thereof, etc, as much as the next B'stoner reader, but the fact is that much of that is wildly out of reach for most people. It is a simple economic fact that NYC and Brooklyn are in DESPERATE need of more housing and that more housing directly equals stabilization of prices which equals less people getting priced out of their neighborhoods. It is putting the cart before the horse to say that poor and middle class people are being run out of Brownstone Brooklyn neighborhoods by gentrifying preservationists - people across the city are moving to less expensive neighbohoods than the ones they were in before because there is not enough housing stock in the city. Brooklyn desperately needs 13,000+ more units of housing and right there is the second best place in the borough for it.

Posted by: MrMinerva at October 17, 2007 11:28 AM in response to So That's What Avalon Myrtle Will Look Like!

By way of contrast, here's what happens when you do a really nice, contextual job of renovating and condo-ing:
http://tinyurl.com/2qkkmb

Why do developers refuse to pay attention to examples like this?

Posted by: MrMinerva at November 29, 2007 12:40 PM in response to 14 Months Later, Still No Buyers for 45 Third Place!

They're listed as no longer available because - as 1:01pm guessed - they raised the prices. A friend made an offer at asking on two units, then before they could sign the contract, the developer raised the prices.

While I'm here:
"Too damn close to those PJ's [sic]" or "too far from the subway" are the dumbest things anyone could ever say about this development or any other development, condo, townhouse etc in Clinton Hill, Ft Greene, Park Slope, etc etc. If either of those things are such big factors in people buying, please explain to me the popularity of starchitect row on 11th Ave in West Chelsea, you moron. Or the LES or East Village, for that matter. All of those developments - and others in the aforementioned neighborhoods - are *much* closer to *much* larger projects and further from the train - you even have to walk through the projects to get to the train, which you don't have to do in the case of Clermont Greene or anywhere in Clinton Hill, Ft Greene, Park Slope, etc etc. So tired of hearing those lame, totally uninformed excuses. Stop trying to stir up bullshit neighborhood flame wars. Can we please stick to *informed* judgments on the overpricing of these units?

Posted by: MrMinerva at February 22, 2008 7:32 PM in response to Clermont Greene Gets a Facade But Still Needs Buyers

The units are also available to rent (still with Corco, but different broker) - also for very un-Myrtle-like prices. However, imho 10% off and they will sell.

Posted by: MrMinerva at June 9, 2008 4:57 PM in response to Condos of the Day: Still No Action at 364 Myrtle Avenue

I'm pretty certain it has been on and off the market for years. Or, at least, it was on the market once a couple years ago or so.

Posted by: MrMinerva at June 13, 2008 5:57 PM in response to Former Union HQ on the Block

Is Mr. Da Sylveira totally unaware of his fellow brokers at Corcoran Ms. Bobbit and Ms. Corporan (what?!) who are selling this (http://tinyurl.com/6crhpb) house, nearly identical in size and renovation quality that is THREE DOORS DOWN FOR THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS LESS?????!!!!!

http://tinyurl.com/6crhpb

All parties involved are so frak-all stupid it completely blows my mind right the frak out.

Posted by: MrMinerva at July 7, 2008 10:33 PM in response to House of the Day: 125 Cambridge Place