The Venetian Unveiled
We took a look at The Venetian, Gravesend’s attempt at classical opulence, last year when it was still in the throes of construction. A reader just sent in this photo with the news that all the scaffolding and other construction paraphernalia had recently been removed. Honestly, we’re not entirely sure what to make of it….
We took a look at The Venetian, Gravesend’s attempt at classical opulence, last year when it was still in the throes of construction. A reader just sent in this photo with the news that all the scaffolding and other construction paraphernalia had recently been removed. Honestly, we’re not entirely sure what to make of it. We had been assuming it would be entirely mock-worthy but it looks a lot better in reality than we had expected. We don’t care much for the roof or those rounded upper corners but the lower floors actually look decent. Plus, judging from the renderings, the interiors are also not as garish as we would have thought. Of course, the whole thing rides on the choice of materials, which is hard to judge without being up close. We’ve got no idea about sales status, though last year Gowanus Lounge reported that condos there were asking $1 to $4 million. What do you think?
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Etson, you are so right. When I saw the picture I thought it looked like pretty much any new construction in Houston.
It needs the neon backlit fountains. Please tell me there are neon backlit fountains in the courtyard. I will back off my “renter only” stance, raid the portfolio and snatch up a place here.
Where’s Gravesend anyway?
“benson, never took you for an Avenue P guy. Always thought you wgrew up around Avenue U-V.
I spent most of my after high school days either in the Ave. P park (East 5th) or Playboy Billiards on Coney Island which is not there anymore.”
Wow Playboy Billiards on CIA brings back memories… I also spent a lot of time on Ave P as a kid as I had relatives on E 3rd bet. O and Ryder.
I drive on Ocean Parkway frequently (in-laws in Brighton Beach) – and I am so pleased that people are giving this mostly a thumbs up. Yes, it’s completely over-the top wedding-cake extravaganza. But still, like a breath of fresh air compared to 500 4th or the Crest or the Argyle.
And Benson is completely right – this is a SOLID building.
Not to my taste, but the typical buyer here would laugh at those who drop $2 million plus for an attached 18-foot brownstone that requires a tenant to help pay the mortgage and a half-hour search for a parking space. And yes, nicer and certainly more interesting than most of the crap going up in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
I really like it as well and I have to give the sponsor/developer BIG thanks for not building another crappy fedders building or another fugly flat facade, box like crapitecture inspired by low ceiling projects. I think the round edges are a major plus as well.
Too bad more developers don’t build or at least attempt to build beautiful buildings anymore.
MAJOR +
Love it. Take this style over steel and glass “modern” new construction any day.
Looks Grand. And why not.
Good for them.
The apartments look nice.
It’s not Vegas, it’s Florida and California. This kind of building is all over upscale neighborhoods in those states and really this is not such a bad example of it. It would look out of place in Brownstone Brooklyn but it’s not so out of place in Gravesend or Bensonhurst. I think this is an example of reaching for topics to drum up lots of posts. This building and its neighborhood is fully outside the main focus of this blog.