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?
The Venetian: 16th-Century Living, Gravesend-Style [Brownstoner]
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Did they realize thay already had one roof on it when they put the second one on?
This is the real deal: stone and brick. I watched this baby go up from the ground.
IMBY, good question. I recall the base being stone but not sure. Maybe someone else can weigh in on it.
Is it stone and brick, or is that styrofoam plastic crap?
It ridiculously wonderful and in 70 years it will be a landmark….nicely done!
Las Vegas infringement? Put another one by the Gowanus. That would be HOTTER.
***Bid half off peak comps***
Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone a condo tonight!
Actually, looks more like a mosque than anything roman. Nice embrace of the corner. A dizzying, yet coherent scheme and looks well done.
I think they were spot on with 3/4’s of the construction.. im still out to lunch with that top of the building.
This is like nothing ive seen in a long time.. newly constructed at least.
I don’t think this one is that strict M4L since it was probably not a Syrian developer who built it. It has a big advertisement on the side for open houses so it’s pretty open to public. The problem is, in this area, only Syrians would be able to afford these prices and maybe a few rich Hasidics or Russians. I can’t see anyone else buying into this building.
It’s also not in the ‘prime’ Syrian hood which is a bit further on Ocean PKWY. This area has a mix of Syrian, modern Jews and Russians. Unfortunately not much of other diversity around that area. You can see that reflected in the stores that cater to the community as well.