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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antidope, I am better it’s built with presales and there is only maybe a couple of more uber lux condos in the area and this probably is catering more towards the Syrian population in the area that does have the money to spend on these apartments.
Grand Pa, You couldn’t have put my feelings into words more precisely than you did. Exactly!
I love it. I really do.
It isn’t a glass and steel tower!
Glass and steel and cost savings and big blah is all we get anymore, and this seems a wonderful,expensive and lovingly built detour from that.
Bravo!
it looks like the brooklyn muesuem crash landed on top of some building in paris.
this wasn’t built spec, i presume?
is it possible developer pre-sold the units?
have their been any uber lux condos over there?
seems like it would be a huge risk wo presales.
i thought rich folk in that neighborhood liked to do their laundry in their own home.
considering all the new construction stuff we blast, this is welcome addition. over the top is way better than garbage.
Not my taste. The facade being far too ostentatious, however there are those who go for this type of simulated grandiose and will buy into this.