Development Watch: 20 Tiffany Place
For those of you who’ve never checked it out, Tiffany Place is a gorgeous one-block cobblestone street just west of the BQE (which Corcoran is apparently calling Cobble Hill West) that has retained its historic charm through a number of low-key residential conversions over the years. (Check out the photo on the jump.) That’s all…
For those of you who’ve never checked it out, Tiffany Place is a gorgeous one-block cobblestone street just west of the BQE (which Corcoran is apparently calling Cobble Hill West) that has retained its historic charm through a number of low-key residential conversions over the years. (Check out the photo on the jump.) That’s all changed in recent months with the addition of a the Tiffany Tower to the streetscape. To the building’s credit, the high-rise portion is mercifully set back, so that it does not dominate the street-level vista. We’re sure the light and views will be very nice indeed. Do we wish the original building had been preserved? Absolutely. It could have worked very nicely with a glassy modern addition. But what’s done is done and the end result could be a lot worse. And it’s clearly been popular with buyers — every unit is in contract, ranging in price from about $650 to $875 per square foot.
Tiffany Tower [Corcoran] GMAP
Photo by The City of New York from Property Shark
We looked at this building a lot. Nice building overall, great street and great views. The workmanship was surprisingly shoddy – design very flawed in many of the units. It almost seems as if they didnt really have an architect to watch over the execution
People should be expecting these types of changes and growth in the neighborhood.. is what I was getting at. Soo sorry anon..
I will try to speak English more good in the future.. I will also take the time to proof read since we are being critiqued here.
And I agree with you Baer but, that’s what they are calling it on Corcoran.com
Not only is the penthouse not in contract, it’s coming off the market to be re-designed.
What does that even mean: this neighborhood is just what people should be expecting? Is that english?
oops…an acronym
While I applaud Nick for being a very open broker, I must virtually shame him: never BoCoCa, never. Please, do not, under any circumstances, use this foul bastard step child of a acronym.
Hey, This Columbia Street Waterfront neighborhood, known to some as “West Cobble Hill” and to others as “BoCoCa”, is just what people should be expecting. While it’s true preserving the building over the years was nice it’s time to start making serious changes in residential buildings and this is a great start. We need to move on. Out with the old, in with the new. Not everything can be a landmark. There are currently 3 Units still available. The Penthouse which is a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom duplex, and 2 other Units 5n and 7n.
Nick
http://www.manhattanrealestatevoice.com
Funny how cycles go. When I moved to Carroll Gardens in the early 90s, everyone told me that it was better to go to the slope and get zoned for PS 321 because PS 29 was no good.
Bstoner, all of the units are not in contract. Looks like about half of them are. None of the first or second floor units are listed, plus many of the other floors (there are two units per floor..).