Condos of the Day: 480 Eastern Parkway
Henry Radusky has been doing his part to uglify Crown Heights with the recent completion of an eight-unit condo at 480 Eastern Parkway. (At least the facade lines up with its neighbor though.) Based upon a sign hanging on the building (there’s nothing posted yet on the Developers Group website), the two- and three-bedroom apartments…
Henry Radusky has been doing his part to uglify Crown Heights with the recent completion of an eight-unit condo at 480 Eastern Parkway. (At least the facade lines up with its neighbor though.) Based upon a sign hanging on the building (there’s nothing posted yet on the Developers Group website), the two- and three-bedroom apartments start at $525,000. That’s about all we know. Has anyone been inside yet?
480 Eastern Parkway [Flickr] GMAP P*Shark DOB
I should have said deserve not worth. Maybe that’s not even right. Someone must know what I mean. Thanks.
As for all the readers thinking that brownstones are “the be all end all”, you may be more likely to find an attitude like that on a site with the name Brownstoner. I am sure that wherever the website is for painted-lady Victorians you will find people as passionate and vociferous about their homes as the folks here.
I would also bet that most people here are as bent out of shape by the substandard building that goes on everywhere, not just here.
you have to admit that the people who regularly read this board have far higher standards when it comes to new developments.
you do realize that new construction of this nature is the NORM in the rest of the country. uhhh. ever seen a new home in anytown, usa folks? they are pretty crappy.
i’m not saying that it’s right, but to suggest that anything but a brownstone is crap is just ridiculous. and whether you like it or not, that is definitely the vibe most of you all give off.
i hear it from people i’ve tried to get to read brownstoner.
their most common complaint is that the people think that brownstones are the be all end all and that everything else sucks.
i love them to, but calm down a little.
suggesting that someone is “worth” what they live in???? are you nuts?
these units are way overpriced and the location is TERRIBLE. eastern parkway is loud and the closest subway is nostrand ave 4 and 5 – and you still have to walk EAST to get there. also, there are so many people that just hang outside on the sideways and outside of the buildings.
To see what real visionary people are doing to create affordable housing, google fabprefab. I am not promoting the building of these homes in the city for obvious reasons but there are certainly lessons to be learned by people like this who have a real commitment to producing housing for everyone and do not look snobbily down their noses at people with average earnings and declare that all they are worth is some shit like the building above. Who’s the hypocrite now?
Compared to the cheapness and the crappiness of the construction these units are overpriced. Anyone buying here at these prices is being ripped off, and the developer knows it and doesn’t care, because in three years (or less) when the place starts falling apart, he’ll be long gone.
And woe to the people who may have stretched themselves a but too thin to buy this crap – how will they then be able to afford to install new floors in their apartment?
I would have preferred him to do a better job on the construction, use slightly better materials (especially the floors) and price the units realistically, instead of being greedy for profits – they would have sold faster and he’d be out counting his money by now, instead of incurring carrying costs for the months these things have been sitting (and eventual renovation costs, because I am sure those floors will need to be replaced before anyone buys — either that or there will be a huge price cut.
That’s why he’s turned to trying to rent them out. Renters may not be as picky about these things (although I think the rental prices are not cheap, given the location).
Not at all. Taste does not require money. Cost effective and inexpensive are not the same as cheap. There are many options to this. These are built by greedy people who don’t care about taking advantage of the “under a million” crowd, even if it is their life savings. You are naive to see these builders as benevolent.
so instead of using cheaper materials (oh, the horror!) you would have preferred them to use more expensive ones so the units would have been priced at a million??!!
some of you are the biggest hypocrites in the world.
I saw another building of this design and while it appears on the surface to be somewhat respectful of the past, a closer inspection will reveal the cheapness of the materials; brick veneer, prefab pieced moldings, and other cost cutting crap. It is all smoke and mirrors and will be falling apart in three years or less as 1:21 points out.
More seriously, what can be done? These buildings are popping up everywhere. It’s frighteneing!
Eastern Parkway sucks.