7 of 11 Townhouses Sold Spoken For at 614 7th Avenue
It’s taken some price-cutting to arrive at this point, seven of the eleven new townhouses at 614 7th Avenue are now in contract, according to the broker. (StreetEasy only shows six.) What’s more, the broker says that there are contracts out on another two. That’s quite a turnaround for a project that got no traction…
It’s taken some price-cutting to arrive at this point, seven of the eleven new townhouses at 614 7th Avenue are now in contract, according to the broker. (StreetEasy only shows six.) What’s more, the broker says that there are contracts out on another two. That’s quite a turnaround for a project that got no traction for most of the year! Update: On the jump, check out the video that a neighbor just made about some water issues at the site.
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New Minerva Looking Wonky? [Brownstoner] GMAP
The New Minerva Begins to Sprout [Brownstoner]
Development Watch: 614 7th Avenue [Brownstoner]
Video: SWO Action at 614 7th Avenue [Brownstoner]
The Minerva: Signs Point To Go [Brownstoner]
First Rejection by DOB of Minerva II Plans [Brownstoner]
Minerva. Take Two. Roll ‘Em. [Brownstoner]
Thanks AJ. Sounds interesting. I think there’s nothing for it but to attend an open house soon!
Denton,
Basements, yes. And another source around the corner tells me there’s no heat in those darn boxes and the water mains too boot.
So I guess I should tell my friend to go back to school and become a plumber, as he’ll have lots of work from ONE set of clients come this winter.
Contextual could have been done a bit better, in my POV from an architectural stand point, by mixing up the materials between the buildings (materials, colors, etc.). 11 white stucco shit boxes is the same as 11 brick shit boxes in my book.
What Denton said.
“when calling these ugly do you have any idea what’s over there?”
Denton, I agree that HAVING a garage would be great. But I’m looking at these in a vacuum, not in the context of the area. And I said I like the top 2 floors. I just think they should have done the bottom 2 floors (i.e., garage and 1st floor) the same way because IMHO the design of the bottom 2 floors is ugly.
I happen to like these units a lot. Frankly, if they had been available when I came to this hood, I would have bought one in a minute, pending the water issue. I know, the garages are ugly. But most buyers will like them. They can always turn the garage into a studio or something. But people who come home late at night to what is a fairly deserted block may appreciate them.
If being next to a cemetery is bad, then they are not for you. But if you appreciate the serenity, the street is quiet and the light is beautiful.
I mean, this is what contextual development is all about, isn’t it? They are the same scale, and they’re not tacky replications of older styles. They’re not crapola six story brick houses in the middle of a block of brownstones. They are fresh and modernist in design.
BTW, speaking of contextual, when calling these ugly do you have any idea what’s over there? This is not the Brownstone Brooklyn of Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, or Fort Greene. Nor is it the Federal brick style of Boerum Hill. This is frame house heaven, folks. Check out this photo of 7th Ave one block north.
http://www.pbase.com/image/119961951
AJ, I saw that video… awesome! I just walked by about 1:30 PM and the hose is still sticking out of the fence, altho no water.
But you keep talking about pumping out the basements, yet according to the floor plans there are no basements. Are there basements in these houses? Still, I guess the developer needs to address this issue. I’d like to think he has a plan, but I’m not so naive as to be sure he does.
Oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those are tears… gallons and gallons of tears… – Eddie Skutelsky
“incentives include a slurpee and a free pump. i thought i saw a fish come out of the hose, too.”
Fab comment!
But can I get a microwave burrito with that Slurpee as well?
And some Maalox for the buyers?
The video is brillant! I hope that someone can really make a difference with it. Trust nothing Corcoran says, but the mother/daughter team are cute, no?