99 Gold (Finally) Hits the Market
After a few delays over at 99 Gold in Dumbo (er, Vinegar Hill), buyers are finally getting a chance to step up to the plate. Or make that free-throw line. Units at the 100,000-square-foot former toy factory are hitting the market on Thursday. Potential buyers of the building’s 88 residences–which range in size from 672…
After a few delays over at 99 Gold in Dumbo (er, Vinegar Hill), buyers are finally getting a chance to step up to the plate. Or make that free-throw line. Units at the 100,000-square-foot former toy factory are hitting the market on Thursday. Potential buyers of the building’s 88 residences–which range in size from 672 square feet to 1,550 square feet–will also get a chance to shoot some hoops with Knicks legend John Starks on the building’s private basement court while sipping a glass of pinot grigio at tomorrow night’s opening bash. The standard apartments will start at about $550 a foot, we hear, and supposedly will be ready for occupancy in the Fall.
Developments [The Developers Group] GMAP
Postcard from Dumbo [Brownstoner]
I think its a danger for your house or development to get featured on this site with all the critics around here.
I certainly wouldn’t want the scrutiny.
Not that 1/2 the naysayers could ever afford to buy all they are dismissive of.
Oh brownstoner puuhhhlease!! It was part of the marketing program for this project to contact blogs. We all know that after the opening night, which you will be at, there will be another post on your blog regarding this project. Are you telling us you weren’t contacted by the developers group? Oh, and it was the developers not the moronic marketers idea to have a basketball court.
re: shilling. This is useful news to those who are actively in the condo market and if you’re not, well, the basketball court angle is kinda fun. Maybe we should be paying the Developers Group for providing something to write about. This post alone probably generated, oh, 11 cents in Google Ads revenue! We’ll try not to spend it all at once.
The building is a little out of the way… right now that is. The distance from the subway isn’t long at all, it’s just that the walk is somewhat lonely and quiet… not much going on. Not necessarily a bad thing, but since the projects aren’t too far, some people might not consider it safe. The desolation factor will change very soon however. There’s another building being built on Front between Bridge and Gold st and if/when the 85 Jay site gets developed, the activity along that two block stretch on Front st will make the walk much more pleasurable. Remember… 99 Gold is not in dumbo… it’s in vinegar hill… and vinegar hill has not been invested in to the extent that dumbo has. Over time, as properties get absorbed in dumbo… logically vinegar hill will start rolling. 99 Gold will be considered one of the pioneering buildings… with that said, I think the building should have pioneer prices. This building will not do too well if the prices are set at dumbo prices. But knowing typical greedy developers, it probably will be set high. I’m going to try to make it to the opening party… if I do, I’ll report back.
I used to live on corner of gold and water…
projects are very very poor… cars get broken into all, and I mean all the time. Its getting a bit better though, still, I wouldn’t move back.
1.01,
You just demonstrated the adage that we see in others the qualities which we, ourselves, possess.
Two weeks ago Mr. B. was getting ripped by Ed for intentionally depressing Brooklyn real estate prices and now he’s shilling for the Developers Group?
Some people.
This seems like straight up shilling on brownstoner’s part. I mean, sipping pinot grigio and hanging with john starcks? How much did the lousy developers group pay you to say that? At least have the decency for a disclaimer!!
I’d say 1/2 block down not right next door from projects and one could walk down Front St. (bldg is corner of Front and Gold) which would be extra block (3 instead of 2 to subway) if someone didn’t want to walk by projects.
yeah, you’re walking past two blocks of projects every day to get to the F train. unless you walk a couple blocks out of your way. and the stores nearby are not the ones that make it onto the neighborhood maps in most sales brochures.