Slick as a Brick: Oro Moving Along
When we walked by the Oro Condominium project on Flatbush Extension at Johnson Street late last week we were struck by how much brick had gone up already. It looked to us like they were up to about 25 stories. Only 15 to go! Have any readers gone into contract on one of these? Oro:…
When we walked by the Oro Condominium project on Flatbush Extension at Johnson Street late last week we were struck by how much brick had gone up already. It looked to us like they were up to about 25 stories. Only 15 to go! Have any readers gone into contract on one of these?
Oro: 306 Gold Street [Douglas Elliman] GMAP
Oro Watch: Still Building, Now Selling [Brownstoner]
this development is supposed to have 2 side by side towers, right?
and the the 40+ story avalon building is set to go up right next door.
i agree wholehartedly with the rapid change that lies ahead on flatbush ext running all the way up to AY. i was giving some hard thought to oro, but ended up buying at jcondo in brooklynish brooklyn. i’m a sucker for views.
i remember the pre-metrotech days pretty well. yessur.
No, downer, it’s actually exciting to see some serious buildings going up (instead of the ghetto unfabulous crap with the balconies in the other thread).
By serious I don’t mean HOLY MOSES look at that cutting edge design! I just mean shit that’s exactly on par with what is being built along Battery Park in downtown manhattan.
What’s wrong with finding that fun?
This thread seems to be tainted by the overly complementary and the overly upbeat. I wonder if the developer’s minions have been posting today.
Yes, Ed, we’ve (or at least most of us, I’d wager) sensed your displeasure. I actually don’t much care for the look, either. But it seems to be selling well, at prices that are hardly ghetto-anything, so who’s to account for taste?
I find the color of the bricks pretty wan. I guess that they were going for something gold (Oro) but ended up with something that is neither here nor there. Also, I don’t need all the recreational amenities that are promised and would prefer a lower sales price, but that may just be poor me.
Ghetto-fabulousness is not necessarily a compliment by any stretch.
dowtown brooklyn in 2010 is going to be freaking awesome!!
i’m actually being serious.
if i hadn’t just bought in park slope, my money would be on downtown bklyn.
give the area 1-2 yrs, tops.
BUT…in 10 yrs I’ll be too OLD to enjoy it…i want change now..gaddangit:)