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]
it’s sad when a curved window gets credit as an innovative or creative design. this building will be nice, but may suffer from an upper-east-side malaise look in 10 years. that said, the area will be great.
Other than the old housing (brownstones) brooklyn is all about ghetto fabulous. rotten location, though
I’m really not digging the bulbous shape of the building. But perhaps it’s context appropriate. It’s certainly got an over-the-top, ostentatious, ghetto fabulous flair to it.
hey 4:29 – I’ve lived in NYC for 8 years and am now priced out and I actually just bought in University Towers.
Re: your comment…interesting about the value – how so? Thanks.
All this development will definitely help the area, and create the critical mass needed to bring in real and substantial retail… I think the real play value play remains in the University Tower’s
I’m not a huge fan of curves, but you have to admit, it’s a teeny bit more of an effort on the developers’ part than, say, a square-cornered office-tower looking building, like the ones going up nearby the bridges. Also, I like the simple squareness of the windows. I think it might not be totally horrid.
Which is saying much these days.
I also really like the shape of the Forte. I know they were just following the lot line, but hey, love the triangle.
love the building, love what downtown brooklyn is becoming.
this is a solid investment.
also a nice way to get in on the rebirth of what i think will be quite a destination city in the next 10 years.
yep, brooklyn folks.
this are will improve dramaticaly especially after this is done and Belltell lofts are done.
“That area will develop considerably after this building fills up.”
I agree.