Checking In on 96 Rockwell Place
After a little over four months on the market, about half the units at 96 Rockwell Place are spoken for. Of 37 total apartments, only 24 have been released on the market so far. (The breakdown: one two-bedroom, 12 one-bedrooms and 11 studios.) There are signed contracts on 15 apartments and contracts “out” on another…
After a little over four months on the market, about half the units at 96 Rockwell Place are spoken for. Of 37 total apartments, only 24 have been released on the market so far. (The breakdown: one two-bedroom, 12 one-bedrooms and 11 studios.) There are signed contracts on 15 apartments and contracts “out” on another three. Most of the remaining 13 apartment that haven’t come online yet are in the new addition atop the original building. This batch includes four two-bedrooms, five one-bedrooms and three studios. Throw in one affordable unit, and there’s your 37. The most expensive unit currently available is $870,000, though we assume some of the two-bedrooms coming down the pipe will be priced higher; most of the studios that were priced under $500,000 have been snatched up. As for timing, the developer’s targeting Q1 of next year for completion and move-in. Anyone out there already bought here? Care to share your thinking?
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I have gone into contract on a unit at rockwell place. this property blows away forte & one hanson. they have done a unique conversion & kept a boutique condo environment with only 37 units. the future of the bam district has an energy of its own that is very exciting. this is the heart of real brooklyn culture. This property will sell out by the end of the year. Buy Now & Enjoy the grit before the complete gentrification takes place. Flatbush is no busier than a main street in manhattan where there are 1000s of condos.
nooo, you got it backwards. Mr. B’s picture is from the back side of the building which is flatbush. The bam construction are the lots east and west of the front side of the building which is on rockwell. So those people who bought on the north side of the building, the front, which are all of the 2 bedrooms on Rockwell have that construction as views.
The lot in the picture is across flatbush.
This is what is going to be in that parking lot. http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/hpd/downloads/pdf/BAM-Cultural-District-RFP-Addendum-1.pdf –
I hope that the sales staff did not tell you anything different, they would lose their Broker’s (Halstead’s) license.
I purchased here for a number of reasons. We have a nice layout, terrace, decent ammenities and despite what above commenter said about views, there are actually nice ones! The north side of the building faces the school, nothing special, but top floors can see the manhattan skyline. On the south side, it’s currently unobstructed views of downtown brooklyn, and any of the taller buildings towards bk heights. 4 subway lines within a block, and just a couple blocks more gets you to the rest. It’s far enough away from AY that the constuction will likely not effect it and it’s about 2-3 blocks from the prime part of ft greene. We’ve seen the BAM plans, and the north side of the building would possibly be effected more so (all of the 2 bdrms), even though the entrance is on that side.
Yes there are drawbacks, flatbush isn’t the prettiest now & fulton mall is close by, but for us there were far more positives than negatives. Flatbush is busy at times, but we’ve gone plenty of times and it was surprisingly quiet. I lived by the lincoln tunnel entrance and my husband in the theater district with a damn double decker bus stop outside – the traffic was not even an issue. As far as the storage building goes, not the most attractive I know – not the end of the world.
Before they started the addition, we were allowed on the roof to see our view from our unit though we couldnt go maybe 4 ft from the edge and get the full western view. In case you want to see some pics from the flatbush side..
S/SW: http://tinyurl.com/yux5nr
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South: http://tinyurl.com/25mfwa
South (and that is the statue of liberty…albeit tiny!): http://tinyurl.com/2xrx4l
east (somewhat boring, with williamsburg savings bank): http://tinyurl.com/2asttk
Eventually there will be a hotel across the street where the parking lot is, but not sure if that angle is the same lot.
I agree with the thought of conversion vs. “tear down & throw up,” but it’s the location vs. price and sales I am questioning.
The corner construction could be a BAM LDC project, not sure since the angle of the shot is funky. Mr B?
What’s the construction site in the foreground?
don’t live near here, but it’s close to the city and think that quest is saying that more and more people are gentrifying the area.
why?
I think it’s more that these conversions are more attractive to people as more and more new stuff hits the market.