Development Watch: The Cladding of J Condo
The cladding of Dumbo’s J Condo continues apace, with windows installed on about half the floors so far. Who knows that the sales update is? Percentage sold? Recent directional moves in prices? Residences [J Condo] GMAP Photo by plemel jr.
The cladding of Dumbo’s J Condo continues apace, with windows installed on about half the floors so far. Who knows that the sales update is? Percentage sold? Recent directional moves in prices?
Residences [J Condo] GMAP
Photo by plemel jr.
What’s interesting to me when you compare J condo and The Beacon Tower is ceiling height. Beacon has much higher ceilings. So even though it’s only 22 stories tall and J condo is what 33? they are almost the same height…
has anyone else noticed that the NW (city manhattan bridge view) side of The Beacon is almost 75% covered in metallic paneling leaving only one small window per apartment? The other sides all have have ample windows. I dont understand the desgin choice or is there a good reaon for this?
The J may be no prizewinner but neither is it generic. Given its size, it has actually struck a rather nice balance between contextual sensitivity and contemporary appeal. Also very smart of them to adopt that local artist to paint the contruction fencing. It already feels like part of the neighborhood for many; not so the Beacon.
forgive me, i’m comparing what the renderings of beacon and j look like, not construction quality. how can you tell J is quality when it’s like 25% faced anyway?
Knee jerk are you kidding me? The Beacon looks like dung. I’m hoping for the buyer’s sake that that is not the finished exterior product. I’m thinking maybe they’re going to go back and repaint the outside, and take the dings out of the faux? metal cladding? and seal up all the gaps. It looks like it’s literally going to fall apart.
Comparatively speaking the J is a whole lot nicer looking.
is 80% sold really possible? how long has it been in sales?
i’d take beacon any day over the generic monstrosity of j.
Aside from the noise factor, I think that the J Condo is a good deal. (Or at least was when I went to look at them)
knee jerk, this could have been A LOT worse. Nobody disagrees that it’s too big, but it’s not bad when compared to some of the other herrendousness being proposed around Brooklyn. The west side windowed “sails” should look pretty awesome, and the brick facing (even though it is facing) was obviously selected to look as close as possible to the 19th century buildings surrounding. At least it’s not another Beacon–that thing looks like a huge industrial air conditioner.