Development Watch: 614 7th Avenue
After years of struggle, the development site at 614 7th Avenue that caught media attention for its potential to block the views from the Minerva statue in nearby Green-Wood Heights Cemetery to the Statue of Liberty finally ended up with a design that both DOB and the community could live with—eleven 14-foot-wide townhouses. Though not…
After years of struggle, the development site at 614 7th Avenue that caught media attention for its potential to block the views from the Minerva statue in nearby Green-Wood Heights Cemetery to the Statue of Liberty finally ended up with a design that both DOB and the community could live with—eleven 14-foot-wide townhouses. Though not completed yet, they’ve been on the market since January, now for $999,000. A tipster walked by last week and was not particularly impressed: Along with this photo of the townhouse at the corner of 23rd Street and 7th Avenue, here’s what he had to say. “No rebar in this wall, many holes cut, many filled in and now, wacky windows.” Update: In the name of fair and balanced coverage, we’ve posted a photo below from Denton of the front of this development.
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Well…you wouldn’t have very far to go… ;+)
Anyway, this is so funny and timely. My husband and I went on a quirky what-can-we-do-on-a-rainy-day jaunt on Saturday and decide kind of on the spur of the moment to drive by the site of the mattress factory/warehouse that is going to become the co-housing building (I think we actually saw one of the young men who’s involved in the project walking on the street)…and then, on spur of the moment, we decide to walk all over Green Wood Cemetery…in the rain!
It was so kooky. My slacks were soaked by the end of the cemetery is pretty hilly…plus the grass was very squishy…but it was blissfully deserted (almost) and we forgot we were in Brooklyn! The birds were out in force singing.
The text on the Minerva statue on Battle Hill was very moving. It’s very symptomatic of its moment but still, the sentiment is moving even if it *is* dated.
I can’t believe we slogged around in the rain…it was funny…we had a mini-vacation in a couple of hours.
What’s so funny is I wanted to comment on finally seeing this condo project from the hill looking down toward the Statue of Liberty and Jonathan decided to post this today!…Kismet?
The building is not right near any of the entrances to the cemetery unfortunately but with a little extra walking down to the main entrance, I guess you would have a nice place to walk and stroll. And it is very quite there.
Look, it’s not Père Lachaise but it is relatively picturesque and a darned nicer view than you’d get in most places in this city, no? Granted, the rest of the buildings in the immediate area are a little depressing to me but the quite and greenery might be a nice change…
So…we imagined for a second (or at least I did) what it would be like to move there and we then went to Steinhof and had a lousy, quick early dinner that at least I didn’t have to cook.…whoever said their food is edible? The sauerkraut was terrible. Oh well, the long walk in the rain over hill, over dell made us ravenous.
Clean and mod today
Viewing death out my window
Washing two glasses
In Buenos Aires, one of the most coveted addresses in the city is surrounding the Recoleta Cemetary where Eva Peron is buried.
Many famous people were buried in Greenwood as well, including one of the all time greatest conductors, Leonard Bernstein. Also Jean-Michel Basquiat, Peter Cooper and a host of other who’s who of notables.
Ha Gem – oh those silly Euros — with their excessive wine drinking, cigarette smoking and hanging out in cemeteries.
DH – apparently that’s how most of Europe feels – I think it might be a cultural thing
I would love to overlook a cemetery! No threat of development, and you get a park-like view. But I’m sure it would be creepy for many folks.
Is living across from Greenwood really a problem for people.
To answer Gem’s question – it wouldn’t bother me. I’ve always just thought of it as a big park that happens to have dead people in it. If I lived near it I would enjoy taking frequent walks through it.
Does anyone have an issue living close to a cemetary here?
Thoughts on resale value
I for one wouldn’t mind it – my husband though never would…
I actually think the buildings look good and the renderings on the Corco site are nicely done as well
> the entire curb frontage is a cut? What a travesty!
Yeah, I’m not a fan of that. It makes the front of the building look like the back.
The Corcoran site lists these from $799,000 to $999,000 with a $25k discount for closing costs.
Still, I’ve walked by these during construction and don’t think they’re well built at all (look at photo from 10/31 post).