Fort Greene: Where the Condos Are
If you had to guess the neighborhood with the most new condo units submitted to the Attorney General’s office this year, Williamsburg would be a pretty obvious guess. And you’d be right. But would you be surprised to learn that Fort Greene was not far behind? We were. Until we realized that a large portion…
If you had to guess the neighborhood with the most new condo units submitted to the Attorney General’s office this year, Williamsburg would be a pretty obvious guess. And you’d be right. But would you be surprised to learn that Fort Greene was not far behind? We were. Until we realized that a large portion of the 739 units were in a handful of new buildings on the southwestern edge of the nabe. The two Flatiron-esque developments–The Forte Condos (promo shot above) at 230 Ashland Place and the Ismael Leyva-designed tower at 85 Flatbush Avenue Extension–have been discussed in this space before. The article also suggests that the rumored Scarano tower is indeed happening, albeit not til 2008. “Fort Greene isn’t quite like any other part of New York,” says Elliman power broker Kathryn Lilly. “It’s open to development in a way that many neighborhoods aren’t, because it’s a very creative, diverse, arts-oriented place. Developers can really do modern, contemporary stuff.”
Manhattan-style Condos Come to Fort Greene [The Real Deal]
Forte Condos in Fort Greene [Brooklynian]
Anyone here have an experience with Kathryn Lilly that was positive or negative? I’m wondering about her because there was a story a few years ago about her forcing an elderly couple out of the house they’d lived in for decades that resulted in protests against her realty company in Ft. Greene. It used to be located at Cumberland and DeKalb, where Rice is now.
She’s pretty clearly a big business, anti-tenant person, but does that mean she’s good or bad to work with?
Ummmm besides the Forte, these are NOT in Fort Greene!! This is downtown Brooklyn for crying out loud!
I really like the Forte Condos. Saving for the down payment….
Anyone know where to find list of condo plans submitted to AGs office?
Currently couple of bldgs going up on my block and wonder if will be condo or not.
BTW – seems that the new building at 345 Union just west of Smith has finally started marketing as condos. I see one for $1.6m on NYTimes.