Luxury Condos Come to Windsor Terrace
For better or for worse, modern “luxury” has finally found its way to Windsor Terrace, a neighborhood better known for its understatedness and cops-and-firemen residents than slick marketing campaigns. The development, the work of Bricolage Designs, got some ink earler in the week from blog IMBY (and Curbed, which linked to it) which focused on…
For better or for worse, modern “luxury” has finally found its way to Windsor Terrace, a neighborhood better known for its understatedness and cops-and-firemen residents than slick marketing campaigns. The development, the work of Bricolage Designs, got some ink earler in the week from blog IMBY (and Curbed, which linked to it) which focused on the marketing effort’s purposeful ommission of the fact that the development overlooks Green-wood Cemetery. Personally, we think views of the beautiful, historic and very lush public space would be a pig positive, but evidently some people are “creeped out” by the idea. The bigger question, in our mind, is whether there are enough people willing to pay between $550 and $600 a foot to live in this location. The interiors look nice enough for this type of project and the high window quotient should be received positively. Has anyone visited yet?
The Simone Condos [Corcoran] GMAP
Marketing Fun: Ignore the Cemetery Next Door [Curbed]
Five People Living or Dead [IMBY]
I’m coming into this conversation really late. I live by the cemetary and find it offers a beautiful view in all seasons. As for the lack of amenities, well, there was nothing much happening on Smith Street or on 5th Avenue a mere 10 years ago. Things change. A smart entrepreneur could make a killing over here. There’s a huge group just waiting for some decent restaurants, shops, etc.
TO WTRESIDENT wow someone posting on the wonders of ZOMBIEDOM…GET A LIFE…thats pathetic…STOP BEING SO sensitive its an opinion
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Heard from the owner of the store front the Simone is renting that he was told 21 of the 33 units have been pre-sold…someone must be liking the views.
siting aside, it’s probably the most interesting bricolage design ever, though that isn’t saying much…
Will, I’m a fan of WT, but the neighborhood under discussion here is not Fuller, 16th St between 10th and 11th, e.g. It’s the opposite end of the neighborhood, and aside from the opening of the occasional cafe and laundromat the comments about amenities and public transportation are pretty valid. I say this as someone who loves WT on both sides of the expressway and almost bought a house near the cemetery. It’s a good place to live, but nothing wrong with saying things are what they are.
The building is entirely too large and modern for the area so I have to object on that point. And it seems to be taking for.ever to get finished.
That said, where else are people finding completely new mulitple “large” condos, with in building amenities and a park like view in a extremely safe nabe with good schools for less than $1M?
If they can reach the right buyers is yet to be seen (i think their marketing is all wrong) but I think there are enough people out there that will pay a premium to live in such an neighborhood that is wonderful for families, a few minutes from the park & slope and a short commute to NYC.
I LOVE WT and I didn’t really take any of these comments as bashing–it is a beautiful, quiet, friendly neighborhood. But, you know what? It’s Brooklyn through and through–a good thing, believe me, but not really congruent with “luxury” (as in, so-called luxury) development. The area around the Simone has nice houses, but along the cemetery there’s bus parking and truck traffic and no fancy delis or dry cleaners or whatever. This is a crappy development for fools with more money than taste or common sense.
whats up with the bashing of WT – I love it here – walk down 16th btw 10/11 ave – Fuller st etc… great houses and great feel to the area!
Just build whatever the hell you’re building and get it over with will ya?.
You warm-blooded sad-sacks are makin’ too much freakin’ noise and we’re TRYING TO GET SOME REST HERE.