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 have to stand up in support of Windsor Terrace, specifically the vicinity around the simone condo’s. I recently went to check out the condo’s and found an open house a block or so away for a townhouse and and fell in love… Yes, there’s parking and few amenities..but the people were so nice, I can definately see myself raising a family there.
I also found this link to the property i viewed..see for yourself..http://www.elliman.com/Listings.aspx?ListingID=806190&rentalperiod=&SearchType=quick
First, construction of the Simone used to go on seven days a week,
and they have caused serious damage to some adjacent properties.
Currently, there is a stop work order issued on the site, but they’re
still doing some work:
http://tinyurl.com/g5vzy
Second, all of the advertisements show the front of the building
facing the cemetery, but the back of the building runs practically to
the edge of the property line. The view from our backyard will now
be a scene directly out of “Rear Window”.
The brochure looks nice, but if you have an apartment in the back,
then who would pay that kind of money for this view?
I live in Windsor Terrace on McDonald Avenue a few blocks down from The Simone Condos. My bedroom faces the cemetary and it is a beautiful view in every season. While this may creep out some to me I only see the positives – a great view, plenty of parking and I don’t have to worry about the neighbors across the street seeing into my house. Windsor Terrace is a great, quiet neighborhood where kids still play football in the street and neighbors sit outside and say hello to people passing by. If you want a deli on every corner then this is not the place for you. As for the Simone Condos, yes they are expensive but Corcoran is running them so what do you expect?
It’s Windsor Terrace but boy is it in a crappy spot. Totally incongruent to the aluminum siding working class homes around there.
To say it is a walk to ammenities is being nice. It’s a hike. The short-lived hoagie joint up the street didn’t even last long.
The marketing on this is kinda silly. A little heavy handed. Check the Simone website…
Why would I spend all that money to live in a no mans land next to a cemetary. There is nothing luxurious about that view..I’d really be creeped out thinking about every zombie movie I ever saw LOL. We will all end up there eventually I’d rather wait
Is that really Windsor Terrace or marketing speak? I always think of Windsor Terrace as the other side of the Prospect Expressway.
I think he meant “big” unless I am amiss in my colloquialisms.
what’s a “pig positive”?
Doesn’t it look like the building is in the cemetary? I’d take a pass for that reason alone. Any kids in the building are liable to get freaked out.