One Brooklyn Bridge Park Open for Business
Without a whole lot of fanfare, One Brooklyn Bridge Park opened for business yesterday. There’s no pricing info on Stribling or the development’s Homepage, but one prospective buyer dropped us a note with this report from inside the sales office: There are 445 apartments in the complex, ranging from $650 a foot on the BQE…
Without a whole lot of fanfare, One Brooklyn Bridge Park opened for business yesterday. There’s no pricing info on Stribling or the development’s Homepage, but one prospective buyer dropped us a note with this report from inside the sales office: There are 445 apartments in the complex, ranging from $650 a foot on the BQE side to $1,200 a foot for Manhattan views; three bedrooms start at $1.8 million. There’s one model apartment to look at (a two-bedroom) and none of the most prime units are available for sale yet. One interior design detail of note: The Sub Zero built-ins are wood covered to blend in with the cabinets. (We’ve included an interior rendering on the jump.) It’s easy to be skeptical about this project given the proximity to the BQE and the fact that there’s going to be another couple years of construction, but we bet that time will show that this is a place people want to live, especially when the park is done. What do you think?
Photo by rguskind
I thought that The Developers Group was handling the sale?
Gets wiped out in the first hurricane.
It would be cool if you could take a water taxi from the BBP to Wall St.
Beautiful views. But even when/if the park gets built, getting to this building will always be difficult, either by foot or car. Wouldn’t be a problem for me, because I’m willing to put up with the odd inconveniences and discomfort that accompany most NYC real estate – every property involves some sort of compromise. But I’m not in the luxury price point that this building is courting, and I find it hard to believe that many of potential buyers who consider living here will want to grapple with this. Then again, I can imagine many investors wouldn’t think about the issue at all. (Perhaps they are also the folks who bought condos at 75 Smith, across the street from the soon-to-be-reopened jail).
I’d rather have these than baseboard anything. I had baseboard radiators.
These aren’t photos by the way. They are computerized drawings. Cool tho.
The land was purchased outright. I think that sierra club lawsuit may be out there but it seem insignificant. Whether the BBP gets built anytime soon is a big question. Also, I know this condo has parking. I wonder how much a resident would have to pay for that.
Don’t they expect anyone to actually cook (especially the families likely to purchase 3- or 4-bedrooms). Those kitchens, while attractive, are tiny. It would be nice if some of these developments would offer a range of finishes (so tired of seeing awkward looking vessel sinks everywhere). Otherwise, I like the size and concept of the spaces and building.
bob, I don’t disagree with you there…. on the other hand, I’m coming from an old-school radiator building, so condos that have smaller footprint HVAC units than the radiators – with the perks of temperature control and a/c instead of just full-blast steam heat – it doesn’t seem so bad to me.
Of course, I’d rather not have ’em at all.
That’s what *I’m* asking. In my last condo (I’m now in a brownstone) we had a fan unit hidden above the ceiling in a closet and a heat-exchanger unit on the roof, with steam heat coming from baseboard radiators. No ugly boxes in the apt. Worked great. I’m sure it’s much more expensive to install than these hotel-style units. Do people not agree with me that they’re obnoxious and ugly–and taking space that could have been devoted to more floor-to-ceiling windows?
Does the condo own the land or is there some kind of 99-year-lease deal with the park? And is there still a lawsuit outstanding by the Sierra Club and others challenging the inclusion of condos in the park? Until both those questions are answered conclusively I’d be wary of plunging in here. Also, seems like pricing should reflect that the park is not yet there or done; at this level, it’s hard to see that discount. Essentially, it’s a bet that city and state government are going to complete this park, when it’s been talked about for years and years without much in the way of actual earth-moving.