Update: One Prospect Park Rising
All this talk of $1,200-a-foot sales prices got us thinking about that other high-high-end project in the works — Richard Meier’s glass-clad condo at One Prospect Park. Last we looked it was a hole in the ground, so imagine our surprise last weekend on our way to the greenmarket to see that the building has…
All this talk of $1,200-a-foot sales prices got us thinking about that other high-high-end project in the works — Richard Meier’s glass-clad condo at One Prospect Park. Last we looked it was a hole in the ground, so imagine our surprise last weekend on our way to the greenmarket to see that the building has already risen four stories high.
One Prospect Park: Affordable Glass? [Brownstoner]
“I always wondered with this type of attitude…where are all these ‘gentrified’ people supposed to go after they get priced out of their neighborhoods?”
Anywhere they can afford. That’s why it’s a real estate *market* and not a government benefice. And “they,” or their descendants, will re-occupy these places when, eventually, the area once again falls into decline. Which is how those non-gentrified folk wound up in these once-new buildings in the first place.
“I’m hoping that it will speed up the gentrification of Lincoln Place and St. John’s Place”
I always wondered with this type of attitude…where are all these ‘gentrified’ people supposed to go after they get priced out of their neighborhoods?
“Richard Meier says that unlike his Perry Street and Charles Street buildings, this one is intentionally NOT a luxury building.”
So at $1200 bucks a sqft what is it??
Does anyone know if the units have gone on sale yet? is there a sales office or contact group if one is interested in purchasing at this time?
why everything so huge…because over 8 million people live in this city and that i area is very popular convenient nice place to live.
It’s going 15 stories! Too tall for me. It’s going to dwarf the Arch. Why does everything created have to be so huge? Don’t even try the argument of “there are other buildings not too far away that are of similar height”. There is no building that is that close to the arch that has this scale
Richard Meier says that unlike his Perry Street and Charles Street buildings, this one is intentionally NOT a luxury building.
Meanwhile, I think it’s rather brilliant and is yet another indication of the direction our lovely borough is heading.
They broke through a water main over two weeks ago. Ever since then the health club next door has had no hot water (no showers! pool freezing!). No one knows when it’ll be fixed. Makes me wonder about the competence of the builders/contractors involved with this luxury project.
Compared with the new “Fedders” buildings blighting Brooklyn, this isn’t bad! Plus, it was just a vacant lot before.