Van Halen Tickets? No, Just an Open House
We’ve been hearing word that the open house at 11 Second Place in Carroll Gardens was a mob scene this weekend, with reports of a line stretching down the block. One neighbor speculates that the lack of decent 2 bedroom apartments in the nabe explains the frenzied interest in the 7-unit development. According to the…
We’ve been hearing word that the open house at 11 Second Place in Carroll Gardens was a mob scene this weekend, with reports of a line stretching down the block. One neighbor speculates that the lack of decent 2 bedroom apartments in the nabe explains the frenzied interest in the 7-unit development. According to the Corcoran website, 1,500-square-feet will run you over a million bucks. We haven’t seen the building in person (which is still under construction) but can’t understand what all the excitement is about. Did any readers get to see it this weekend?
11 2nd Place [Corcoran] GMAP
I know of at least 7 buildings being planned for 5th Avenue with a height of 70 feet. 2 are actually between 14th and 16th Streets.
Ok…now that people have finally figured out which side of the street the Carraige is on — North side, down-zoned — the view seems to be that 5th Ave is automatically going to go to 70 feet. Do people thing that every plot on 5th Ave is just going to shoot up to to 70 feet?? You have to be kidding me…with the opinions of the people here, you would never buy anything in park slope except a $3.5 million brownstone on a landmarked block… Is anyone aware of a single 70-foot project in the works on 5th Ave???
The windows of the units in The Cariage house that have views face the next lot and 5th avenue of course they will be blocked!!!!
Right, I meant to say North side. Not only can the views be blocked by 225/227/223 15th St. Which will be developed. It will also be blocked by any development on 5th Avenue which has a height limitation of 70 feet!! My point being that the zoning on the North Side will allow for a building to block any views you might get with an apartment within The Carriage house, buyers should be aware of this as with any purchase!!!
Um… The Carriage House is on the north side of the street – thus, their views can only (and will likely) be blocked by developments on 4th ave. In a galaxy far far away…
The south side of 15th Street (which is the side the Carriage House is on) is NOT in the rezoning proposal for the South Slope. Thus a developer can build right next door and block all the views from the Carriage House, if it were my bet I would say it will happen. This should be taken into deep consideration when contemplating a purchase at The Carriage House.
….just wish “pride in what you build” came up a bit more often during development
quote missing from my post.
I agree…I have nothing against development as long as there is some thought to aesthetics and context. Can’t the developers shave off a bit of their expected profits and spend that money towards designing something that is pleasing to the surroundings? I can only guess that they choose profit over any lasting legacy that they might create…. came up a bit more often during development.
Before anyone goes nuts, I’m all for making a buck, just wish
Many of us are actually at least moderately pro-development — just with a little restraint and preferably not hideously ugly. Two recommendations for Park Slope: the “Carraige” on 15th Street (the upper floors) (see Corcoran’s website) and 8 by 8 (see Developers Group website) (first open house this weekend). Don’t yet know what the pricing is going to be on 8 by 8, but suspect some will be in your range — whether they will be overpriced is still to be determined. And one to avoid in Park Slope — the 7th Street set on Corcoran (at least until they drop the price again).