What Is Up With Schaefer Landing?
We got bombarded this week with data about the sales (or lack thereof) at Williamsburg’s Schaefer Landing by a guy with either an axe to grind or way too much time on his hands. A few things we know: (1) The developer switched from Elliman to Halstead several months ago, which suggests sales didn’t get…
We got bombarded this week with data about the sales (or lack thereof) at Williamsburg’s Schaefer Landing by a guy with either an axe to grind or way too much time on his hands. A few things we know: (1) The developer switched from Elliman to Halstead several months ago, which suggests sales didn’t get off to a booming start; (2) Halstead currently has 15 condos as 6 rentals up on its website, so the place is far from sold out; (3) Some original buyers (like Apartment 10D) are trying to get out of their investment. We’re not so sure about our tipster’s calculation that there are some 50-odd units for sale or rent through various brokers; this tipster also reports that a lot of the original purchases were by investors, not people planning to live there, which wouldn’t bode well for the stability of prices. Anyhoo, we’re sure some of you have been paying closer attention than we have. Is this really a bad situation — or is it just a big building that still has a bunch of units left? Property Shark shows no comps for the past twelve months.
Schaefer Landing Listings [Halstead] GMAP
My clients were generally people who liked a *NEIGHBORHOOD* – people of all walks of life, shapes and sizes. The people I worked best with weren’t looking to be in hipster central.
Infrastructure: is there a grocery store? drug store? dry cleaner? shoe repair? where do you go when you want a late-night snack – the nearest 24 hour place to schaefer landing is probably a bodega near the marcy j/m/z or maybe one on bedford and s. 4th.
not everyone wants to have to take a taxi when they come home from going out after work – whether to the opera, the movies, or webster hall.
not everyone wants to use fresh direct (time and time again, i find myself stopping my order halfway through and going to a grocery store instead). some people like interfacing with actual human beings and not just delivery people.
i guarantee you i know the southside just as well as you do. why? because i walked those streets. you don’t.
what i don’t understand about the hasidic hate is – where are you shopping or going that requires you to interact with that community, exactly? no, they won’t shake your hand, so what? they’re not doing it to insult you, they don’t touch women they aren’t married to. unless you have to do business with them, i don’t understand how living near them impacts you that much. never did.
I’m not afraid of Hasidim, although I wish they’d crack a fricking smile once in a while. I just hate the hideous, hulking buildings they build.
have you seen the rental app?! good christ! my customers were like “um, dude… we dont wanna buy the place!”
Friend of mine lives here. Stunning river/bridge views. But you can’t characterize it as “uber-luxury.” Dinky kitchens with GE Profile stainless, not Viking or Wolf, and the hardware is medium grade. Hollow doors. Bulky, obnoxious A/C units buldge into the rooms. Uninspired floorplans. Also, I don’t see the attraction of Billyburg, personally, unless you’re in it for the rock clubs and galleries.
Here are some of the brokers who have listings @ schaefer landing’s north tower (440 kent)
http://halstead.com/results.aspx?Page=1&p=1&address=440+kent
http://www.elliman.com/MainSite/Search/search.aspx?Search=Quick&RentalMulti=1&Transfer=440%kent
http://newyork.craigslist.org/search/hhh/brk?query=440%20KENT
http://newyork.craigslist.org/search/hhh/brk?query=SCHAEFER%20LANDING
http://olr.com/newolr/search/ser_buildinginfo1.asp?bid=27655&frombuildingsearch=yes
http://www.siroffices.com/
http://www.c21nyc.com/Rental/17711/1/382555.aspx
http://www.citi-habitats.com/showsales.php?quick_search=440_KENT
http://www.sublet.com/spider/supplydetails_adv_data.asp?SupplyID=436079&source=10037
http://www.sublet.com/spider/SupplyDetails.asp?SupplyID=488507&SupplierID=19021&state=NewYork&city=Brooklyn&StateCount=More
http://www.bestaptsnyc.com/index.cfm?page=details&id=17973
http://www.bestaptsnyc.com/index.cfm?page=details&id=16917
http://www.aptsandlofts.com/
http://www.ahrlty.com/Schaefer/R-Schaefer.html
http://www.djkresidential.com/Listing_NewYorkRental.aspx #231407
http://www.nycwaterfrontviews.com/
http://espanol.clasificadosnewyork.univision.com/bienesraices/clasificados/ViewAd?oid=oid%3A1594242&name=condos%20for%20sale
Anon 11:23… I live in DUMBO and work in downtown manhattan (broadway/nassau subway stop). Unless I choose to get some exercise and take a lovely walk across the BK bridge to work (such a luxury), it only takes me 15-20 minutes tops door to door when taking the subway. I live in 70 washington and walk to the A/C High st station (5 min. walk). Residents closer to the F train can take the F one stop into brooklyn to Jay st/Borough Hall and transfer to the A/C. I’ve done this route also and it only takes a few more minutes. If you don’t mind taking a 10 minute walk, you can even catch the 2/3 at Clark st. DUMBO is far from short of transportation options.
‘DUMBO has F only – no one commuting to lower Manhattan can live there ‘?
Is it a city or federal law?
(seems to me easy enough to just walk to work from DUMBO to Wall St).
To all of you people who are afraid of hasidim, get ready for over 500 affordable units that will be built soon @ domsey, just across schaefer landing
“[DUMBO] still needs that extra “thing” to make it feel like a real neighborhood and community.”
that “thing” is the people, not necessarily some imported or installed amenity. it’s going to take time for people to develop a sense of community.