14 Months Later, Still No Buyers for 45 Third Place!
Can you say “bad karma”? Since the two duplex units at 45 Third Place (affectionately known as the Carroll Gardens Atrocity) hit the market back in September of 2006, not a single buyer has wanted the dubious distinction of owning a piece of what’s become the poster child for inconsiderate and non-contextual design in Brownstone…
Can you say “bad karma”? Since the two duplex units at 45 Third Place (affectionately known as the Carroll Gardens Atrocity) hit the market back in September of 2006, not a single buyer has wanted the dubious distinction of owning a piece of what’s become the poster child for inconsiderate and non-contextual design in Brownstone Brooklyn. Surprisingly, in the face of this rejection, the developer has stuck by his guns and refused to lower the prices: The upper unit is still asking $1,555,000 and the lower one $1,595,000. Interesting that Brown Harris Stevens is hanging in there.
3rd Place Condo – Lower Duplex [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP
3rd Place Condo – Upper Duplex [Brown Harris Stevens]
Condos of the Day: No Buyers for 45 Third Place [Brownstoner]
A Current Look at Third Place Horror Show [Brownstoner]
Price for CG Atrocity a “Fantasy” [Brownstoner]
Real Photos of Carroll Gardens Bastard [Brownstoner]
Carroll Gardens “Bastardization” Hits Market [Brownstoner]
CG Atrocity: There Goes the Neighborhood [Brownstoner]
Such wreckitude. The house has been permanently ruined. It might not have mattered if the house were deep in on a block…the extension might have been masked. But sitting on the corner, this nice end-house with a big garden on the street has been ruined. This is an example of why we need landmarking.
By way of contrast, here’s what happens when you do a really nice, contextual job of renovating and condo-ing:
http://tinyurl.com/2qkkmb
Why do developers refuse to pay attention to examples like this?
So there is some justice in the world!
There is a lot bad about these besides the exterior.
“agreed with the one above. it’s not that bad.”
It’s very bad. VERY VERY VERY BAD!
“I know its taboo to say something positive about this, but from the outside, I really don’t think its so bad. That’s my humble opinion.”
Your opinion sucks badly. The design and execution of this remodeling is seriously misguided.
I went to an open house a few weeks ago, think in October, and it’s pretty bad on the inside as well. Given how long it’s been, I was surprised to find it still unfinished: exposed wires and pipes, large unpatched holes in the wall for said pipes and wires, etc. Bathrooms… ugh. Broken windows – 2 had broken glass and were boarded up with plywood, some weren’t hinged correctly and didn’t quite open/close all the way. The basement in the lower unit had a large pool of water.
All of those can eventually be fixed; but this is how they presented it in an open house? And it’s been on the market for over a year?
I really can’t believe that the prices aren’t coming down on this one. How much is it costing to keep it stagnating on the market?
Baaaaaahhhhh!