Another Unit Reduced at the Greenhouse Condos
The Greenhouse Condos at 383 Carlton Avenue haven’t been having the easiest time when it comes to resales. The poster child for that syndrome has been Apartment 10E which has been on the market since last November despite several modest price cuts that have left the 1,028-square-foot pad priced at $895,000. Just last week a…
The Greenhouse Condos at 383 Carlton Avenue haven’t been having the easiest time when it comes to resales. The poster child for that syndrome has been Apartment 10E which has been on the market since last November despite several modest price cuts that have left the 1,028-square-foot pad priced at $895,000. Just last week a 1,280-square-foot unit on the 8th Floor was reduced from $1,075,000 to $999,000 after only a few days on the market. Like most of the units in the building, this one’s got a terrace from which to enjoy the views. At $800 a foot, though, is this still priced too high?
383 Carlton Avenue, #8E [Douglas Elliman] GMAP
12:58 PM…
Try sitting in FG park after 10PM…wah?…
Try Prospect Park!
And anyway, there are lots of WP walking dogs and jogging through the park late. Come’on! In the summer there is a lot of activity in the park late, esp. on the weekends when there’re special events. Very good atmosphere.
Frankly, on a quite Monday or Tuesday night during the period from late fall to early spring when the sun sets early, who would want to be out in ANY of NYC’s parks late at night…???
And…at midnight…it can be sketchy waking from plenty of subway stations to your home depending on the distance. The Fulton G station happens to be surrounded by businesses, IRS, Long Island Univ, a parking garage and lot and Brooklyn Hosp…any area like that seems desolate of course.
A friend was mugged on the UES: E77th bt/w Lex and Park. She was dragged into a doorway…it wasn’t even that late.
Listen, impressions of “safety” b/c of the lack of foot traffic or the presence of people of color is ridiculous and anecdotal. What? Were YOU mugged walking home after getting off the G-train at Fulton at midnight? One’s sense of “Safety” is subjective.
I walk home LATE from the D (Pacific St. Station) the Q (WSB Bldg—now One Hanson..i.e. Atlantic Ave. Station), the C (Lafayette Station) and sometimes the G (either Fulton or Clinton-Washington). I live not too far from the apartment house featured above and I feel fine walking home.
12:58 i walk home from the G (albeit Clinton-Washington, not Fulton) – or longer distances from the 4 or C (from Lafayette, nearby to Fulton G) – at 10 often, and have done so for the 7yrs i’ve been living in the neighborhood. i love it. have never felt threatened. maybe 2 yrs ago i saw some kids trying to take the bike of another kid around 5pm. they scattered when i took out my phone as if i were calling the police.
1:05 comments about the neighborhood are spot on, and i would add that the “mix of people” consist primarily of laid-back, smart, and enjoyable people.
Okay, I live right nearby and have friends in this building.
The building is decent and feels well-made. It is quiet. You don’t hear your neighbors. Views are good. Bedrooms and baths are well-proportioned.
EXTREMELY convenient to the subways and the LIRR (for those going to the East End in summer or who work in Nassau).
FG has a good vibe:
–the Flea (!)
–a nice green market (nicer than many b/c it is under trees and areas are cobblestone paved (the vibe is nice)
–fun little eateries, coffee places, Frank’s, Moe’s, Habana Outpost…
–a couple of decent stores for food, pastries, wine
–BAM, Mark Morris, Urban Glass, Pratt, LIU
–LOTS of playgrounds and more green spaces intermingled than many nabes (FG Park, Cuyler Gore Park, one up Lafayette next to the former Graham Ladies Home–condos now, a really big open space with tennis courts at S. Oxford near Atlantic…other smaller playgrounds, community gardens that are easy-going)
–parking is not so bad
–a mix of people that you might find in other nabes
Even after this credit crunch, the NY market is hyper-inflated, IMO. There just is not an endless supply of people who have that kind of money and can afford $700K-$1M apartments without taking on absurd and risky mortgages.
Fort Greene is nice during the day. It’s another story after sundown. Try sititng in the park at 10 or walking home from the Fulton G at midnight after being out in the city at a show and dinner and tell us how you like it.
Fort Greene IS very nice, IMO just as nice as Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill. Fort Green Park is nice, there is a Green Market. Lots of Cafe and Restaurants, BAM, not overly crowded and plenty of transportation. I actually like Clinton Hill as well. But I prefer the diversity and ‘fringe’ neighborhoods more than PS, Cobble, Carrol etc. But all are great areas to live in.
Oops, looks like I upset the broker (11:58). It’s actually an irrelevant question as I’ll never have $900K to blow on an apartment.
But, best of luck selling them.
12:20pm I get with what you are saying about no free money any more but NYC will not go that much lower its a fact. There is such a demand still for apartments and there is no other place in America were the avg. person makes as much as here. Maybe the high-end will be affected alittle bit, but 1bd and 2bd wont get hurt that bad…
I DONT UNDERSTAND… What is with the fascination of Fort Greene? If I am going to spend that type of money I would be in Cobble or Boerum or try for the Heights but Fort Greene come on it still has a ways to go…
You can always bet it will come back, it just will take a while thats all.