Condo of the Day: Montauk Club Mega-Spread
Wow. Could this 4,000-square-foot spread at The Montauk Club be the coolest apartment in all of Brooklyn? If it had outdoor space it would be a lay-up. As is, though, the entire floor of the historic club is pretty darn impressive, with its 45-foot-long ballroom and original leaded glass windows, mahogany wainscotting and inlaid mosaic…
Wow. Could this 4,000-square-foot spread at The Montauk Club be the coolest apartment in all of Brooklyn? If it had outdoor space it would be a lay-up. As is, though, the entire floor of the historic club is pretty darn impressive, with its 45-foot-long ballroom and original leaded glass windows, mahogany wainscotting and inlaid mosaic tiles. Crazy. This time, the listing’s claim that this is a “once in a lifetime offering” isn’t B.S.
25 8th Avenue Condo [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Worked on the heating in this apartment an it’s really cool!! Owner’s are real good people.
“The scale, proportions, and finishes of the rooms are hardly domestic. Compare this “apartment” with contemporaries at the Dakota. The latter are big but still feel like places to live. Not the case here, where you’d have to fill the rooms with scores of people eating, drinking, and dancing to make them feel right. (Cigar smoke would be helpful, too.)” (NOP)
Yes, I agree. It’s a little creepy to me as a place to live. (Though, the poor photography certainly isn’t helping. With the glowing light in the magazine pictures, it’s cozier.)
Well, the whole living above a bar/club really put this listing into perspective. Good to know.
I have friends in Manhattan in a spectacular and very similar one bedroom — but of course, a third the size of this. They are about to have a kid and I thought this would be perfect for them. They must have an elevator for health reasons. But no, she says 3 million is too much! And it’s too big and she would never be able to clean it. I bet she’d love to nip down to the bar every once in a while. Oh well. Of course their original apt cost a mere $250,000 in 1999.
11217:
The acoustics are actually pretty good. Solid wood and heavy plaster can do that. I mean, it’s not a concert hall – but you’ll be hard pressed to find a performance venue of a similar size and ambiance with decent acoustics in the area where you can play for almost nothing.
I haven’t checked out that space at lincoln center yet; I usually just go to the opera. I’d rather spend my free time performing!
PresidentStreeter:
You are probably right. The problem with the condo buyers is I understand they assumed the club would die and eventually the whole place would become condos. They were wrong. No one in their right mind would ever spend $4MM to live above a bar, especially in this market.
the club indeed went through some hard times in the late 1980s/early 1990s and sold its upper floors. I believe that the Club has several seats on the condo board, so financial decisions (and burdens) are largely shared between the owners (there’s only a handful of apartments) and the club.
The club – when I joined about 6 years ago – was a sleepy affair with the usual array of older barflies – long time slopers, long time members – when the missus and I would go for our after work cocktail.
But the transformation over the last 3 years has been incredible. A handful of – yes – 30 something preppies has taken over the social calendar (if not the board of the club) and is luring many new people in as members. Totally different vibe during that after work cocktail hour now, when the missus and I can actually get away from our kids!
If only they could get a good chef – they just got a new one, and the menus look great, and word of mouth is spectacular, but I haven’t tried the food yet…
i wish i could change my username to Boopwashie.
this needs to be turned into a real club… like limelite, roxy, tunnel. and not some lame ass club from the 1800s for people with 4 mil to spend in broke-lynn to raise lil madison, mckenzie, and their adopted son boopwashie.
*rob*
With all of the positive comments, I was beginning to think Brownstoner commenters might all chip in and buy this (-ha). Then I read Sam’s financial appraisal and reality set in.
“Many of us would benefit from having AA meetings in our lobby.”
— That is funny.