Condo of the Day: 302 Washington Avenue
We were very bullish about the condo-ization of the corner brownstone at 302 Washington Avenue when we wrote about it mid-construction last April. At the time, we got the sense it was going to be more of a historic restoration than it now appears. The brownstone exterior was nicely restored but, now that the units…
We were very bullish about the condo-ization of the corner brownstone at 302 Washington Avenue when we wrote about it mid-construction last April. At the time, we got the sense it was going to be more of a historic restoration than it now appears. The brownstone exterior was nicely restored but, now that the units are on the market, the photos of the interior finishes are leaving us a little limp. Prices are at the high end for the neighborhood - $750 a foot - but not unreasonable if you buy into the idea that these are top of the line. We haven’t been inside, but the apartments just don’t feel as special as we had hoped.
302 Washington Avenue [Warburg Realty] GMAP
302 Washington Avenue 2 BR [Warburg Realty]
302 Washington Looking Very Promising [Brownstoner]
This building is about the wierdest color pink since that Pepto Bismal place in Park Slope a week or so ago. The paint job on the back part is kind of nasty too.
The DeKalb Ave. bus runs right under the building. Nice and quick to connect to the trains in downtown Brooklyn, I guess, but I bet that could get kind of noisy.
wouldn’t worry about dark most of day with all those south facing windows.
Rascal hit the nail on the head. It feels like the developers weren’t quite sure how they wanted to go–modern or traditional–so the result just doesn’t wow us. Chances are it’s all good quality (in terms of materials, workmanship, etc) but it just felt more schizophrenic than we had imagined.
I think the color of the bricks are ugly as well as the stoop color. It really destroy the historical look.
The triplex looks pretty nice, but I can’t imagine spending that much money for absolutely NO outdoor space. They clearly built on the entire footprint of the property–I suspect some of these units aren’t very sunny for big chunks of the day.
Hard to tell quality by pictures since there are only a couple and they’re tiny. Could be nice. Could be crap. Can’t tell.
Why would they use marble on bathroom walls? Don’t 99% of buyers these days prefer Waterworks style tile?
Marble bathrooms reak of Miami Beach and cheeseball guidos.
i love the windows in the triplex…
the bathrooms and kitchens are not my taste, but overall it’s too hard for me to tell the quality of the details from the photos
Those are high numbers for common charge. Usually when condo have such high figures its because they have a doorman, fitness center etc… Doubt there is anything like that involved here. Condo’s do not have an underlying mtg.
Can anyone understand why the maintenance would be so high? Those are co-op, not condo numbers. Do condos carry an underlying mortgage like condos? Excuse my ignorance but I’ve never lived in a condo before!