Condos of the Day: 543 Dean Street
We have no idea how much historic detail was intact before the developer of 543 Dean Street in Prospect Heights got crackin’ on his modern reno, but suffice it to say there is certainly none now. That said, the design and construction quality on this job looks to us to be a cut above average—but…
We have no idea how much historic detail was intact before the developer of 543 Dean Street in Prospect Heights got crackin’ on his modern reno, but suffice it to say there is certainly none now. That said, the design and construction quality on this job looks to us to be a cut above average—but not by much. The four units, which range in size from 935 to 1,440 square feet, are all priced at about $800 a foot, a heck of a lot more than a house in the area, but then that’s par for the course. (For what it’s worth, the developer paid $825,000 for the house in early 2005 and the total of the four asking prices is $3,925,000.) The elephant in the room, of course, is everybody’s favorite decade-long construction project known as Atlantic Yards. Only time will tell how big a hurdle that will be in trying to move these babies.
543 Dean: Modernist Homes [Brooklyn Properties] GMAP P*Shark
I’m considering buying on the 1st floor of the Newswalk. from what I’ve heard there aren’t many left and the value is at about $530\sq ft. pretty good I think but would love to hear other’s thoughts.
I don’t think this kind of choice just boils down to privacy. It’s similar to a situation where you could decide to work for a small company where you feel you are part of a community of workers instead of a large corporation where you can feel like just a number.
It is an issue of scale…not privacy.
I really don’t understand what the allure is of all those other amenities. It’s basically the urban equivalent of a gated community. Buildings that have them attract suburban types that are choosing to live in nyc now that there’s no more grit and crime.
10:19 — me, personally, I’d rather have the neighbors and the walls and floors of construction meant for multiple dwellings than a one-family conversion where I can expect to hear my four other neighbors every time they come home, flush the toilet, take a shower, etc. I’ve lived in brownstone apartments and those things don’t bother me much? But to call converted brownstone living a privacy advantage over a larger building is completely laughable.
Honey, why don’t you just tell us what brokerage you work for so the developer can give them a call?
I agree with guest 1:38; who cares about all those amenities which you are forced to share with hundreds of residents, and you don’t need a doorman for 4 units. Amenities are nice but I’d rather have some solitude and quietness than all that. And guest 1:40, good catch, you got 1:38’s math mistake. If only you could use those talents for some good the world would be a better place.
Another elephant in the room: Brooklyn Properties is not the broker to sell a high quality property in a somewhat challenging location.
The developer needs to use a company that has a broader reach, better exposure and a better website.
I think the elephant in the room here is more the mortgage meltdown than AY
This is the only forum i know where people would rather live in a shaky four-unit building with no services and no elevator than in a larger building, which provide a doorman, live-in super, elevators and every other urban amenity.
Are these folks a little retarded or just very young and stoned?