Condos of the Day: 40 Sterling Place
The brownstone condo conversion at 40 Sterling Place in Park Slope somehow misses the mark for us in terms of style (it seems caught between modern and traditional, without really nailing either one), but the three apartments do seem to offer some nice clean, relatively open spaces (for a brownstone) for about $750 a foot,…
The brownstone condo conversion at 40 Sterling Place in Park Slope somehow misses the mark for us in terms of style (it seems caught between modern and traditional, without really nailing either one), but the three apartments do seem to offer some nice clean, relatively open spaces (for a brownstone) for about $750 a foot, which is not a stretch in this part of town. The unit on the second floor has already been snapped up, but the bottom duplex (which has the garden) is available for $1,300,000, as is the top-floor (plus roofdeck) apartment for $1,050,000. Anyone checked these out yet? Update: As one commenter (ever so politely) points out, this is a new construction project, something one might be forgiven for not picking up on based on the purposefully misleading facade photo on the listing (which has now been moved to the jump). Luckily we were able to get our hands on a more representative photo in the last few minutes (above) which shows that the facade, like the interior, falls into that chasm of bad taste that lies somewhere between old-school and modern.
40 Sterling Place [Brooklyn Properties] GMAP P*Shark
The doorway is alright. The bay windows are tragic.
i never said the facade was gorgeous, 1:44.
it’s fine. it’s not horrible.
I agree with 1:28 and 1:32- I think the facade is gorgeous! Now, the inside… well, that leaves a bit to be desired. I agree about the stairs being dangerous for children. And these are family sized apts. It’s so strange how developers can’t seem to get simple things like that right. Oh well, more condos that will sit on the market for some time! (Of course, the famous neighbors are a bonus so maybe they will sell quicker than most).
The facade is innocuous enough, but those bathrooms are hideous. Straight out of Tony Soprano’s Jersey McMansion.
fair enough–it’s far from terrible but still a wasted opportunity from where we sit. they get points for the materials, but if you’re going to have a fairly traditional entrance and do lintels that approximate those of neighboring buildings, why create those bay windows that look like they were designed in the 1970s. This location, in our opinion, calls for either a landmark-level copy of the adjacent facades or an exciting modern design that stands on its own.
Are those stairs especially steep, or is it just the angle at which they were photographed? Yikes, as a parent, I’d never buy something with those stairs — I wonder why they didn’t make them more user-friendly?
i think the arch doorway looks about as good as any other 100 year old one i’ve seen.
You’d seriously call that facade in bad taste? It is leaps and bounds better than just about any other new construction built in the borough. Sure, it’s not perfect, but I think it blends pretty well with the surrounding brownstones.
i don’t think it looks that bad for new construction.
not at all.
i’m a guy and i like guys.