Condos of the Day: 188 15th Street
We’ve been tracking the progress of 188 15th Street for almost three years. At that time, it was a three-story brick house with a bunch of extra FAR. By this time last year, the seven-unit new incarnation was on the market with Corcoran. Since then five of the apartments have sold. The two remaining places…
We’ve been tracking the progress of 188 15th Street for almost three years. At that time, it was a three-story brick house with a bunch of extra FAR. By this time last year, the seven-unit new incarnation was on the market with Corcoran. Since then five of the apartments have sold. The two remaining places (both two bedrooms) were just reduced—one from $690,000 to $675,000 and another from $695,000 to $669,000.
188 15th Street [StreetEasy] GMAP P*Shark
Condo of the Day: 188 15th Street [Brownstoner]
15th Street FAR Play Closes Well Under Ask [Brownstoner]
I went to one of the open houses awhile back and holy crap does this place suck. The layouts are horrible. The bedrooms are small with no closet space – heck it looks like there is NO closet whatsoever in the bottom units downstairs bedroom. And the interior design has to be the some of the worst I have ever seen. The whole place screams bachelor pad but they have 2 bedrooms???? The tile for the bathrooms and kitchen is the same old boring sand colored crap, the bathroom sinks look like flying saucers, the doors are the cheap hollow kind, the backyard is shared with another unit length wise??? and it is VERY small – but heck you do get a good view into your nieghbors kitchen – and likewise they can peer right into your life, the kitchen cabinets are cheap and poorly layed out with no space. The whole place seems cramped.
And I agree what is with those common charges!!!!! – does it include membership to the gym accross the street, maid service, and wine celler?????
Whoever buys into this place at those prices would have to be insane.
I love the clear glass unobstructed balcony. Its almost invisible and lets the historic nature of the townhouse shine through. A good combo of keeping the original detail while maxing out the FAR.
In response to curijay. I was at the open house this past weekend and the finishes are superb as well as the craftsmanship on the interior. Vue is very cheaply done, and the appliances are very basic based on what they are charging, almost $800 foot. These are very reasonably priced for 2BR’s. Hell, I might by one. There is a management company as well thats almost like a concierge service managing the building. Contrary , all cleaning, and maintenance are included in the common charges.
i went to see the 1 bedrooms here. I have no idea why someone would buy here over the Vue one block away. The Vue one beds are similar prices, but the common charges are less. In the Vue are elevators, a gym, and then there is the kicker. The 15th st townhouse is going to be a self managed condo. For life of me I don’t understand what the 300+ a month common charge is for if it’s self managed. Am I paying myself? Sarah the salesperson said they will hire a local super to deal with garbage, etc for the first year, but that it’s not included in the current common charge. Um, what is included then?
For interesting 1930 photo of 15th Street Church property
http://tiny.cc/qDdrU
Frankly, the What (and I am not the what, just a frequent lurker) has been more than right. With the fundamentals of the American economy so absurdly weak, and this out of control housing market a major reason why, it seems like time to re-imagine the system–not to keep pouring money into in a selfish, insular way. I am saddened by the lack of real community spirit in NYC. Okay, yes, there are people who can afford million-dollar buildings–I read the previous posts on that. But does anybody really stop to consider the real social implications of all of this mindless, empty capitalistic glee? I’m glad the buildings are often old–that’s great. But rarely, if ever, is there any talk of green roofs, co-housing, geo-thermal, or even things like stopping the massive pesticide spray in Prospect Park. Talk is of proximity to exclusive schools, in a re-run of pre-Civil Rights Era segregation–and nearly just as racially clear–with small exceptions made for the “few.” So what kind of Brooklyn lifestyle is this, really? It’s looking an awful lot like a gated community, neo-segregationist, right-wing lifestyle thinly papered over with “alternatalk” that’s about as deep as Bloomberg’s environmentalism. Thirty-story crane for sale, anybody?
wow.. the floorplan revelas it to be little more than a series of closets — those are some small ass rooms…
1:11pm, Church is phase 1 of a condo dev. Phase II is the Strauss Auto on the corner when their lease is up.
Like they need more condos on 15th St.
Not sure on 182 15th (but would be curious). There was some heavy digging equipment in the other vacant lot on that block (north side of 15th street where there used to be a church). Anyone know what is going in that space?