Co-op of the Day: Turner Towers Two-Bedroom
Longtime readers should know by now that we’re suckers for the pre-war charm and relative affordability of Turner Towers, the 186-unit co-op building at 135 Eastern Parkway overlooking the Brooklyn Museum. It doesn’t appear that this particular apartment overlooks the museum (is that a brick wall we see out the living room window), but the…
Longtime readers should know by now that we’re suckers for the pre-war charm and relative affordability of Turner Towers, the 186-unit co-op building at 135 Eastern Parkway overlooking the Brooklyn Museum. It doesn’t appear that this particular apartment overlooks the museum (is that a brick wall we see out the living room window), but the details and scale are both intact. The kitchen is the only downer. Asking price on the 1,127-square-foot two-bedroom, two-bath unit? $689,000. About right?
135 Eastern Parkway 2BR [Aguayo & Huebener] GMAP P*Shark
Yeh, living in walking distance of the museum, park, and gardens? Awesome. Living across the street from them? Unnecessary to me.
It’s not just the “precious little bistros” either, though I admit I enjoy those. It’s also the proximity to basic things like groceries, pharmacies, laundries, etc.
Tho I guess you could be like my friends who live on Central Park West in Manhattan and just have literally everything delivered.
Sparafucile,
You might be right about that….I absolutely love living in close proximity to the Botanic Gardens, The Farmers Market, the Library and the Park, but I think this might partially be a factor of the weather also. It’s too cold out right now to really appreciate many of those things at this time of year. I also go to the deli and supermarket every single day. I don’t hit the Museum more than a couple times a year. I’d rather live closest to the services I use multiple times a day and be a tad farther from those I use sporadically.
There’s no denying that this area is more attractive in the spring/summer/fall. Even for a winter/snow lover like me.
goldie – first of all, maybe I did the math wrong, but I came closer to 900sf.
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I dunno about the price, but being that close to the museum, botanic garden, park, and library is a hell of a lot more appealing than being near some precious little bistro or shop. It all depends on what you find meaningful. Oh well, to each his own.
The more I look at this co-op, the more I’m convinced that I wouldn’t pay $250k for it, let alone $700k. The layout is bizarre, I don’t like the area, and co-op/condo prices in Brooklyn are insanely out of control at the moment. 😛
The layout is a little odd. here is a case where you really should demolish the wall between the kitchen and the living room. Very tight. No way this is even 900 square feet, much less 1100.
I like that deli next to Park Cafe also. I’ve been going there a ton lately. But I think they close up at 10 and Ace Supermarket at 10:30 so it will be great to have something close by and open all night.
The cold this winter has been especially brutal for NYC. I don’t think you’re a wuss…I don’t recall this many days of absolute bitter cold in quite a while.
With that being said though, it’s nothing compared to what Chicago and other places have been dealing with this winter.
I like the cut of your jib, mopar
I can’t stand these post-20s apartments with the 20-foot-long living rooms with a tiny postage stamp for a window at the end. Or dead-end kitchens with only one door. The bathroom is too small. And why did they add a second toilet in a closet? Poor closet. Also, someone bet rip out those added closets from the second bedroom before it suffocates.