Forte Reboot Priced to Sell
After going off the market at the end of the summer (presumably while the bank figured its plan of action), the Forte hit the market again at the end of last week under the auspices of Corcoran. The big news is that the units look priced to sell! Back in the old days, a 1,000-square-foot…
After going off the market at the end of the summer (presumably while the bank figured its plan of action), the Forte hit the market again at the end of last week under the auspices of Corcoran. The big news is that the units look priced to sell! Back in the old days, a 1,000-square-foot two-bedroom woulda cost you somewhere in the mid- to high- $700,000s. Now, for that price, you can pick a 1,435-square-foot three-bedroom. Crazy. From the looks of the first wave of listings, most apartments are priced at around $500 a foot. These could go fast at these prices. GMAP
Sorry! “I also felt the Forte apartment layouts are NOT so great…”
Yikes, I’m hoping we’ll avoid a full-blown Park Slope vs Clinton Hill debate.
Meanwhile, back to the matter at hand:
I also felt the Forte apartment layouts are so great but I have to say the location is pretty good, both for commuting and for the proximity to arts and dining. The big towers on Flatbush are within the boundaries of Fort Greene but are a hike from all the dining and shopping in Fort Greene South.
The Forte is right by/AT the BAM Harvey, the main BAM Opera House/Rose Cinemas, Urban Glass, and all the destination dining through the neighborhood. Granted, I don’t think Whole Foods will open downstairs…but I would imagine some sort of upmarket store will need to open by the new towers. I could see a Gourmet Garage willing to open on the ground floor of the Forte if they can get their occupancy rate up. Especially since “One Hanson Place” must need more than just Fresh Direct, Provisions, etc. on Fulton…
People may be right that a regular 4-storey rowhouse in the main of Fort Greene may be going for $500/square foot. I’m not sure. But there have been recent sales of renovated houses for noticeably more than that. I would say a house at around 2800-3000 square feet needing renovations might go for around if not just under $500/square foot.
Did anyone go to the Saturday flea market? The weather was wonderful and it was teaming with people. Very well attended.
why all this G talk on Forte thread when have other choices from there anyway?
disclaimer – I never use the G at weekends.
I use the G to commute, and then change to the V. I find it very reliable (and my finish hours vary between 7 and 10pm). I know other people don’t feel the same, but the G is the best part of my commute.
DH–good point. Or you can do like DeLepp and make De Schlepp down to the Dekalb stop at Flatbush–long walk but super fast train ride into mid town.
G is fine during rush hour.
And if you’d rather take the C – why don’t you just walk the extra 5 minutes and gawk at all the beautiful brownstones you people love so much.
Really?
F Train serves South Slope rather well – being 15-20 minutes to downtown Manhattan.
9th St./4th Ave corner is great since it 2 stops to Atlantic Pacific. Same for Union.
Grand Army Plaza for the North Slopers.
Obviously there is a bald spot from 6th Ave to the park. But then again, it is a historic district filled with top notch brownstones right beside a great park. Pretty being far from the subway contributed to its current situation.
And F Train is by far superior to G Train
(former B-Tech alumni who knows a lot about the G Train)
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the worst commute obviously is Park Slope (center slope closer to dreaded F line)
and anyone living in Windsor Terrace!
ugh the F just blows!
Posted by: gemini10 at November 23, 2009 1:32 PM
pete—good point about the seats on the G train. People are strangely invested in shitting on the G but in reality how many people have single train commutes anyway?
I used to live at Clinton and Lafayette. While the G was right on my corner and I took it most often I also had a short walk to the C and used it plenty. Now I live much closer to the C but still use both trains depending on where I am going.