DOB OK's the Argyle
‘Tis the season of TCO’s, it seems: A reader tipped us off to the fact that the Argyle, the 60-unit condo on the corner of 4th Avenue and 7th Street, got its temporary certificate of occupancy last week. Closings are slated to start this week. Corcoran’s listings page for the building shows 12 units still…
‘Tis the season of TCO’s, it seems: A reader tipped us off to the fact that the Argyle, the 60-unit condo on the corner of 4th Avenue and 7th Street, got its temporary certificate of occupancy last week. Closings are slated to start this week. Corcoran’s listings page for the building shows 12 units still for sale, with prices ranging from $459,000 for a one-bedroom to $965,000 for a three-bedroom.
Argyle Listings [Corcoran]
The Argyle Unveiled [Brownstoner] GMAP
Snarkie: I don’t know – most of it looks blue to me. I was up on the 10th floor – looked out across 4th ave and behold, there are two lots being excavated…looks like footings are to follow. The sales agent acknowledged that two new residential buildings were about to go up. Still say take the money and RUN!!
It is a horrible looking building, doesn’t even go with the surrounding buildings. What are these architects thinking, it sticks out like a sore thumb, has the ugliest windows ever, which probably can’t be cleaned easily from the outside, so much for a view.
The color, lets not even go there.
No matter what, when the old tenements are taken care of, they look so much better. I’m a little sick of looking at all thse high rise buildings looking like office buildings already.
ugh.
> A horrible baby blue stucco finish.
Gray, actually.
> Two new projects going up across 4th Avenue
Something might go up some day next to the firehouse. I doubt the firehouse itself, or the building right south of it, are going anywhere any time soon.
I really wouldn’t be so snarky about this place if they just priced it for what it is. These places are worth maybe $450 psf. It’s a new condo development in a perfectly unattractive part of Gowanus (is there any other kind). When they try to pretend they are in Park Slope and ask Park Slope prices, they are begging to be ridiculed.
Be what you are and price accordingly and you won’t get hit with so many spitballs. I don’t mock the $5 wool hats I sometimes buy on the street – but that’s because they are asking $5. If they tried to charge me $100 they would be in for a good mocking.
“Look at that building in the context of the street. It’s madness.”
That may be true, but 4th avenue is so ugly, dirty, and unpleasant, that I really can’t hold that against them.
I mean, how bent of shape can you get when the new building doesn’t match the atmosphere of the historic UHAUL rental yard and self storage center?
Now, their prices? That’s madness.
i looked at that place back in Feb 2008. SO GLAD that I didn’t buy there. Prices off 25% easily.
Hopefully there are contingencies that give them a loophole to get their money back.
70% units of the total units are under contract according to the bank questionnaire.
Look at that building in the context of the street. It’s madness.