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The Greenpoint development called Eco Belvedere, a 12-unit, two-building condo on Manhattan Avenue near the corner of Nassau, doesn’t appear to have had much success on the market, according to StreetEasy’s documentation on it. It looks like most of the units went on sale last August, and since then one has sold and another is listed as in contract. There have been price cuts on several of the condos, which are now listed from $359,000 for a 557-square-foot one-bedroom to $699,000 for a 998-square-foot two-bed. As its name suggests, the building touts eco-friendly trappings like “energy-efficient dual-flush toilets and low flow showerheads.” Anyone checked these out?
Eco Belvedere [StreetEasy] GMAP


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  1. The Belvedere buildings are crap. Cheap x3.5. They ask market rate, but they’re put together with spit and cheap. Check things like moldings, baseboard heating, low budget everything. They’re Dog awful. Anyone who has looked around even the tiniest bit can see. Go take a look for yourselves and you’ll see what I mean. They’re fine, but as a purchase? Never. If they were to ask $125,000 less than what they do, fine, but they don’t.

  2. I haven’t checked out the Belvederes yet (‘cept that little castle thingy in Central Park), but I can tell you that Fortune Cookies next door really sucks. now, wasn’t that helpful.

  3. Yeah, I’ve checked them out. These are a little nicer than the other Belvederes in terms of the interiors. But the main problem with all of them is even more pronounced here: ridiculously. tiny. bedrooms. I’m talking like 9X8 and you’re lucky if there is a closet. Absolutely terrible.

    The ground floor level has a really nice back deck. Not bad if you’re on the market for a small 1-bdr. I looked at the 2-bdrs on the top floors. The first level with the kitchen and living area was great, but the upstairs where the “bedrooms” are were totally unreasonable, unless you knock down the wall and make it into a one, which is what it should be. The outdoor space left much to be desired too.

    Overall the Belvedere buildings are not terrible. I almost bought one once. Their biggest problems are that they try to squeeze in as many microscopic bedrooms as possible, and that the exteriors are hideous.

  4. How is this area in greenpoint bordering Wburg , around the corner from the G being a short walk to Bedford station a fringe area?? Oh. this is also a very safe area.
    I’ve seen these apts, and I think the developer actually did a good job. They aren’t huge, but for those prices in a brand new condo in this area with low maint. and heat included its not a bad deal. This part of Manhattan ave actually isn’t even that crazy and McCarren Park is half a block away. If you look on there web sight almost all units are under contract or sold.
    Not everyone can afford to buy a brownstone in park slope.

  5. semi-fringe?! Ho ho. Thats definitely a full-fringe comment.

    On nasty busy Manhattan ave. which is for shopping on, not living on. As far as mass transit is concerned – as has been pointed out before, the commute to midtown from this area is a flash. Plus, you have PS31 – highest scoring elementary school in Brooklyn. PS 34 aint bad either.

    They should just rent them, they’d fill up in a flash.

  6. More proof that a cornice (more like a crown molding in this case) does not make for a good design.

    As noted, these Belvederes are everywhere, each with its own level of ridiculousness. This one stands out for NOT having roman numerals and for actually being a little light-handed in the Classical pastiche.

    This isn’t a semi-fringe neighborhood, nor inconvenient to mass transit. If anything, this location is too busy (where Bedford/Nassau/Manhattan all come together) and too commercial. But it is right on top of the Nassau G stop and a not unreasonable walk to the Bedford L (the B62 stops practically out front, if you don’t feel like walking).