Fresh Rentals at 639 Fourth Avenue
Fresh is the adjective of choice at this building, on 639 Fourth Avenue at 18th Street. The adverbs that go with it, per their marketing campaign: architecturally, invitingly, entertainingly and luxuriantly. What’s freshest about it, though, is that the condo building is offering rentals. The property is handled by The Developers Group, and their Web…
Fresh is the adjective of choice at this building, on 639 Fourth Avenue at 18th Street. The adverbs that go with it, per their marketing campaign: architecturally, invitingly, entertainingly and luxuriantly. What’s freshest about it, though, is that the condo building is offering rentals. The property is handled by The Developers Group, and their Web site shows 28 units for rent: one-, two- and three-bedrooms between $2,300 and $3,725. Perhaps a hefty sum for this location. Potentially swaying factors include doorman, valet parking, “floor to ceiling aluminum framed windows almost everywhere, Blizzard Caesar stone Quartz countertops, wide plank white oak flooring, and solid core interior doors.” Anybody looked here and care to report? GMAP
Sounds like Polemicist is very slow walker. Thats why his commute is longer than everyone else and 15 minute walk ‘to everything’ from this building.
Wasder,
I agree. It seems to me that if your apartment has a view of the Prospect Expressway and the bay is to your left, you are not in Park Slope (not even South Slope).
It’s 2008. Every place in brownstone brooklyn is a quick walk to a fantastic wine store.
Sometimes I wonder if there’s some kind of magic cheap wine at these stores that I am missing to make this actually worthwhile.
Having lived across fourth ave from these (next door to Paul Signs), lemme just say, 4th down there is super noisy. Traffic looking to enter the highway at prospect (left or right turns), tend to back up along fourth. The sound of truck hydraulic brakes opening and closing, gears shifting, etc., engines sighing, takes some getting used to! On the plus side you’re super close to Home Depot! 🙂
AS for the commute, It’s probly 40 mins to midtown unless you don’t have to wait long in the station. The local to Atlantic eats up a big chunk of time. Once you switch to the express, it’s no more than 20 to midtown 34/42.
lemur11215
I take the R from Union Street to Pacific to get on the D to Rock Center a couple days a week when I don’t bike. It’s probably never been 30 minutes in my life.
We obviously have a different opinion on the retail, but you got to admit it’s hardly as good as the rest of the area.
Shacks is where it’s at-
Save one now before they’re all gone and turned to hulks.
Who needs 2 bathrooms with only 1 bedroom? That seems like such a waste of living space to me. How often do you & your significant other (or guest) have to take simultaneous dumps?
There’s no floorplan, so maybe it’s a typo… can’t tell.
I agree the rents are high, but this location is not isolated. There are two grocery stores, a couple of good bars, a bakery, a coffee shop, an organic market, and a fantastic wine store just up the street on Fifth Ave.
Plus, this building is right over the subway. Prospect to 34th Street is 30 minutes if you transfer to the express at Pacific.
I’m sure a lot of people in Brooklyn would pay high rent for these kinds of amenities when you consider the doorman and valet parking. Personally, I like my little “shack”, but I can see that this building might appeal to someone, even at these prices.
They will never get these rents.
The only people who would remotely consider these 1-bedrooms would work on wall street – and we know that is over. Getting to midtown from this place is a 45-minute commute at least. You can live in Long Island City or Williamsburg for a similar rent.
There are some cute bars down there, but you’re a solid 15-minute walk from almost everything.