Fear (of Condos) and Self-Loathing in Williamsburg
What happens when you mix the snide aspects of hipster culture with the gleaming new developments that have popped up in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Fort Greene? Condo shame, says the Observer. The hipsters who once scoffed at new developments like The Edge or nV are now—ironically, perhaps—experiencing a desire to buy units in these buildings…
What happens when you mix the snide aspects of hipster culture with the gleaming new developments that have popped up in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Fort Greene? Condo shame, says the Observer. The hipsters who once scoffed at new developments like The Edge or nV are now—ironically, perhaps—experiencing a desire to buy units in these buildings (gasp!). In the current market, it’s the modern units that are suddenly in the price range of 20- and 30-something new buyers, while the common brownstone fantasy still costs over $1 million. The article chronicles several 20-somethings such as Kendall Turner, 23, who bought a $449,000 one-bedroom in the Ikon building on McCarren Park in Greenpoint, or Nicole Ferejohn, 27, who refused to give in to her condo urges and continues to rent. Those profiled in the article make excuses and apologies; they feel guilt for their un-Brooklyn-y purchases; but in the end, perhaps the point is that if you price it low enough, they will (begrudgingly) come.
Condo Shame [NY Observer]
omg dipster, WHERE did you find that quote? i love the valentines day lesbian sex part hahahah. how romantic. when i lived in harlem i told this one chick who moved in to the room next to me that it was seriously beyond haunted. totally scared the hell out of her hahahha
*rob*
dh, old houses have a lot of history and oftentimes “ghosts.” That’s usually the fun part. i get what they are saying.
CGups – VERY true!
well I want to know what industry(aside from banking/finance) pays twenty-somethings $150K or more for mid-level jobs.
I am in my 30’s and havne’t broken 100K yet and I work in the music biz
I always thought most peeps who live in Willy-B are artist types who work as bartenders/waiters at night
maybe I am wrong
“I have a deeply rooted dislike of expedient, cookie-cutter, pseudo-luxury condo developments and would almost rather blow money renting something ‘real’ with history, a story, the possibility that some woman once gave birth in my bedroom with or without a midwife or a lesbian couple had V-Day sex in the bathroom,†he said.
WHAT THE F*CK!!?
Truth of the matter is, as tyburg said, there are plenty of early 20’s people from various industries that can afford these. I don’t make a six figure salary but know a few that do and not all of them are/were in finance fields. Some jobs do pay very very well.
I aint hatin but I do wish I would make enough to afford a 500K condo. (I would rather buy a house with that money but still).
totally cg ups, i agree with you. it’s a bit masochistic even reading these kinds of stories, yet i always find myself doing so and getting annoyed and feeling like a big ole loser. it’s like giving a jump rope to someone in a wheelchair!
*rob*
Tyburg6’s 9:50 QOTD
it seems like these articles are designed to tick people off. while the people in the article come off as jerks, i think the “journalists” who write the articles are the bigger jerks for continuing to push this idea that these situations are much more widespread than they are in reality. there are 20-something getting help from their parents but presumably that is less the case now than 5-10 years ago with the market down so much.
this city makes me cry sometimes.
*rob*