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]
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Yeah, but one’s a dbag all the time, and the other is at least ashamed to be one.
wburg is the capital of dbagville though!
*rob*
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Jersey City sucks its like an industrial wasteland, I dont know why anybody would live there
dont you be hating on chilltown!!
*rob*
“ones a phoney and one aint!”
Yeah, but one’s a dbag all the time, and the other is at least ashamed to be one.
yes park sloper. i would get along much better with a finance type who chooses to live in murray hill over one who chooses to “slum it” in williamsburg. ones a phoney and one aint!
*rob*
Quetal, got any money-saving tips? I did the taco truck plus salad at home for a while — $3 dinners. But sometimes you gotta socialize, and there is no place in Manhattan where you can sit down, get a glass of wine, a main course, and a green vegetable for less than $25. Of course, if you lived in a Manhattan rent controlled apt, you could do all your cooking and socializing at home. Maybe in Bushwick too, and the groceries there are cheap.
Candace Bushnell? gack. isnt the the harry potter who ruined nyc?
*rob*
Jersey City sucks its like an industrial wasteland, I dont know why anybody would live there
“The ones on MacCarren Park never seemed particularly appealing — or convenient, since they’re on the G train.”
Mopar, isn’t McCarren just several short blocks from the Bedford Ave and Metropolitan-Lorimer L stops?
Seriously, rob?