Set Speed's Thursday Condo Report: The Liberty
The Liberty Condos: Aguayo & Huebener are at it again with the new development projects, this time in the South South Slope, at 207 22nd St between 4th and 5th Avenues. Apparently an opening party was already held for interested buyers–we didn’t make the cut though. The building’s website doesn’t provide much more information than…
The Liberty Condos: Aguayo & Huebener are at it again with the new development projects, this time in the South South Slope, at 207 22nd St between 4th and 5th Avenues. Apparently an opening party was already held for interested buyers–we didn’t make the cut though. The building’s website doesn’t provide much more information than a phone number while the A&H site guarantees that it’s “meticulously crafted” with unusually wide and sun-filled spaces. All units have private outdoor spaces, 10-foot ceilings and gourmet kitchens with granite countertops.
Interestingly enough, this project already has real pictures or a model unit, unlike the Washington Condos. A quick drive-by this weekend revealed that this is a ‘Fedder’s project’. The building is hailed as new construction, but from the looks of it, the builders went for the retro look to blend in with the neighborhood. The brick-faced front belies any modern amenities it may have inside. The top floor also has a weird-looking mansard-roof wannabe perch. Prices start at $599,000 for a 1,200-square-foot, 2-bedroom, 2-bath unit with private terrace to $700,000 for 1,600-square-foot duplexes with a 900-square-foot private garden.
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The Liberty Condos [Aguayo & Huebener]
Every Thursday, ltjbukem, whose own blog Set Speed scrutinizes the progress and quality of new developments in the area we know as Brownstone Brooklyn, pens a guest post about goings-on in the condo market with an emphasis on new projects.
I agree, you can really see the quality of work that was put into the units.
I went to the open house and the units were flat our gorgeous!! I took an offering plan on one of the units and wife and I plan on going through. You can really see the difference that was put into this project as opposed to other buildings on the market. Really impressive package, the model was very nice as well.
Whatever the original motivation, it’s a good thing for Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill to have their own names. They’re distinct neighborhoods from Red Hook in makeup, personality and architecture. There’s a difference to me between creating a name to distinguish one neighborhood from another, and creating a name to pretend that one neighborhood is part of an abutting neighborhood (which, of course, happens to be pricier).
To me, the area between Prospect Ave and the cemetery (give or take a couple blocks either way) is distinct enough from both Park Slope and Sunset Park that it might as well have its own name, which is why I have no real problem with Greenwood Heights.
But probably people, me included, make too big a deal of names. It annoys me to see real estate agents doing this to make a buck, but in the end you could call it Paradiseland or Crap City and the actual block would not become any better or worse than it is.
Just one more comment on the naming of neighborhoods. Back in the 1950s Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill were considered Red Hook. A real estate agent came up with the names. Real estate agents have been naming and renaming neighborhoods for a long time.
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Maybe because it’s too far away from Prospect Park, and its Slope?
I have lived in Park Slope for 26 years and throughout those years the boundaries for Park Slope have expanded along with the gentrification of those areas. I remember when “Park Slope” stopped at 9th Street. I don’t think that its ridiculous to call this location Park Slope South or Greenwood Heights, I don’t think this area really had a name until recently and I personally have no objections with the like of Park Slope South. Why should you?
I just clicked the A&H link above, and they actually call it “Park Slope South.” Their wry, subversive irony is delicious!
I think calling any neighborhood “south south whatever” is brilliant. It fesses up to the madness that we all know exists, but does it with a wink. Really, does anyone refer to “South South Slope” with any seriousness? It’s ridiculous!
(just posted) oh and by the way the price is ridiculous on these condos.