New Subsidized Co-ops for Crown Heights
Corcoran made its first foray into the subsidized housing world this past weekend with the launch of The Maynard. Named after the Joan Maynard, the founder of the nearby Weeksville Heritage Center, the new co-op at 1509 Bergen Street held its first open house on Sunday, which was attended by Marty Markowitz and other local…
Corcoran made its first foray into the subsidized housing world this past weekend with the launch of The Maynard. Named after the Joan Maynard, the founder of the nearby Weeksville Heritage Center, the new co-op at 1509 Bergen Street held its first open house on Sunday, which was attended by Marty Markowitz and other local pols. There are 47 units available; the cheapest of the ones that have been posted on Corcoran.com so far is a 648-square-foot one-bedroom for $164,500 (which is, coincidentally, the price we paid for a 900-square-foot prewar one-bedroom on the Upper East Side in 1996…but we digress). Parking spaces can be had for an extra $10,000. The kicker is that you can finance the purchase through SONYMA with just 5 percent down. GMAP
newflash: someone with the means to buy an apartment for 200K is FAR FROM POOR. this is not “poor peoples” housing. this is working class housing. there’s a huge difference between poor and working class.
*rob*
“even the poor should be able to live in a building that doesn’t look like a technicolor turd.”
The poor “should” live wherever they can afford to live. Period. And, I don’t think the folks who will move into this place qualify as “poor.” Finally, no one HAS to move into this building. There are certainly other options for folks who can afford these prices.
I can’t believe the incredibly condescending comments I read here sometimes.
The Who, even the poor should be able to live in a building that doesn’t look like a technicolor turd. But hey, maybe they conducted focus groups and the target audience liked this.
This is near where I walk my dog. The project here replaced a huge lot that contained a crumbling, closed school building. The new condos are actually pretty good looking (from the outside), particularly when compared with come other new housing I’ve seen. I don’t think its the ultimate tragedy that the place doesn’t include central air. I expect that a certain class of new homeowners will move in and make this project a success. It’s a welcome addition to our neighborhood.
While many of you are quick to criticize, this is what poor people get. Nothing more. What developer would care what it looks like at these prices? What developer would care that it has no central air? Even still, do these people even deserve central air?
Be glad that many of you can afford to buy/invest your monies – somewhere else – that needs repairs.
A poor person probably couldn’t afford repairs after downpayment.
I grow more and more ashamed of my fellow americans everyday.
Why on earth would someone putting up a new building not include central air, or at the very least a Mr. Slim? A little Mitsubishi ductless system can’t cost that much more and would certainly be more efficient and cost effective electricity-wise for the working people buying here.
That color scheme looks like it was chosen by a deranged blind person.
Same architect, similar design elements as:
http://rktb.com/projects/residential/prospect-gardens
http://rktb.com/projects/residential/bergen-street-housing
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Hey, it’s better than the projects.
very true.
*rob*