The Silhouette Launches
Remember that new small development project on 21st Street that we recently told you had scored a LEED Platinum rating? Well, it’s now on the market so you can see what it looks like on the inside. It’s got a name, too: The Silhouette. The units, which should appeal to buyers with a modern bias,…
Remember that new small development project on 21st Street that we recently told you had scored a LEED Platinum rating? Well, it’s now on the market so you can see what it looks like on the inside. It’s got a name, too: The Silhouette. The units, which should appeal to buyers with a modern bias, range in price from $859,000 for the second-floor two-bedroom to $930,000 for the one on the top floor. Nice, right?
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Very expensive considering there’s no elevator. Those are definitely doorman/elevator prices, but I suppose the trust fund hipsters might bight. Who knows?
“Yeah — you really shouldn’t jog in the cemetery. Doesn’t seem very polite/respectful.”
Oh, c’mon. they’re *dead*. And jogging isn’t disrespectful… Unless you’re jogging on top of the graves, which I assume wasn’t the intent. Sigh. If only more people picnicked in cemeteries, maybe we wouldn’t be so freaked out about death.
It’s been marketed since November.
http://streeteasy.com/nyc/building/the-silhouette-condos
I’ve been through, it’s a beautiful project.
After looking at the place in person, I think it’s a bit… boring. Black glazed brick, nice, but it doesn’t look any different than a cheap brick apt building. No decorative elements at all. I spose that makes it contextual in this nabe.
Anyway y’all should check out the developer website for some interesting discrepancies, not to mention the use of the word ‘green’ more than any human could stand. The website claims the building is LEED Platinum certified, different from the broker claim that is was built to LEED Platinum standards. Hmm, maybe they got turned down at the last minute, or didn’t want to pay for the certification? And, like most models, there were some things shown in the front of the building that are missing.
GWC is a PRIVATE entity that is open to the public because they choose to, not because they have to.
Technically (and until the 1990’s), the only folks allowed in GWC were lot owners. While it was the #2 attraction in the USA back in the late 1800’s, there was issue of theft and vandalism that lead to the closure in the 60’s-90’s.
So, be respectful of what they are allowing you to experience.
Great place, both from a green space, historical and cultural pov. It will become even more so as they become more of a cultural destination rather than a working cemetery, like Mt. Auburn in Boston.
Yeah — you really shouldn’t jog in the cemetery. Doesn’t seem very polite/respectful.
Heather, btw, most office buildings in NYC see ‘going green’ as saving money… I’m involved in many of the projects there. Secondarily, the landlords see ‘green’ as a competitive advantage in attracting tenants. So it’s all about the ‘green’.
Nice place, a lot of money for the nabe. Will be interesting… Is this a walk-up, btw?
Heather, we got plenty of trees down here, but they’re all in the cemetery 🙂
benson, if your daughter is jogging _in_ the cemetery, she is violating the rules. A lot of people jog _around_ the cemetary tho.
http://www.green-wood.com/index.php/30/144/detail
Ah yes, being green. Something that apparently can only be done by those willing and able to pay at least $800,000 for 1200 square feet! (In a neighborhood with no trees, no less.)
I would love to see a project that actually made being green an economic choice, and not just a way to assuage rich-person guilt.