Verdi's Sales Like Its Architecture: Ugly
The Verdi, a 14-unit development at 80 Adelphi Street in Fort Greene, definitely falls into the “What Were They Thinking?” category. When we scratched our head over this place back in September, two units were allegedly in contract. Now, four months later, there are just three. Is this over-the-top eyesore bound for the rental pool?…
The Verdi, a 14-unit development at 80 Adelphi Street in Fort Greene, definitely falls into the “What Were They Thinking?” category. When we scratched our head over this place back in September, two units were allegedly in contract. Now, four months later, there are just three. Is this over-the-top eyesore bound for the rental pool?
The Verdi [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark DOB
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In fairness to 5:12, I CAN see someone buying these units after they’ve been on the market 3-5 years 😉
Also: 6:50, please post the phone number of your pot dealer, because he obviously has some great stuff.
“You just don’t see buildings this expensive in other cities in the U.S. that are so ugly and cheaply built. In Chicago, Seattle or Minneapolis for the top prices downtown you get a beautifully converted historic loft with very modern elements, designed by an award winning architecture firm….”
Actually, above poster, while I share your disgust with most of what is being built in Bklyn, I have to argue (as a recent 10-year resident of Chicago) that there is a special brand of heinousness being built in that great town, too. It’s nicer than our Fedders buildings. But it’s really bad, even at high price points. Silly, ugly, bad attempts to create vintage-y townhouse configurations with cinderblock, copper gutters, ugly face brick, Victorianesque pastiches of Italiante/Neo-Grec/Mansard-roofs but with cheap materials, fake slate, fake shingles, garages on the front of the house, pretentiousness run amok– seriously depressing.
Brooklyn probably deserves the title of capital of bad taste in new construction–if only because nobody in Baltimore can afford to renovate their house anymore–but it’s not alone on that stage.
Sorry (WAS), even funnier!
“Don’t be so quick to blame the architect. Alot of times, architects are out ruled by the client on aesthetics. Sometimes clients just don’t want to listen and the architect has to subcome and do what the client wants.”
OK, then the architect should have walked off the job…in principle.
As for the Kahn ref’s above…pleeeeze!
“So i say go on and hate while the buyers in 3-5 years laugh all the way to the bank…enjoy the hate fest kids..”
You are assuming someone will buy in this WOS (weird as shit) building.
My wife thinks it’s horrible, but I like it. There is symmetry, flow, interesting windows going up. There is a bit of the cathedral to it, don’t you think. Scratch the balconies so the front is smoother and this building would sing. I think that in five years people will really appreciate it.
I don’t get it, people hate simple fedders shit-boxes but then reject a building that obviously cost real money to build and has personality, you just can’t win for losing.
“So i say go on and hate while the buyers in 3-5 years laugh all the way to the bank.”
Except that there are no buyers. That’s the point.
i am always confused by posts on these sites…i read them all the time and never subscribe as it mostly seems to be people who like to see themselves look smart or knowledgable. After going through this thread and doing some of my own research. i have this to say. I have lived on this block for 13 years, i am an investor and this is the only unique building, as far as new construction goes, in a long time. If it had grey brick like everyone else would that be better? I just don’t get it. BY the way, went inside, the finishes are very high end. Solid walnut wood floors, (5inch plank too) central AC, high ceilings, etc. These boutique style buildings offer a better quality of finish than you can possibly imagine. So i say go on and hate while the buyers in 3-5 years laugh all the way to the bank…enjoy the hate fest kids..
I kind of want to go see it in person, too.
Maybe this will become first widely laughed at, then notorous, then endear itself to the people of Brooklyn in its strangeness.
I could sort of see the Louis Kahn reference except for the balconies. Question – are all buildings with absurd, useless balconies for which there is no explanation, built by Orthodox Jews? I’d heard that before, because there’s some ceremony they need outdoor space for.