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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New Development: Verdi on Adelphi [Brownstoner]
My eyes! My eyes! Aiyeeeeee!
Yes, Brownstoner, how about a Brooklyn’s Ugliest contest?
“Someone needs to beat the living whimsy out of this architect.”
12:32, you made my day. OK, it IS a slow one, but still… Thanks!
what’s disturbing is the phallic like vertical window bay.
I live in the building that looks like two c**ks
Uh, slopefarm – you must be referring to “The Juliette.” Beaut, but nowhere close to the fugliness of this. The Camelot, on the other hand (also on 12th st) is a contender.
BK developers were behind the 12th street fuglies (or maybe it was Bill DB)
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.
Granted there are alot of architects who just knock out these cheap, unappealling designs for the money.
1:08 I agree. Come to America build crap make money. Only in NY.
Makes Richard Meier look like an amateur.
The worst part about Brooklyn’s cheap-ass developers is they still demand top-of-the-market prices no matter what crap they build.
It’s something cultural here with these guys that they don’t take pride in their product, they just want the money. 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. Here you get Joe Shlomo stank junk.
I don’t think it’s so bad. Those keyhole windows are pretty funky. reminds me of wacky Victorian designs. What I hate are concrete boxes that are boring and cheap. This is neither. I think it will grow on you.