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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Quite possibly the most breathtaking building that mankind has ever constructed.
The new buildings in England are worse.
There is one benefit to building ugly- no one will complain when you tear it down to build something new. No one will try to landmark your site so in terms of property investment in the long term it makes sence to keep building below expectation.
The tragedy here is that the developers actually may have cared somewhat about “design”; otherwise they would not have shelled out $ to achieve such unspeakably blinding, aquatic themed rotund forms. They could have put a fedders buildings that would have been cheaper, but chose not too. This is where bad taste mixed with a desire to capture some sort of a higher end market on myrtle can be a deadly weight on an entire block. That money could have been better spent on a better looking design.
oh well…
No, Guest 12:18, ugly new buildings shouldn’t be the only choice. I love great new modern. I’m just glad that a few of the historic hoods we have are protected from crap like this. And I completely agree with you that the problem is cheap-ass developers, and that other cities are way ahead of us on cool new design.
Someone needs to beat the living whimsy out of this architect.
12:18 – Yes, when I was traveling in France I was struck by how well the old and new buildings were integrated -they have lots of old buildings of course, and how well designed there public buildings, highways,bridges etc are. Must better than the US>.
So Rehab, the only choices in NYC are never be allowed to build anything new, or you get ugly new buildings?
Nice. Wow, says a lot about how sophisticated NYC is.
Not.
Every other city in the world manages to build new buildings, plenty of them, and they don’t turn out like this. NYC is turning into an ugly city because of cheapass developers who don’t want to spend money on a decent architect, that’s all. There are far far far more interesting buildings being built in other cities in the U.S., with more innovation and talent. And international cities, forget it. They’re way ahead.
“It’s ugly but intersting or at least memorable. “I live in the Martian building”
I have said it before, ugly sells. Whether its cars, clothes, or art. ”
Are you the unbelievably optomistic person who post whenever an overpriced or unpromising property is featured and tries to make some comment that implies the price might be achievable – e.g. “It just takes one person to love this …” or “Houses in this neighborhood have sold for this much” You are so relentlessly upbeat I think you are either on drugs of a REAL ESTATE AGENT.