Windsor Terrace Condos Sell in a Heartbeat
The nearly complete Parc Maison in Windsor Terrace doesn’t feature Brooklyn’s most exciting architecture ever (not execrable, just a little uninspired for a prime corner lot in our opinion), but the condos sure sat well with buyers. Eight of the development’s units went into contract after only two open houses this fall, according to Corcoran…
The nearly complete Parc Maison in Windsor Terrace doesn’t feature Brooklyn’s most exciting architecture ever (not execrable, just a little uninspired for a prime corner lot in our opinion), but the condos sure sat well with buyers. Eight of the development’s units went into contract after only two open houses this fall, according to Corcoran broker Andrew Booth. (The project’s developer is hanging on to the remaining seven units for the moment, though those may also eventually hit the market—Booth claims that if they did, we’d sell them within a week.) The condos are in townhouses and range in size from 1050 to more than 1600 square feet. Prices went from $599,000 for the smaller 2-bedrooms to $699,000 for the biggest 2-bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and it seems like those prices hit the sweet spot for Windsor Terrace buyers. Surprised?
Parc Maison Listings [Corcoran] GMAP
1101 Prospect Avenue [StreetEasy]
Development Watch: 1101 Prospect Avenue [Brownstoner]
I think these buildings are hideous and stupid. They make no sense. Build a new apartment house or build a new house. What the hell are these? long-stair quasi houses? they could not be worse, plebian, irrational and the steps! how could those be legal?
Also, for those that can’t find a listing on the corcoran site, they only have pictures on the 11th ave listing. (5 units altogether, 4 on Prospect Ave, 1 on 11th ave). Here’s the link for them:
http://www.corcoran.com/property/listing.aspx?Region=NYC&ListingID=1103512
Not mentioned in the description is that the larger apartments also include a parking space behind the units, which is definitely a nice feature to have.
I bought one of these units, so I might as well explain my thought process. Look, its not the most beautiful construction in the world – you won’t find it along side a Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition – but it could be a LOT worse. I live on 15th street currently, and the recent constructions in PS can be downright hideous by comparison. The buildings on 15th between 7th and 8th that were completed a year or so ago… the new constructions on 12th btwn 6th and 7th… most of those huge 4th ave monsters… they all tend to look like institutional college dorms. This one at least looks like it belongs in the neighborhood. Better it not stand out at all than to stand out for the wrong reasons.
Ultimately I was more concerned with what’s inside the apartment than what’s outside. There’s something appealing about owning the actual property (as opposed to shares in the coop), brand new and high-end everything (the appliances are high end GE stuff), heating and electrical systems that won’t be tempermental. Not to mention that we’re a city of walkers – all the fun stuff in PS just isn’t that far away if you really want to go there for dinner, shopping, whatever.
Bottom line is that I’m more than doubling the size of my current PS apartment, I’m still more than close enough to all the things I like about PS, and I’ll never have to worry about finding parking for as long as I live there. All for significantly less than I would have paid for the same apartment in PS. I’ll gladly live with a less than thrilling exterior!
In Bensonhurst, the owners and/or tenants of these type of condos like to park their cars on the sidewalk next to the building. I’ve also seen tire stops (like the ones you see in parking lots to stop your tire when you perpendicular park) installed on the sidewalk for some buildings. Is this common all over Brooklyn?
Guess Corcoran didn’t like the people here questioning their pricing. The photos have been removed from these listings already. Or at least they’re not loading for me.
That broker’s facial hair is trippy. He looks like Lucifer.
Having a good grocery and restaurants nearby does not increase noise substantially in your house or condo. You can benefit from good amenities in a neighborhood without it meaning you’re living directly above a nightclub.
I guess most people don’t know that those condos sit on an extremely contaminated site.
It comes down to what you consider an amenity. Some people like peace and quiet, and maybe the possiblityo of finding parking, others like shopping and dining out. To each his own.
But being solely dependent on the F train does suck ass.
hideous, hideous. i am surprised they sold.