The last time we got any news from condo development 2280 FDB was back in February when they were 34% sold. More recently, the building on 8th Avenue, between 122nd and 123d Street, hasn't finished construction yet but model apartments have been set up for potential buyers. The above interior apartment photos (click on images for higher resolution) were sent to our inbox recently and provides potential buyers a sneak peek on what to expect. Apparently the building is now 40% sold before even officially opening so we are guessing the location in South Harlem and the A,B,C,D express train (just a couple of blocks up on 125th Street) might be making sense to buyers looking in the area. Let's hope they get the commercial space right and secure a ground floor tenant that will add to the appeal of the up-and-coming retail of the area. Read our past post on this new condo:
LINK. Current building photo by Ulysses.
www2280FDB.com
The last time we got any news from condo development 2280 FDB was back in February when they were 34% sold. More recently, the building on 8th Avenue, between 122nd and 123d Street, hasn't finished construction yet but model apartments have been set up for potential buyers. The above interior apartment photos (click on images for higher resolution) were sent to our inbox recently and provides potential buyers a sneak peek on what to expect. Apparently the building is now 40% sold before even officially opening so we are guessing the location in South Harlem and the A,B,C,D express train (just a couple of blocks up on 125th Street) might be making sense to buyers looking in the area. Let's hope they get the commercial space right and secure a ground floor tenant that will add to the appeal of the up-and-coming retail of the area. Read our past post on this new condo: LINK. Current building photo by Ulysses. www2280FDB.com
That's an expensive kitchen! Wolf, Sub Zero, Italian cabinetry, Caesarstone countertops... Good to see they didn't pull the high end details as the market went south.
ReplyDeletePersonally...I like this place. Pass it every day and for me it is one of the nicer looking condos. Agree, I really hope they get a decent tenant in place. I don't live here, but please, for the love of God, don't put in a Deal$ (or whatever it is called).
ReplyDeleteChris - we have the same problem up here on west 145th. For some reason, nice retail is not coming and although we have hope, everytime there is an empty space, a hair salon, bodega or 99 cent store opens up. Pathetic.
ReplyDeleteI still say all these new buildings look the same. They all look like a steel, brick & glass box. Its like all the developers got together and voted to use the same architect.
ReplyDeleteSay what you want about neo-classical architecture and different revivals, when you looked at old school buildings one could tell alot about who it was built for and the background of the architect. Old school architects were true artists. Even public buildings had style and a sense that the general populace deserved something nice to look at and live in.
Alas, the times they are a changing and I don't like it!
It is prohibitively expensive to build "neo-classical architecture" and frankly not everyone wants overly-ornate embellishments or "revivals" from a bygone era. While this is not an interesting building in the least, architecture should grow and evolve rather be stuck in the past.
ReplyDeleteagree with Greg. They all look like shoe boxes, most without even any planting outside to soften it up a bit. The new buildings on either side of 116 on 8th look really cheaply done.
ReplyDeleteThis millenium’s version of the white brick buildings of the 60s.