Meanwhile, nearly three weeks went by recently before anyone decided to fix the "for rent" sign out front....
If you're peddling $3,000 apartments, do you want your sign to look like that?
Still, there seems to be some movement now. According to StreetEasy, there are four rentals available: two bedrooms for $3,300; one bedrooms for $2,595. Last summer, the two-bedroom apartments were ambitiously listed at $4,200. The price was decreased 20 percent on Dec. 23, according to StreetEasy. (The listings are at Weichert Realtors.)
The units look nice enough with quality amenities like "European style Washer/Dryer combo." A little on the dorm-roomy side, though, perhaps?
Also, the paper on the front door has been removed....
...looks more inviting now....
Then there's the mystery lot and its frozen-in-EV-time landscape that's directly next door to this space. We're curious what potential residents — particularly those from elsewhere — might think walking up for an open house....
Though it can be a winter wonderland ....
Previously on EV Grieve:
Meanwhile, darkness falls on 13th Street
Dog gone (groan)
The dog days of summer
Noise, then darkness
6 comments:
The vacant lot is so much more beautiful than the new building.
I looked into renting there (in September), the broker said that the owner hasn't been able to obtain a certificate of occupancy for the building but would be getting one in the "next week or two". Here we are 4+ months later...
When I looked I think a 1BR was around $2,400-2,700ish which is pretty much the going rate for newly renovated and luxury rentals in the EV (West of Ave A, a bit cheaper in Alpha City it seems).
That building looks like a prison.
Have to agree with comment #1. There is something special about coming across these defunct lots, with barbwire fences with graffiti filled walls throughout the city. With the addition of a shit stained blanket, a liter coke bottle filled with some yellow substance and a white tray with chicken wing bones and frozen rice on the ground, makes me realize just for 5 minutes, I am still in New York City. I am serious!
I live across the street, and on Thursday or Friday night, there was a light on in one apartment and it appeared that people were unpacking. Guess they got the CoO? There was also a sign up on the glass about open houses.
Thanks for the comment, Margaret. I noticed this past weekend that the "for rent" sign was all tangled up again. Doesn't instill confidence!
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