[EVG file photo of the FRONT of the building]
A news release about Ben Shaoul's new 20-unit rental building at 31-33 Second Ave. between East First Street and East Second Street via the EVG inbox…
Platinum Properties, a New York-based full-service brokerage firm has announced today that it has now rented 100% of The East Luxe, a 20-unit East Village boutique rental building at 31-33 Second Avenue, in just 16 weeks on the market.
To note: Platinum Properties rented 11 of the 17 originally available units directly and six via co-broking with outside agents. It took approximately three months—most of which were rented during the winter, a traditionally slow time — to completely rent out the two and three-bedroom units and one month to rent out the four bedroom apartments.
“In the East Village/Bowery area there is a lack of new construction or rehab projects of this nature. Just having an elevator building with extremely highend finishes in such a central location has made the building a stand out,” says Khashy Eyn, CEO, Platinum Properties.
As previously noted, a Petco is taking the building's retail space.
Previously on EV Grieve:
Ben Shaoul planning a 3-story addition at 31-33 Second Ave.
Bracing for 3 new floors at 31-33 Second Ave.
Checking in on the work in progress at 31-33 2nd Ave., where Ben Shaoul is adding 3 new floors
Ben Shaoul's bland new 2nd Avenue building is called The East Luxe
More about The East Luxe, Ben Shaoul's new 20-unit rental on 2nd Avenue
Wait Grieve, that's the FRONT of the building? And people actually moved in? Did they blindfold potential tenants and tell them it looks just like the Palace of Versailles? Did they make it that color so they don't have to renovate after the big meteor hits earth? Someone must have read the plans backwards, I'm sure there's more to this architectural wonder. If this is what the great Ben Shaoul calls Luxe, I'd hate to see the opposite.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone who raised a fuss about Sugar, and threatened the civil liberties of people who didn't hand over their servers, because the poster was certain they were in a conspiracy to steal the dog and do what with it?? not thought that perhaps one of the owners of these new luxury apartments is hiding Sugar. With all the fancy new restaurants and bagel joints, and deluxe coffee shops entering the neighborhood (which posters here seem to frequent), don't you think we need people with money to support them?
ReplyDeleteIf you had not told me I would have guessed this was some sort of institution for the criminally insane.
ReplyDeleteHA! These developers got to thank the heavens there really is one born every minute
ReplyDeleteNice - a facade boasting the daring and imagination a fetus in utero might have expended on it, and with the timeless appeal of a roadkill frog. And to think someone actually got paid good money to design such a charmless excrescence, and many someones are going to drain their parents' bank accounts to live in it.
ReplyDeleteThe dumpster out front has more style.
ReplyDeleteHa! Millenials. The quintessential sucker born every, what, millennial? Thank gawd their reign is over!
ReplyDeleteHow dumb do you have to be to voluntarily live in a Shaoul-owned building? Those poor rubes don't know what they're getting into. From my experience he's one of the most neglectful, most dishonest, worst landlords in NYC.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteHow dumb do you have to be to voluntarily live in a Shaoul-owned building? Those poor rubes don't know what they're getting into. From my experience he's one of the most neglectful, most dishonest, worst landlords in NYC.
Worse than Maria Hrynenko?
Statistics aren't available on how many elderly or infirm died as a result of being uprooted from the Cabrini home when Shaoul turned it into nuisance dorm-condo Bloom 62. Because of his extremely callous actions toward those residents (well documented on this blog) he may in fact be responsible for more deaths than occurred in the 2nd Ave gas explosion. The point is he didn't, and doesn't, care.
ReplyDeleteAt least Hrynenko's family is loyal to her. Even Shaoul's parents have alleged his dishonesty, in court papers when they accused him of stealing millions of dollars from them and blowing it on a "high-flying" lifestyle (case settled last year).
So, yes, he's as bad or worse. Just richer and more legally astute.