Gowanus Expy Vus
A new benchmark for overpriced undesirable apartments may have been reached:
Just $3,600-a-month will get a luxury Brooklyn apartment with jaw-dropping, scenic views — of the truck-filled, exhaust-choked Gowanus Expressway.
Developers Jack Basile and Nick Barone are building a brownstone-style 10-unit apartment building with ground-floor commercial space in Carroll Gardens — just a stone’s throw from the elevated expressway.
In fact, their five-story building at the corner of Court and Garnett streets is so close to the highway that future tenants heading into Manhattan won’t need to check traffic reports before battling the morning rush, they can just step onto their terrace or peek out a window.
While the fumes and noise from passing vehicles could be a deterrent, Basile and Barone expect a lot of interest.
“The apartments will do very well because they have a Court Street address, which is desirable, and it’s great for people who can’t afford Manhattan but want that Manhattan feel,” Basile said.
“That Manhattan feel” — read: bedrooms with value-added car exhaust smell.
Posted: January 29th, 2007 | Filed under: Brooklyn, Real Estate, You're Kidding, Right?