Checking In On 904 Pacific Street
Man, Eli Karp really knows how to put up a building quickly! When we passed by 904 Pacific Street aka The Dakota (his fifth development on the block) last July, it wasn’t much more than a hole in the ground. Now it’s nearing completion. In fact, sales at the 21-unit condo began three weeks ago….
Man, Eli Karp really knows how to put up a building quickly! When we passed by 904 Pacific Street aka The Dakota (his fifth development on the block) last July, it wasn’t much more than a hole in the ground. Now it’s nearing completion. In fact, sales at the 21-unit condo began three weeks ago. Only seven listings—ranging in price from $459,000 for a 735-square-foot one-bedroom to $1,000,000 for a 1,340-square-foot penthouse with 285 square feet of outdoor space—have been released yet and no one’s signed a contract yet. Anyone visited yet?
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“…what I do really dislike ABOUT the current full-wall window…”
Sigh.
phbrown, I’m going to take your question seriously, and try to answer it.
I don’t hate windows – I bought my current place in part because it gets a TON of light. But what I do really dislike is the current full-wall window model as shown in this building and a lot of other similar ones is that it’s too much window. You’re living in a fishtank, and there’s a definite tension between getting all that glorious sunlight and having a little privacy. I mean, my neighbors may be able to see me sneaking in to the kitchen for a midnight snack now, but they can’t tell that I haven’t put away the dishes in the drying rack, or what color my socks are.
Also, I’ve been told with modern glass this isn’t as large of an issue, but you cannot convince me that these poor shnooks aren’t going to have higher total costs to heat and cool these apartments than I have with (plenty of) regular windows and a nice old-school brick wall.
i saw this thing a week and a half ago or so. the kitchens are kinda crappy, lack of closet space is readily apparent.
I realize what I’m about to say is the equivalent of painting a big target on my back and asking to get shot at, but this is some seriously cynical discussion. Wouldn’t you rather have windows that you can choose to cover up than not have them at all? Why do you guys hate windows so much? Are we all so conditioned to NYC living that we don’t feel comfortable unless natural light is extremely limited? This place offers a pool, a gym, and a sauna (not to mention all the other amenities in the other buildings) and the collective response goes towards 9th grade gay jokes. I realize asking posters on a message board to explain their cynicism is pretty ironic in and of itself.
> “The Dakota? Didn’t John Lennon live here?”
Yes, in an alternate universe where Chapman shot Yoko instead.
“oh then with all those amenities might as well just turn it into a neo gay bathhouse.”
Rob, I’ve never heard of a neo gay bathhouse. Perhaps you could give us the low down from your experience?
The Dakota? Didn’t John Lennon live here?
Probably my least favorite out of all the Hello buildings in the area. I don’t understand the high asking prices per sqft if the developer already knows what is selling in the area (with the other buildings that they already have there). Are they offering any rentals? Or continuing as sales? The pool gym stuff seems nice, but I guess you need something as there is not a lot in that area yet.
475 Sterling is no where close to $800/sqft. It is close to $530/sqft AFAIR.