Squaring Up With The Park Circle
When we first looked at this place back in March, the Coney Island Avenue development was still missing its windows and balconies. In addition to these amenities, it now has a name (The Park Circle) and a phone number (718-210-2060) though Corcoran’s ready to roll with the listing. Whether it has any takers for the…
When we first looked at this place back in March, the Coney Island Avenue development was still missing its windows and balconies. In addition to these amenities, it now has a name (The Park Circle) and a phone number (718-210-2060) though Corcoran’s ready to roll with the listing. Whether it has any takers for the 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom units, we know not. What say ye?
New Condos on Coney Island Ave [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark
Park Circle at Prospect Park [Corcoran]
I have lived around the corner at 31 Ocean Parkway since 1980. The realtors told me the neighborhood was starting to turn around at the time. Since then the roller rink was renovated and became a warehouse and the bowling alley was knocked down and became a church that nobody from the neighborhood attends. The Riverside funeral chapels became another church AND school that nobody from the neighborhood attends. The Park Circle and two other condo developments are going up within less than a block. Parking will be impossible. The stables are still an eyesore. The nearest fast food is a half mile away. The nearest one star restaurants are a half mile away. The nearest supermarket is a half mile away. Without a car you are stranded. Prospect Park is the only sanctuary we have. But on weekends it is filled to capacity.I can’t wait to retire and get the hell out of here.
These condos are not in a good location! there are gas stations and mini marts close and thats it! the prices are unbelievable! they are asking 525,000 for an apartment with views of a wall. can you believe it. I passed by and the lobby is not impressive at all, it reminds me of an entry to a medical building. It seems as if they havent sold very many units in the last few weeks. I think that the price will drop by alot rather soon. The market is especially saturated with new developments with far better features and locations.
Totally agree with Brenda. This is really in the middle of nowhere with no upsides apart from the park–and getting to the park involves crossing the death-defying park circle. It’s in a crappy location that was always ill-suited to residential, but some doofus will overpay anyway.
PPSer–Did she try to nurse her baby on that ferris wheel? Because then I could see their point as that might be dangerous!
Yes, the condo’s going up on Cortelyou Rd are being built by the same developer as 60 Tiffany Place. Thank god! No Fedders air conditioners or ugly bricks.
The wife of the Picket Fence owner staged a well publicized protest against Toys-R-Us for not allowing her to nurse her baby in the middle of the store at the Times Square location.
Why is the wife of the owner of Picket Fences famous?
Yes, Cortelyou Road is very up and coming, with so much more to offer but that is a very nice long walk from these con-do’s.
Church Ave is also a good little walk.
I really do not see too much going on at that immediate location. You have a huge Baptist Church behind this building and the Baptist school across the street along w/ the other school next store and then down along Coney Island Ave are all Buildings and a Mecca of gas station and auto shops….
I’m not defending the aesthetics of the location, but by eating and shopping they are referring to the nearby amenities springing up on nearby Cortelyou Road, and which pretty much everyone agrees is on the upswing. There will be more amenities (alas not Fairway) here than in Red Hook when T.B. Ackerson’s Wine’s and Wrappers Delight open next to Belle and Maxie’s. Also a bank coming soon, too.
Low ceilings were a bad call for these places. I thought the whole idea was that they would be light and airy with the big windows and views of the park.
The condos I’m interested to know more about are the one’s going up on the corner of Westminster and Cortelyou. Are they (horrors) going to be more Fedders jobs, or something a little classier to jibe with the nabe’s architectural heritage?
Anyone know?
Also, why can’t builders just put in HVAC systems in new buildings? Who woudn’t pay a little more not to have ugly inconvenient ac units sticking out of there brand new walls? I though that’s what new construction was all about.