99 Gold: Wassssuuuuppppp
After the flurry of media attention last summer (remember the indoor basketball court?), 99 Gold seems to have faded from the public consiousness. We haven’t it mentioned for months. So out curiosity was piqued when we happened to walk past the building last week. There are currently 21 listings on the market but the DOB…
After the flurry of media attention last summer (remember the indoor basketball court?), 99 Gold seems to have faded from the public consiousness. We haven’t it mentioned for months. So out curiosity was piqued when we happened to walk past the building last week. There are currently 21 listings on the market but the DOB filings specify 88 apartments. So what’s happened to the other 67 units? Have any of them sold? Have prices moved a lot since they first hit the market?
99 Gold [The Developers Group]
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99 Gold (Finally) Hits the Market [Brownstoner]
Looks you were right, March 5, 2007 11:00 AM.
Craig’s list has several rental units in 99 Gold listed. Apts & Lofts is the broker.
reading this is funny and sad. I lived in VH 97 – 04. I got mugged right on the corner of 99 Gold. I saw 4 four deaths within one block. Two OD’s, two bullets. And I saw the craziest shit. I miss living there. I’m a pacifist. Money won’t save my ass. Take care.
Ms. Cohen there is a difference between being one block from the train and having to cross the Farragut housing to get to your home. I have lived here for 4 years and I know the difference. I appreciate that you want to feel better about your purchase but let’s be real. The Vista and 79 Bridge do not have the same feel as 99 Gold. I can’t wait to see the comments once you actually live here.
I’m the blogger who posted that “many units have been sold”. I am not a DG employee but a contract holder in the building running the Mac group for contract holders so have more info most. I set it up a few weeks ago and so far we have about 15 members so far and about one each week joins so there is not “zero” activity by any means. Many of the popular lines are sold out (as we discovered when we bought and ended up in small bidding situation over the line we wanted.
I also wholeheartedly agree with the comments that Farragut are no more of a challenge for 99 Gold than for the Vista or 79 bridge.
I think that 79 Bridge is a lovely building, definitely, but all of Vinegar Hill has virtually the same proximity to the Farragut Houses (not just 99 Gold). Not to mention that Dumbo proper is only a couple more blocks away. But hey, this is Brooklyn – there aren’t too many areas that are completely populated by well-off professionals. Thank goodness.
99 Gold faces the middle of Farragut which is very different from 79 Bridge, which is at the other end. Even the units facing South (farragut) are not as close as those at 99. At 79 the aveage 1 bedroom is an actual 900sq ft, and the bedrooms are well proportioned not the measly 100sq ft one bedrooms at 99 Gold. 79 Bridge is an established building with an active board and actual reserves and just one block from the F. Very different feel than 99 Gold.
Posted by: Anonymous at March 5, 2007 11:14 AM
Regarding above post, I dont think 79 Bridge is that much better location than 99 Gold. And I hope it has an active board already. Was it not built 10 years ago? what is the point?
Actually, lots of units have been sold. Check out: http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/building/99-gold-street-brooklyn
for an incomplete list.
99 Gold faces the middle of Farragut which is very different from 79 Bridge, which is at the other end. Even the units facing South (farragut) are not as close as those at 99. At 79 the aveage 1 bedroom is an actual 900sq ft, and the bedrooms are well proportioned not the measly 100sq ft one bedrooms at 99 Gold. 79 Bridge is an established building with an active board and actual reserves and just one block from the F. Very different feel than 99 Gold.
The scoop is: Developers Group has hardly sold ANY of the units in this building. There has been zero activity there.
The blogger who wrote “many units have been sold…” is clearly a Developers Group employee, just trying to use the ole’ smoke and mirrors tactic.
I bet this building will go rental b/c Developers Group can’t sell anything.
I guess time will tell.