The Shock of the Nu, Hammocks Included
The ground-floor windows in part of Shaya Boymelgreen’s development on Atlantic and Smith have started advertising the coming of the Nu, the boutique hotel that’ll occupy a section of the building. The 93-room Nu will be operated by Hersha Hospitality, which said it was going to put $6 million into finishing the property after it…
The ground-floor windows in part of Shaya Boymelgreen’s development on Atlantic and Smith have started advertising the coming of the Nu, the boutique hotel that’ll occupy a section of the building. The 93-room Nu will be operated by Hersha Hospitality, which said it was going to put $6 million into finishing the property after it bought it off Boymelgreen earlier this year. The hotel experience will be “like wearing your favorite t-shirt with a beloved pair of jeans,” according to its (incomplete) website, and if the rendering included is accurate, some or all the rooms will sport hammocks. The site says the Nu will be open sometime this summer but doesn’t give any indication of the going rates. What we know, for now, is this: “The perfect fit for Brooklyn, Nu Hotel is smart, clean, elegant, simple, cool and confident and most of all casual. Nu is all about you.”
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some info:
the opening will be on saturday july 5th and there are only three hammocks in the three corner rooms – big talk about those three out of 93 rooms!
Last I heard, the bike storage, 24 fitness center, and community room will be available for residents sometime in July. There is a website for building residents, 87smith.com. Check it out…
to the smith residents:
do you know what’s the story on the bike storage and the gym? when will they be available? is there an online community group for the owners? i haven’t moved in yet and i’m kinda out of the loop.
also, i’m happy with the purchase.
Another happy Smith resident here. My apartment has good finishes, tons of closet and kitchen cabinet space and large bedrooms compared to a lot of new construction. The only units left (apart from the one bedroom that is being flipped) are 3 penthouses which are, in my opinion, grossly overpriced since they are the same size as the lower floors but with smaller bathrooms and closets. Can’t see anyone paying 300k more than I did just to get an average size terrace. They are going to have to drop the prices a lot to get those things sold
I live in the Smith too and am very happy with the final result. The finishes are nice, apartments are laid out well, and my view is great. It’s only 50 condos, so it is a little more homey feeling yet we still have a doorman.
What’s shocking about the Nu is its stupid name.
I live in the Smith, it was a long wait for it to be done, but well worth it. Everything was completed exactly as promised, and staff is unbelievable. There are 3 penthouses still available, one unit is currently being flipped at a 20% premium from purchase price. All but 5 units have closed and moved in. The hotel is suppose to open July 4th weekend, they are going to have 24 hour fitness center, cafe, bar, and restaurant serving tapas at night.
5:09, get a life. What 12/13 story building here would you have been happy with? The smith turned out fine, it is your basic new construction, and will be a nice place to live for the people who chose to buy there. To say the jail looks better just ruins your credibility. The smith looks very similar to the boerum place condos and court house developments a block or two away. Not everything is prewar or a brownstone.
Forgive me if this topic is already threaded somewhere else. I live half a block away from this monstrosity- the hotel and the condos. In my opinion the jail actually looks better than this thing. Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights are beautiful neighborhoods. The courthouses and metrotech are what they are. I understand community groups have had some success on the other side of Smith Street in Caroll Gardens upending ugly development. Is anyone aware of community meetings that happened that were aware of what this thing would look like before it went up? I don’t expect to stand in the way of development, but I believe that homeowners and renters alike should have the ability to stand against developers who have no concern about whether their properties are reflective of the existing architecture and character of the neighborhoods they are building in.