Carroll Gardens Atrocity For Rent
It’s the building we love to hate: 45 3rd Place, the atrocity in question that has flouted the neighborhood’s vernacular architecture, has units for rent, according to a sign posted in the front yard. After 19 months on the market, and three months after the first price reductions, the aesthetically-challenged developer is trying to cut…
It’s the building we love to hate: 45 3rd Place, the atrocity in question that has flouted the neighborhood’s vernacular architecture, has units for rent, according to a sign posted in the front yard. After 19 months on the market, and three months after the first price reductions, the aesthetically-challenged developer is trying to cut his losses. According to a reader who called the number listed on the sign in the front yard, the asking price for each unit is $6,500.
45 Third Place Open House: Yuck! [Brownstoner]
Condos of the Day: No Buyers for 45 Third Place [Brownstoner]
A Current Look at Third Place Horror Show [Brownstoner]
Price for CG Atrocity a “Fantasy” [Brownstoner]
Real Photos of Carroll Gardens Bastard [Brownstoner]
Carroll Gardens “Bastardization” Hits Market [Brownstoner]
CG Atrocity: There Goes the Neighborhood [Brownstoner]
apparently the same retarded developer bought a building on the next block hoping to repeat the same scheme…guess what..the block has been downzoned and a stop work issued…that makes at least 2 worthless buildings.. he better sell a lot of that cheesy furniture in chelsea and overpriced shoes on amity and smith to cover these mortgages as well as his costs on his loft in chelsea across from the projects on 10th avenue…looks like bankruptcy coming soon for austin powers nagel
a profile from the nydaily news of the fop who made this abotion possible…what a buffoon
Austin Nagel, 25, compliments two high-design furniture stores in Chelsea with boutique residential developments in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn. Nagel’s Natrona Furniture stores, on W. 20th St. off Sixth Ave., sell sleek Italian and Brazilian brand furniture at affordable prices. His developments have apartments ranging in price from $850,000 to $1.3 million.
“I have no desire to be told what to do,” says Nagel, who left his native Wyoming at 16 to pay his way through school in Paris. “It’s not so much about money as it is doing exactly what I want.”
I too used to rent from this developer. If you plan on renting from him, be prepared to be treated like garbage and don’t ever expect anything that (will) break down to be repaired. He will take complete and total advantage of you.
I used to rent an apartment from this developer in another building. He’s a disaster of a landlord. He doesn’t want to be a landlord, nor does he really seem to know what he’s doing. This must be a sign of desperation on his part. Anyone that’s going to pay $6500 in rent is going to want and deserve a better landlord.
I haven’t been on Clinton Street near 3rd Place lately, but, during my walks to the post office or the park in Red Hook, I remember how the stroll seemed like a tour of the odd, curious, peculiar, and banal in residential architecture.
For all of you architectural purists, it’s worth considering that judging the merits of this stretch of Brooklyn to be like assessing blondes at the beach. (How many are naturally blonde? How many are blonde because of exposure to the sun? How many are bottle blondes?)
The only thing truly distinguishing the quality of the aforementioned stroll on Clinton Street was the upkeep of the sidewalks. On some blocks, tree roots caused concrete and bluestone sidewalks to be uplifted, uneven, cracked, etc. Elsewhere, overhanging tree branches required pedestrians to duck so that they don’t hit their heads, prevent their eyes/nose/face/scalp from getting scratched, etc. Weeds, cracked sidewalks and curbs, banged up street lamps, etc., dominated the landscape. A few houses that were tidy and ordinary were the best that a pedestrian could hope for on this stroll.
Nevertheless, the streets and front yards were clean, and I had never had a concern for my personal safety during these strolls.
For sure, the photo that you’ve posted shows tall weeds growing through cracks in the sidewalk alongside this property. Otherwise, writing about this property’s assets and liabilities is a peculiar exercise.
1842: The what grew up in Clinton Hil, Bedford Corners if he was lucky, and went to PS 56. He claims to be a native of Brooklyn, so his English language skills are a product of the NYC school system. (That is not an attempt to bash NYC schools, but he is certainly not a poster child for a quality education.) I doubt he got much further than high school. Perhaps he got a GED.
Yes, I was at some of the CGNA meetings and they said that the entrance across Smith would remain open. People were making a big deal because of how crowded it would be and how they would have to cross the street! (Anyway, I hope this means the Carroll exit will remain open later than it does now…)
jwald, Ok, wow, really? Hm, live and learn. I never knew that. I’ve only ever used the one ‘plaza’ entrance there.
cobblehiller- I believe there is another entrance to the Carroll St station on 2nd on the west side of Smith Street.