Checking In On The Vermeil
When we wrote about some price cuts at The Vermeil, the 22-unit development at 133 Sterling Place at the corner of 7th Avenue in Park Slope, there were only four units left, according to StreetEasy. Now, strangely, there are six available. There haven’t been any price cuts since then, though it looks like some of…
When we wrote about some price cuts at The Vermeil, the 22-unit development at 133 Sterling Place at the corner of 7th Avenue in Park Slope, there were only four units left, according to StreetEasy. Now, strangely, there are six available. There haven’t been any price cuts since then, though it looks like some of the apartments were temporarily pulled off the market in February and brought back again last week. The remaining units range from a 1,532-square-foot two-bedroom for $1,100,000 to a 1,711-square-foot three-bedroom for $1,299,000.
More Price Cuts at The Vermeil [Brownstoner] GMAP
Checking in on The Vermeil [Brownstoner]
Changing of the Guard at The Vermeil [Brownstoner]
First Closing at The Vermeil [Brownstoner]
Condo of the Day: Price Cut at The Vermeil [Brownstoner]
Update on the Vermeil [Brownstoner]
Given the atrocities that typify new construction in our blessed borough, this development is more than decent. The prices are of course absurd and a total miscalculation — had the developer started lower this would have been fully sold months ago. But its the friggin sidewalk that beggars belief. It’s like leaving an egg stain on your tie or spinach in your teeth.
I cant believe it the tenants on Brownstoner are now defining Park Slope’s borders. I’m outta here.
wow, billyboomer — meow! ffft! fft! You should dial back the invective if you want to be taken seriously.
I think very few people would consider Park Place and Flatbush to be Park Slope (except for anyone who owns an apartment there, of course, but their motives are pretty transparent). I don’t consider that Park Slope. Neither does the Mrs. And nor do any of our friends who have ever looked at apartments there. I looked at the Vermeil with several friends a while back and our uniform conclusion was that even the Vermeil was pretty fringe. As for the new condos at Park and Flatbush, I frankly don’t think they can claim to be in either Park Slope or Prospect Heights. They are stuck in some sort of a Flatbush purgatory.
If you consider that to be Park Slope, that’s fine. As long as you are comfortable with your own conclusions you shouldn’t feel upset about any of this. But if you are trying to convince others to share your views I would suggest you have quite an uphill battle. Your responses strike me as insecure and defensive.
The only people I know who considered one of the more expensive apartments in this building crossed it off their list when they learned it was the site of the plane crash. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn they weren’t the only ones. I mean, everywhere you buy has a history, but there are going to be plenty of people for whom “site of a famously terrible plane crash” isn’t the sort of history they want to plunk down a million-plus bucks for.
I looked at the whore house & thought it, too, lacked a lot of thought to the details. A very small example: the common area walls are done w/ a plastic-looking textured material that has lines of ridges just waiting to pick up dust & that same stuff is continued over window ledges – very short-sighted.
Closets w/ washer/dryers didn’t appear to be vented &, where it was a small closet the units were stacked & where it was large the same units were side by side taking up space where an ironing board or shelving might go.
Lots of silly, little things put me off it.
Plus, I thought they’d told Landmarks & CB 6 that they’d preserve the gorgeous old staircase that was the only “detail” left when it was still a brothel but it’s gone & there’s just ugly wrought iron.
Burn it down its not park slope. Its one block from St Johns which according to some asswipe here is the start of Park slope. Because the restaurants start after St Johns, except the restaurants on 7th all suck so really Park Slope does not exist at all cause it is just crap from St johns to 16th st. Really 5th Ave is the true park slope cause I see more moms and strollers on 5th. Park slope it really only exists in ones mind.
lethacal– so park place is not park slope? Your an idiot. That is so funny.
The bathroom sinks are not great. But I would not give that too much weight. I agree that the prices are last year’s prices.
I looked at these units – three things I didn’t like:
1) The price. These units are consistently about 20% over market. I don’t know why they think this place deserves that premium, but it clearly doesn’t.
2) Bathroom finishes are heinous. Really, I’m the last person I ever thought woud have a strong reaction to bathroom fit outs. I just do my business and get out. But these bathrooms made me want to puke.
3)Kitchens are tiny. I know that most NYC kitchens are small and most new yorkers do a alot their eating in restaurnats or via take out, but even by nyc standards these kitchens are small. Espcially since many of these units are family sized 3BR’s. If you’ve got 2-3 kids, you can’t afford to go out for dinner every night or even do take out. You gotta cook. I couldn’t really figure out how I’d cook in those kitchens.
On the plus side, the units had nice layouts, good light, many were family-sized, which is rare. and a couple had outdoor space.