the views are great, and the building itself is nice, but the neighborhood is awful. it's in koreatown/murray hill area, and that whole stretch of fifth avenue is littered with shady stores and low-grade retail. definitely not worth living in.
csn, i said the building is nice, but the neighborhood is lousy, and no one is gonna deny that. And yes, Chicago neighborhoods that are remotely nice, are way better and more desirable than NYC.
Its *great* for access/transportation. You can get a lot of places fairly quickly. Even just walking gets you a lot of neighborhoods. But it is very touristy and crowded, and not a whole lot of particularly nice retail or anything. Ktown is 32nd between 5-6, and I wouldn't call it Murray Hill at all. Its really Empire State Building and edge of fashion district, which isn't particularly residential.
Long term, though, this neighborhood will change. Fashion district is losing the low rent fashion (and depressed commercial rents) and it will become more of an extension of midtown. Once the low-rent stuff is gone - and it is happening QUICKLY, pretty much with every lease end - I think its going to clean up pretty fast. It will probably stay touristy, but there is decent building stock, I have a feeling it could look more like the 20s west of union square.
I don't like the area much at all. There's nothing particularly exciting about it and although it may change, I doubt it will become charming any time soon.
the area is not going to change. it always has been and will remain grimy, reminiscent of the 1970's and 1980's. and with the financial meltdown destroying NYC, things will only get worse. i do admire nyc10022's limitless optimism though, however delusional it may be.
The funny thing is, they're approving the zoning change *this week*. The textile companies are leaving in droves. They're going to cheaper places... like Chicago.
I hear the gold coast is going to be all sweatshops now.
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the area is not going to change. it always has been and will remain grimy, reminiscent of the 1970's and 1980's.
People said the same things about Tribeca, the Meatpacking District and the Bowery.
325 Fifth Avenue Battles: Reverse Price war for three sets of similar identical apts.
I like this building, but must be stressful for the sellers.. I was recently in a similar position. btw - the numbers between the !! @@ ## $$ ^^ && are unit numbers...
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##35E## 02/13/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by Bond New York at $1,500,000
##35E## 02/20/2008 Price decreased to $1,499,999
##35E## 04/15/2008 Price increased to $1,525,000
**36E** 06/20/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by Elliman at $1,525,000
**36E** 07/22/2008 Price decreased to $1,499,000
##35E## 07/28/2008 Price decreased to $1,500,000
##35E## 10/09/2008 Price decreased to $1,440,000
**36E** 10/10/2008 Price decreased to $1,450,000
**36E** 11/25/2008 Price decreased to $1,399,000
^^11A^^ 02/07/2008 Previously listed in StreetEasy by Core for $1,650,000
^^11A^^ 06/13/2008 Core Group Marketing listing unavailable at $1,675,000
&&12A&& 09/29/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by RSNY Realty at $1,795,000
&&12A&& 10/31/2008 Price decreased to $1,745,000
@@19A@@ 11/07/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by CBHK at $1,750,000
^^11A^^ 12/11/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by Elliman at $1,495,000
!!9C!! 04/24/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by Corcoran at $1,700,000
!!9C!! 07/28/2008 Price decreased to $1,675,000
$$15C$$ 09/02/2008 Listed by Weichert Mazzeo at $1,745,000
!!9C!! 09/23/2008 Price decreased to $1,650,000
$$15C$$ 09/24/2008 Price decreased to $1,710,000
@@11C@@ 10/10/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by Halstead at $1,695,000
@@11C@@ 11/06/2008 Price decreased to $1,650,000
$$15C$$ 11/07/2008 Price decreased to $1,700,000
$$15C$$ 12/04/2008 Price decreased to $1,699,000
What do people think of this bldg/this neighborhood? Seems like it would have great views from the roofdeck and high floors.
the views are great, and the building itself is nice, but the neighborhood is awful. it's in koreatown/murray hill area, and that whole stretch of fifth avenue is littered with shady stores and low-grade retail. definitely not worth living in.
rufus, I bet if this building was in Chicago it would be fantastic.
csn, i said the building is nice, but the neighborhood is lousy, and no one is gonna deny that. And yes, Chicago neighborhoods that are remotely nice, are way better and more desirable than NYC.
What do others think of the neighborhood?
Its *great* for access/transportation. You can get a lot of places fairly quickly. Even just walking gets you a lot of neighborhoods. But it is very touristy and crowded, and not a whole lot of particularly nice retail or anything. Ktown is 32nd between 5-6, and I wouldn't call it Murray Hill at all. Its really Empire State Building and edge of fashion district, which isn't particularly residential.
Long term, though, this neighborhood will change. Fashion district is losing the low rent fashion (and depressed commercial rents) and it will become more of an extension of midtown. Once the low-rent stuff is gone - and it is happening QUICKLY, pretty much with every lease end - I think its going to clean up pretty fast. It will probably stay touristy, but there is decent building stock, I have a feeling it could look more like the 20s west of union square.
I don't like the area much at all. There's nothing particularly exciting about it and although it may change, I doubt it will become charming any time soon.
I would like to rent out the STORAGE SPACE 25sf under basement anyone interest?
the area is not going to change. it always has been and will remain grimy, reminiscent of the 1970's and 1980's. and with the financial meltdown destroying NYC, things will only get worse. i do admire nyc10022's limitless optimism though, however delusional it may be.
Man, how stupid is rufus.
The funny thing is, they're approving the zoning change *this week*. The textile companies are leaving in droves. They're going to cheaper places... like Chicago.
I hear the gold coast is going to be all sweatshops now.
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the area is not going to change. it always has been and will remain grimy, reminiscent of the 1970's and 1980's.
People said the same things about Tribeca, the Meatpacking District and the Bowery.
oops.
I like the building and its features but it isn't prime 5th avenue. The units are quite nice but I think it's a preference in the end.
NYC10022 is correct because there is an abundance of transportation.
325 Fifth Avenue Battles: Reverse Price war for three sets of similar identical apts.
I like this building, but must be stressful for the sellers.. I was recently in a similar position. btw - the numbers between the !! @@ ## $$ ^^ && are unit numbers...
************************
##35E## 02/13/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by Bond New York at $1,500,000
##35E## 02/20/2008 Price decreased to $1,499,999
##35E## 04/15/2008 Price increased to $1,525,000
**36E** 06/20/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by Elliman at $1,525,000
**36E** 07/22/2008 Price decreased to $1,499,000
##35E## 07/28/2008 Price decreased to $1,500,000
##35E## 10/09/2008 Price decreased to $1,440,000
**36E** 10/10/2008 Price decreased to $1,450,000
**36E** 11/25/2008 Price decreased to $1,399,000
^^11A^^ 02/07/2008 Previously listed in StreetEasy by Core for $1,650,000
^^11A^^ 06/13/2008 Core Group Marketing listing unavailable at $1,675,000
&&12A&& 09/29/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by RSNY Realty at $1,795,000
&&12A&& 10/31/2008 Price decreased to $1,745,000
@@19A@@ 11/07/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by CBHK at $1,750,000
^^11A^^ 12/11/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by Elliman at $1,495,000
!!9C!! 04/24/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by Corcoran at $1,700,000
!!9C!! 07/28/2008 Price decreased to $1,675,000
$$15C$$ 09/02/2008 Listed by Weichert Mazzeo at $1,745,000
!!9C!! 09/23/2008 Price decreased to $1,650,000
$$15C$$ 09/24/2008 Price decreased to $1,710,000
@@11C@@ 10/10/2008 Listed in StreetEasy by Halstead at $1,695,000
@@11C@@ 11/06/2008 Price decreased to $1,650,000
$$15C$$ 11/07/2008 Price decreased to $1,700,000
$$15C$$ 12/04/2008 Price decreased to $1,699,000
> People said the same things about Tribeca, the Meatpacking District and the Bowery.
Thought people also said it about Chicago... and they were right.
This is one of the better buildings I have seen in a while!