closing at 166 Montague

Overpriced. The shared living and dining room is too small, especially for the larger 2 bed and 3 bedroom. On the corner of the busy and noisy north bound one way Clinton Street. If the windows were laminated glass, it would have helped with the street noise. Another drawback is that the subway entrance for the R is right outside the front door.

It is a good looking building though. Prices need to come down to around $650 - $850 psf while still maintaining high standard of craftsmanship, though I'm not sure there is any attention to detail in the development - like most new construction / new conversions.

over $1k psf.... sorry, but thats the quickest way to lose money.

The finishes are as horrible as the location

actually, thats a pretty nice location if its brownstone brooklyn you want.

Clinton st. is pretty, and its a block from borough hall.

You're blocks from the most expensive blocks in Brooklyn.

OS2010 - if you need a later closing date, just ask for one. See if they're willing to wait to close - my guess is that they will. The key for them is to get as many units into contract as possible so that they can begin closings as soon as they get the certificate of occupancy. As long as your request isn't egregious (you don't want to wait a year, right?), they may grant it just to get you to sign now.

Your landlord may agree to a month-to-month lease rather than making you renew. Many landlords are understanding, especially if you're paying market rate, pay on time, and are generally a good tenant.

Tina
(Brooklyn broker)

We agree the PSF is a little high, but plan to live there for at least a couple of years. So between the location, being a Condo (unusual for the Hgts) not to mention just a beautiful building, we thought it could be a good situation looking ahead. Would love to hear more thoughts.

Hahaha: "price is high but we plan to live there for a couple of years" Are you for real? How many is a couple for you? I mean, in three years it could easily be worth less? And you're thinking of selling it "in a couple of years" or maybe renting it out. And you're asking our opinions? OMG.

Trompiloco, I didn't say we signed already, but shared some of what we think are positives. Everything you mentioned have of course also go through our minds. This is exactly why I want opinions.