123 Third

Ah, the good old days. That used to be a great corner to buy drugs. According to other people, of course, I wouldn't have first-hand knowledge.

And there's always KFC down the block with that unearthly, every kernel cloned, perfect-Pringles-like corn.....the UnWhole Foods.

I think our two comments are related because there's a reason the KFC is there!

Disco Donuts at 4 in the morning, the place to be.

I heard it's going to be a restaurant called Five Napkin Burger: www.5napkinburger.com

I think Corcoran is on drugs trying to create a false bidding war atmosphere. Listing all those units "already in contract" an icrementally raising each units ask in the meantime like it's 2007. Sorry not buyin' it.
I'd stay away from this house of cards.

That burger looks damn good.

I gotta agree with you truthskr. 28 listed in contract with 2 listed as sold... And now the developer is saying April/May closings... Given what happened at 22 Renwick, I would be very cautious here.

10 oz is a massive burger, wow. More like a steak with some bread around it...

u guys are stupid....

luciato
Thanks for the intelligent response, please tell us all about the Jasper.. :O

has anyone on here signed a contract with 123 Third Ave? i've been looking at a unit there

The increase are ridiculous but I guess they priced it too low? and amending the offering plan to raise the prices. Now they have 50% sold they can just play the waiting game!

If anything the last two years should have taught you is 50% in contract doesn not mean 50% sold!

Another price increase wtf?

Truthskr - what do you wanna know about the Jasper? I put 20% down as the world was blowing up and got 1% interest back a year later when the market was down and everyone lost their shirt. Handily beat the market, didn't stress about it , didn't need lawyers, and the money just came right back to me.

sales agent claims that they now have 30 executed contracts with deposits (out of 47 resi units). a month ago i confirmed with two different banks who are lending into the building that they had reached 50%, so 30 a month later probably isn't too far off.

i took a site visit a few weeks ago, one of the units i saw (a 2 br) had all the flooring down, appliances in the unit (but not hooked up), most of the bathroom wall tiling finished, tub installed, sinks not yet in, kitchen cabinets in place, no doors yet. from my experience with renovations, i think they could finish this unit by march, if they really wanted. but obviously they need to work on the rest of the building. a first closing happening some time between april and july is probably a reasonable estimate at this point.

god these apts are small.

@ jakedavid: Have you gone to see this bldg? Which unit(s) did you take a look at? They do look awfully small in the floorplans...

Luciato

Well congratulations, you got lucky and got out of a possibly very bad situation. Amongst the jokes and the banter here, there were some posts of caution to a potentially similar situation you lived through to which you added "u guys are stupid."

from the jasper thread;

>luciato
about 2 years ago
have any of you that bought in jasper been contacted by anyone about when we get our deposits back? i haven't heard a THING yet

>luciato
about 2 years ago
007: is it possible that you recommend an attorney for me? i'm not sure i want to stay with my current attorney.

>luciato
about 20 months ago
don't believe anything on streeteasy re: jasper inventory. i think the last i remember hearing, about 50% were in contract before bust.

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/2265-jasper-new-condo

Maybe some people want to buy a place to live sans drama. This may not be the place for them.

truthskr10 u got me :) how long did it take u to find that thread? who are you btw? you seem sassy...

It took 3 minutes, I did a search discussions with your name thinking from your response you were a broker or affiliated somehow with this building. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read the Jasper thread!

Who am I? a straight dude! (had to qualify after the "sassy " comment)

y u always hatin'?

Anyone heard anything about when closing will happen?

jubu....I wouldn't waste my time looking at them. WWWWWAAAAAYYYYYY too small. The 2 bedrooms should be 1 bedrooms; 3 bedrooms should be 2 bedrooms, etc........

i heard closing should happen on time. i just got something in the mail the other day saying that i should be looking into a mortgage lender and they were offering some discount for poliform stuff.

@jakedavid: I agree...what about ceiling height? Can anyone comment on this? The rooms just look too tiny per the floorplans!

luciato, closings are estimated to be may - june. they used to say april - may. i always thought july was most likely.

jubu, the ceilings are 10' 2".

jake, yes the rooms are smaller than you could get elsewhere. like with all apartments, there are trade-offs between location, quality of amenities, & size. there is definitely a location premium in and around union square.

Has anyone been offered to purchase storage? 3x4" for 12k whats thoughts & opinions? Is it worth it? Can it be rented or is it only official use of the resident?

>MidtownerEast
Ah, the good old days. That used to be a great corner to buy drugs. According to other people, of course, I wouldn't have first-hand knowledge.

Of course not, we don't call you MidtownerVirgin for nothing.

Anybody close yet? Or conduct a walk through? How does it look?

When is everybody closing??

Jan 2013, just waiting for interest rates to hit 6%, then im good to go.

tx toolbag...

TCO was issued today: http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/COsByLocationServlet?requestid=1&allbin=1088500

Is anyone else concerned about the cell site antennas on 111 3rd? They are facing the PH units and are only about 75 feet away.

why would anyone care? a third testicle can only benefit a guy

Has anyone closed as of yet?

Closings started last week and theyve been closing a few every day. We closed a few already as well. sunny.hong@bankofamerica.com

luciato when is your closing?

dunno

mine got delayed.

For those who have closed. Who do you contact to get issues resolved?

I cannot get over how small these apartments are. There are already 7 units for rent at OBSCENELY high amounts!! For $4500 one can get a huge apartment anywhere in the East Village...

Anyone in the A line notice the shower design is awful?

They sure are tiny. E.g., the 3-10A line isn't large to begin with, and by the time you subtract out the kitchen, baths, and long/wide front hall, there's diddley left for rooms and closets. The wall-to-wall windows must help when you're looking at it empty, but reality would dawn when trying to cram in furniture.

Who in their right mind would want to live on that corner with floor to ceiling windows anyway. Maybe anthony weiners future bachelor pad.

shower design is horrible.

this is NY. anything and everything will rent.