Loft 25

well across 25th street are the projects. 24th street betw 9th and 10th is a pretty quiet street so i would bet that side is quieter, there are no clubs or even retail once you are a few steps west of 9th, that street is just brownstones and london terrace, but u might get the occasional club fucktards walking from the west and screaming. that being said i never noticed any outrageous behavior near those projects but i lived on 24th street.

Yeah the whole block stinks.
who would live ?
Since there is no more Wall Street who is going to buy those crappy downtown expensive dumps?

partially true but a little extreme. i would agree though that buying a place across the street from public housing is risky--those projects are not going away anytime soon, so even while the whole area changes for the better as it has in the last 10-20 yrs, those bldgs will always be there. could make resale difficult

Thanks lk917 for your input. Agree with the resale concerns. I have been on the street lots of times and thus far have not seen much that is worrying. In any case, there seems to be very little in this price range that does not have some deficiency.

I really liked Loft 25 but the Project across the street was just to risky for me is such a big investment.

you guys really have to go there late in the evening to get a better feel for the area. There have been numerous discussions on this building. I had looked at a few apts in this building during development and after development. The specific block is rife with some real dodgy characters. From what I remember there might be issues with sound proofing the floors, so before you make a decision have a look at this. Otherwise I actually quite liked in the inside of the building, high ceilings and attractive kitchens.

lupus1, tell me about the discussion on sound proofing the floors. Is that to protect against outside noise or inside noise. The floors seem to be fine with respect to inside noise. We were told they were 2 feet thick.

I really love to hear comments from bitter obnoxious people about a neighborhood and building of which they know nothing. 10065 the fact that you're on thread putting down a building with such bile says to me you're some fricking midtown loser with serious real estate envy. Find someway else to ocuppy your time.

Warm regards.

Engldc -- can you tell me what you think of the building instead of wasting your time on the crap comments? Would like to hear what you know.

Lookingat25. Apologies-those crap comments as you put it-just irk me to no end. I've lived in the building for a year and have not experienced any significant noise through the floors. I live on the 25th street side of the building and can tell you that there is alot street noise from clubs letting out at 4am on the weekends-which can worsen during warmer months. I have thought about installing CityProof windows-but since I'm not in the city on the weekends it hasn't been a priority. I tend to think that is the case with alot of the people who live on the 25th Street side.

If you plan on living in the apartment full time and do not want to install soundproof windows, I would suggest you looking into the back side of the building. Prior to Loft 25, I lived in London Terrace on the 24th street side and the block was quiet at all hours. (At least until morning weekday traffic spills in from the West Side Highway. But that's just part of living in NYC.) Regardless I love both the building and neighborhood-dodgy characters and all. I hope this helps.

Engldc, thanks for the comments. I can tell when people are just being asses. I figured you answered that way because you like you home.

Any way that I can talk to you in person? I am very serious about buying and want to hear. The monthly is a bit high, and I am wondering if any surprises might await me on the costs side. I am wondering whether the developer has left anything undone that might need fixing. Would appreciate a chat if we could arrange.

Also wondering if there is a main laundry in the building and whether those self venting german washer/dryers work well enough. Thanks for any info. I really appreciate it!

Well, time to report in case you are interested. The neighborhood is great. Lots of stores and restaurants. The back of the building is incredibly quiet. The washer/dryer work perfectly. The people in the building are just terrific. The desk staff are great. Negatives: The taxes are high (the developer's fault -- no exemption); the water pressure is spotty; There are several things in the apartment that could have been done better (glass wall in the master bath does not stop water from flying all over the bathroom floor... it is too small; the vanity in the master is veneer; the light fixtures are way too few and very cheap.)

All in all, a great place.

"The taxes are high (the developer's fault -- no exemption"

This is a conversion, right? I don't think they're eligible for an exemption.

Not what their attorney said to us. In any event, please don't misunderstand the post. The building is great. The negatives are pretty minor if you can pay the taxes. Forgot to mention -- the roof deck is terrific.

how did the mercantile get the exemption? Not sure it is as simple as renovation = no exemption.

I also find it funny that you responded on this point so quickly when no ever touches this blog. You with the developer?

this is no fun for the north side apartments:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/26/nyregion/26parking.html?partner=rss&emc=rss