30 Underhill (corner of Pacific) to become townhomes

whynot_31

At present, 30 Underhill is a one story warehouse of some sort: 

Brownstoner is reporting that in a few years, it will soon look like this:

http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2014/04/hello-living-to-develop-eight-townh

stacey

That actually looks pretty nice.  

whynot_31

I am surprised that they are not choosing to build more units, in a larger, taller structure.

stacey

If I am not mistaken the larger building across the street might have bought the FAR rights

whynot_31

There is now a banner letting people know what the future holds:

whynot_31

Permits filed:  http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2014/08/hello-living-underhill-townhouses.html

Plywood construction fence in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6....

pheightsresident

And, the development of the "downtrodden" part of Prospect Heights/Crown Heights North continues. I have to say that this is excellent news. Also, I appreciate the fact that the renderings are actually quite nice (well, they're not ugly), which is an improvement over some other development trends. 

whynot_31

new renderings:


The glass patio pulpit things are no longer going to happen.

http://newyorkyimby.com/2015/05/revealed-new-look-and-interiors-for-hello-livings-prospect-heights-townhouses-22-36-underhill-avenue.html

22 Underhill
24 Underhill
26 Underhill
28 Underhill
30 Underhill
32 Underhill
34 Underhill
36 Underhill

stacey

Holy crap - starting at $3,000,000!!!

pheightsresident

Holy crap is right. Honestly, I expect new listings in the area to be very aggressively priced, especially after 832 Dean between Washington and Grand just sold for $3.45 million, which I think was a strong signal to other agents/developers that new homes in the area can sell for insane prices (a developer definitely referenced that sale when making an offer for our family home the other week). This area's prices are only going to continue going up with all that is going for it.

suppleknuckles

i hate the intersection of Atlantic/washington. i used to live around there and cross it every morning. it's a drag to be around, but hey i guess p heights is really blowing up.

but think of what you could get for $3 million!!

pheightsresident

@suppleknuckles, I'm just curious: what do you hate about the intersection? Is it because you think it's dangerous? Or you don't like the aesthetics of the intersection? Or some other reason?

I used to hate it as well, primarily for the danger associated with it, although the DOT is implementing changes right now to increase pedestrian safety (banning certain turns, adding additional sidewalk/island space, etc.). Granted, I'm still not in love with it (I especially hate the car wash that leads to traffic backups on Washington at times and the lot on the north west corner in Clinton Hill and the hideous storage facility . . . seriously, the bright yellow Brother's Moving facade was 100x better!), but they are filling in the lot on the NW corner with residential I believe and I don't foresee the car wash being there too much longer. In any event, the block of Underhill where these homes are being built is far away enough from the intersection to put a damper on things in my view.

And, yeah, that's not a lot of space for $3 million, but they seem to be paying more for location, amenities, etc.

whynot_31

The homes are about 2000 sq ft, so we are looking at around $1500 PSF.

The units are built to be ultra fuel efficient, so the buyer may be able to recoup some of those costs in the long run.

But, yea, the buyers are going to need to have deep pockets and be environmentally concerned.

suppleknuckles

it's mostly the dangerous-ness of the intersection, which among many things was literally a construction site for about 2 solid years, after which nothing safety-wise changed (i think it was a long stalled sewer project...there were actually small trees growing in the construction pit at some point). and yeah, the cubesmart storage facility and carwash are a blight. also the new buildings on washington and pacific also took forever to build and showered the area with styrofoam particles for months on end. it sort of just felt like the shittiest little corner of many much nicer neighborhoods when i lived there. there was never ever a good bodega in the vicinity for a long time--i had to cross atlantic and fulton to go to the nearest decent grocer open past 8pm.

i have a feeling a lot of these issues have/will start to resolve themselves, after i moved away of course. 

whynot_31

Once they do some traffic calming and rezoning on Atlantic, it may be as nice as the much written about 4th Avenue Canyon of Mediocrity.

https://www.google.com/search?q=canyon+of+mediocrity&hl=en&gbv=2&oq=&gs_l=

whynot_31

The warehouse is now being demolished.    I expect it to be flat by the end of the week.

whynot_31

whynot_31

Lot now flat

whynot_31

880 Pacific
925 Pacific

whynot_31

I don't have a photo, but this site has now reached its terminal height, and is beginning to put in window frames.

pheightsresident

Didn't look to be finished when I was last in the area a few weeks ago. I wonder what the delay is or if there is a delay at all (i.e. things are on target). 

whynot_31

The facades are very plain. They look very much like the rendering above.

whynot_31

Here is a shot from last October. Over the winter, they put in the finishings, but I have yet to see a listing.

ltjbukem1

teaser site now up http://ltjbukem.blogspot.com/2017/08/hello-townhaus-teaser-site-is-now-up.html

naturegirlbk

Any idea when they are set to hit the market?

naturegirlbk

Anyone know when these townhouses are set to hit the market? Looks like they are nearing completion...

Hendi

Website is live, but no listings yet: http://hellotownhaus.com/

Hendi

First listing I've seen for one of these: https://streeteasy.com/sale/1306886

crownheightster

hahahahahahahahaha $4million....

whynot_31

"The expansive floor plan offers roughly 2,700 square feet of living space spread across three bright bedrooms, two full bathrooms, two powder rooms, great room, den, laundry room, finished cellar, sprawling private terrace and finished roof deck. Welcomed by 12-foot ceilings and custom-stained wide plank white oak hardwood flooring, enter the main living floor to a wide open space hosting a formal dining area, a master kitchen and great room." .....On a PSF basis, $4m is actually pretty reasonable for the area.

james131

$4million seems a bit ambitious to me. I certainly wouldn't advise anyone pay it for the immediate area, so close to storage facilities, Atlantic Ave, and not much else. I suspect they're exaggerating by at least 500sqft, counting "rec room" and "utility room" in the windowless basement. For comparison, the rebuilds at 578/580 Carlton -- an undeniably better location (in the middle of the historic district, closer to restaurants, and mass transportation) -- sold for $3.4mm.

ehgee

$400k worth of house, $3.6M worth of land and zoning restrictions. Kinda nutty to see it illustrated like this. Similar houses in Houston and Ohio: https://www.trulia.com/property/1088303326-1821-W-Main-St-F-Houston-TX-77098 https://www.trulia.com/property/3276737472-212-S-Washington-Ave-Columbus-OH-43215

whynot_31

Facebook page has lots of info and photos https://www.facebook.com/HelloTownhaus/

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pheightsresident

I can't tell if those are renderings or actual photos of the finished buildings. In any event, they look better than previous renderings portrayed.

whynot_31

The back of the buildings are more attractive than the front.

pheightsresident

I concur with that.