505 St. Marks. Compare supermarket brings in the builders!?

It looks like they will pour the sidewalks soon, and I find it surprising that they didn't bother to bury the electrical and phone lines.

It would have made it better looking. This is one of the few blocks in the area that still has poles.

This has got to be the ugliest new building in the neighborhood. Looks like a public housing project.

whynot_31 said:

It looks like they will pour the sidewalks soon, and I find it surprising that they didn't bother to bury the electrical and phone lines. It would have made it better looking. This is one of the few blocks in the area that still has poles.

very surprising.  The only thing that I don't hate about Thomas Edison was that he pushed to put wires underground.

Sidewalks have been poured. Workers were making a shitload of noise this AM--I hope they finish up and start renting very soon!

What a godawful ugly and pedestrian building.

Agreed. Awful.

Interiors look tacky and cheap too.  But it just started snowing, so that's nice.

Indeed.

BTW, this property is being developed and will be listed by Realty Within Reach.    So, you can expect to see listing here when they get their C of O:

https://www.facebook.com/Realty-Within-ReachInc-136095733128912/

Website up, complete with interior photos and info on how to rent a unit.    ...however, no prices yet.

http://www.505saintmarks.com/

Word has it:

Studio starting $2200; 1BR starting $2500; 2BR starting $3500 according the realtor whose phone # is listed.

Confirmed:

http://www.505saintmarks.com/#!2-bedroom/cqya

It seems the utility poles will be moved at a later date, and that they are presently blocking what would be the logical path to the garages.

Hence, the curb cuts don't line up and will be cut again after the utilities are moved, perhaps years from now, by Con Ed et Al

Units will reportedly be ready for May 1 occupancy.

http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2016/04/wide-selection-suites-available-505-st-marks-crown-heights.html

Staged unit:  https://livelovely.com/properties/505-saint-marks-avenue-new-york-ny-11238?lid=23776033

open houses this weekend:
http://streeteasy.com/building/505-st-marks-avenue-brooklyn/2g

Sounds like they are shooting for June 1 Occupancy.   ....it isn't clear if tenants have moved in the building yet.

Applicants for the affordable units are now being sought:

"While the market-rate apartments are pretty par for the course (a one-bedroom goes for about $2,500/month and a two-bedroom for around $3,600), a housing lottery has launched today for 30 affordable units, including $913 one-bedrooms and $1,065 two-bedrooms for individuals and households earning between $31,303 and $51,780 annually."

http://www.6sqft.com/lottery-launches-for-30-affordable-units-in-large-new-crown-heights-building/

I'm not the only one who finds it weird.  

https://twitter.com/MGBWard/status/738881418412105733

147 total units in building.

81 units rented

16 units presently listed

30 units were "affordable"

20 units not yet listed?

http://streeteasy.com/building/505-st-marks-avenue-brooklyn#rentals