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The units vary in size and layout, but I would think that the lowest price units will start at just below $500K while other units could be listed at ~$550K

I would be surprised if any of the units will actually sell for more than $475K even assuming that the finishes are impeccable.

No one has seen the interiors, but we all know that the units will be rather dark because of the building's positioning.

I requested pricing through the website about a week ago. Never heard back. If someone has gotten pricing info, would appreciate if you could post (either here or via PM).

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Hopefully this project will help clean up the block.

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I understand that people in Jersey City are a fairly cynical bunch, and that specifically the people on this website are extra cynical, and even more specifically, YOU are among the most cynical, but ... not for nothing, I've had more than a handful of NYC residents (most of whom are natives) tell me that a lot of the blocks in downtown JC remind them very much of parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

What's quite confusing to me is how anybody could argue with that, seeing that the brownstones that are the standard housing style in downtown JC are of the same Italianate and Greek Revival style of most brownstones in Manhattan and Brooklyn. You know, because they were built in the same general timeframe, and all.

Sheesh, I know that promo video is goofy and all, but they ARE trying to "sell" downtown JC.

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That video completely pegged my BS meter....

Favorite moments:

1. Imagining I'm on the Upper West Side or the Village. Really?

2. The mentioning of a great artist community. Really?

3. When the girl served the side dish at Rustique, I thought she was going to kiss the video host.


Bottom line is that whatever this building is or is not, it's better than the parking lot that was there and will put more pressure on getting the park cleaned up.

Any idea what the asking prices are like? I've lived in a building constructed by the same builder (Pronti). Construction was unbelievably cheap - corners cut galore. There was practically no sound insulation, so I could hear whenever my neighbor flushed his toilet. When he drained the bathtub, it sounded like Niagra Falls in my apartment. Then there were the embarassing arguments I'd overhear between him and his girlfriend. Leaks were also a common problem. I noticed when this "luxury" development was going up, exerything above the ground floor was wood frame. I thought in a high-density city in which buildings are attached to one another, you couldn't use wood frame construction, especially on a multi-family building, for obvious fire safety reasons.

Get the popcorn out

http://s163697613.onlinehome.us/larosina/mediaplayer/video.html

I blame this on the "team" at Weichert being cheap and lazy.

I love that they make floorplans available, but they're impossible to read. Prospective buyers don't need engineering blueprints, just the layout, please.

Also, the 'pictures' link doesn't work.

Sort it out, people.

I fear that, unlike the retro website, this building will be too modern and will not fit into the neighborhood. We'll see.