A few notes on the Infofest and the Observer Luxury Living Showcase
Very heavy real estate weekend. I went to the Infofest thrown by Hunters Point Condos on Saturday at Lucky Mojo on 51st Ave. Unfortunately, I missed the speakers so I can’t tell you anything about that, but there was a strong attendance which was very well catered to by LM. Most of the sushi was gobbled up by the time I got there - for those of you who made cracks about free sushi - but I did finally get a chance to sample some of the BBQ and I will say that it was quite yummy.
On Sunday, the Puck building played host to what I’ve been calling the Condo Festival. Really it was the Observer’s Luxury Living Showcase, where the latest condo developments showed us their stuff. It was PACKED. Chaotic. Brokers everywhere. Booze before noon. The booths threw tons of free stuff at us, all emblazoned with the condo logos. Most notable was a new development offering their own condo branded hot sauce.
I have to say, I’m a little generally disappointed by the new breed of architecture. Most of the developments were barely indistinguishable from each other. An overabundance of big glassy towers. And not just in LIC… but all over the boroughs. NYC is getting buried in glass. There were a few nice brick developments, but that’s it.
The View at East Coast by Rockrose was the only LIC development on hand. And they were definitely under assault by throngs of brokers. I heard lots of questions about how one gets to LIC… and are there any restaurants there yet. Haha. Isn’t that the question of the month?
LIC is still under the radar.
hahah you really did have a real estate heavy weekend! the “condo festival” sounds hilarious.. and lovely to meet you at the infofest, of course. :) random comments: i totally agree about the overabundance of big glassy towers! i realized it the most after i left the infofest and passed by the condos built/being built by gantry plaza. also.. i did have the strange combo of sushi and bbq at lucky mojo and didn’t have any complaints - both of the buffets were really good, and i’m not even a huge fan of sushi (though i love the ones with the avocado in them..). :)
The East Coast table was at a weird spot at the Showcase. Kind of crammed in a corner. But everyone that walked on that side had to pass it very closely. They had floorplans (which looked pretty good) and some more screen shots on a video, but not much else.
It seems like Robert A.M. Stern is doing the premier “non-glass” designs these days. Some of the UES and UWS buildings that were using limestone and brick looked really good.
How were the floor plans for The View? Big, small?!??!
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There were plenty of terraces and balconies! They didn’t release any info on common charges or taxes, they will have a 421-A Tax Abatement. Square footage is standard just like every other condo development.
What else did you learn about the Rockrose condo? Common charges? Square footage of the starting apartments? Details for their tax abatement? Doorman? Access to the East Coast pool?