Construction Update
Harlem
Beacon Towers
29 West 138th Street
Construction is complete and units are available for immediate occupancy at the eight-story affordable housing development. The 73-unit apartment building, developed by Strategic Development and Construction Group and Lemle & Wolff, currently has six unsold units. Prices for the available homes start at $275,000 for one-bedroom apartments, while two-bedrooms start at $343,000. Amenities include a fitness center, a part-time attended lobby, a courtyard garden and underground secured parking. Halstead Property Development Marketing is the agent. Contact: www.beacontowersliving.com.
Harlem
Embelesar118
152 East 118th Street
Construction is complete at the eight-story co-op, which has received its temporary certificate of occupancy. The building has sold 51 percent of its 57 units after a year on the market, and closings are slated to begin pending approval from the attorney general’s office. Developed by the Bluestone Organization, the building’s remaining units are priced from $199,000 to $620,000 for apartments ranging from 470 to 1,041 square feet. The development features white-oak floors, a fitness room, on-site parking, a Fresh Direct cold storage closet and a bicycle room. Corcoran Sunshine is the agent. Contact: www.embele sar118.com.
Sales Update
Downtown Brooklyn
Oro Condominium
306 Gold Street
Over 200 of the 303 homes have now closed at the 40-story building, developed by 147 Flatbush Avenue Owners. Designed by Ismael Leyva, Oro features one-, two- and three-bedroom condos with available units ranging from $399,000 to $685,000. Amenities include a 24-hour doorman, indoor lap pool, two-story fitness center, and screening room with theater-style seating. Rose Associates is the agent. Contact: www.orocondos.com.
Downtown Brooklyn
Toren
150 Myrtle Avenue
The 37-story condominium has now sold over 75 percent of its units. The 60 remaining homes range from studios to three-bedrooms. They are between 449 and 1,967 square feet, and range in price from $307,000 to $1.48 million. The units have a 25-year tax abatement. Amenities in the BFC Partners-developed building include a roof garden, outdoor screening center, fitness center and library. The Corcoran Group is the agent. Contact: www.torencondo.com.
Harlem
Windows on 123 Lofts
129 West 123rd Street
Sales have begun at the second phase of the two-building Harlem condominium project. Developed by R&B Development, the building is comprised of eight two- and three-bedroom lofts ranging from 1,441 to 1,892 square feet. Prices for the remaining units range from $895,000 to about $1.3 million. Amenities include wall-to-wall thermal windows, radiant floor heating in bathrooms, and private laundry rooms. Halstead Property Development Marketing is the agent. Contact: www.windowson123.com.
Morningside Heights
88 Morningside
88 Morningside Avenue
More than half of the units at the 12-story, 73-unit condominium have been sold. The one-, two- and three-bedroom homes range in size from 735 to 1,270 square feet, and are priced from $415,000 to $880,000. Amenities include charcoal maple wood floors, on-site storage, a virtual concierge and a fitness center. The development team consists of BOS Development, Horsford & Poteat Realty and the Bluestone Organization. Halstead Property Development Marketing is the agent. Contact: www.88morningside.com.
Upper East Side
1212 Fifth Avenue
Sales have started at the 57-unit prewar condo conversion developed by Durst Fetner Residential. Homes at the 15-story building, designed by S. Russell Groves, range from one-bedroom apartments priced at $735,000 to five-bedrooms starting at $5.1 million. Apartments range in size from 800 to 3,600 square feet. The building’s amenities include a 24-hour concierge, a children’s room and a fitness center. Nancy Packes Inc. is the agent. Contact: www.1212fifthavenue.com.
Compiled by Russell Steinberg