New York
Long Beach
The Meridian
Developer Ron Hershco of United Homes is building the 36-unit condominium on a former parking lot. Amenities include doorman, 24-hour concierge and two parking spaces for each owner. All units will be two-bedrooms. Six will be duplexes. Prices will range from $864,000 to $1.55 million, the New York Times reported. Contact: info@meridianlongbeach.com.
New Rochelle
543 Main Street
Half of the 90 units in the new luxury condominium had been sold by August. One- and two-bedrooms range in price from the mid-$300,000s to $675,000. Several have outdoor spaces and all feature washers and dryers. Prudential Douglas Elliman is the exclusive marketing and sales agent. Contact: 914-560-4131 or www.543mainstreet.com.
New Rochelle
The Lofts at New Roc
Developer Cappelli Enterprises is converting the 100-unit, 5-story rental apartment complex into coops. Current tenants will be given the first opportunity to purchase their apartments at insider prices, after which sales will open to the general public. Prices for the units will start below $100,000, according to GlobeSt.com.
New Rochelle
Huguenot Hill
80 Boston Post Road
The 28 4-story townhomes went on sale in July. Two- and three-bedrooms in the gated community — each with its own private garage — start at $799,000. In addition to luxury amenities like fireplaces, gourmet kitchens and marble master bathrooms, the project includes a state-of-the-art fitness center. Developer Young Companies plans to have the townhomes ready for occupancy in December. Core Group Marketing is the exclusive marketing and sales agent. Contact: 914- 712-7400.
Yonkers
Broadway Lofts
25 North Broadway
The 15 condominiums in a converted 110-year-old garment factory have asking prices of $255,000 for 872 square feet to $330,000 for 1,294 square feet. Eleven of the units went into contract in the first month of sales, the Times reported. Peter Murray’s Loewen Development acquired the building from a previous developer who had completed about 75 percent of the renovations and then decided to sell. The renovation project cost $3.35 million. Houlihan Lawrence is marketing the property.
New Jersey
Atlantic City
The five-story, 181-unit condominium project — set to rise on 2 acres along Melrose Avenue between New Hampshire Avenue and Maine Avenue — would be the first new condo development in Atlantic City in 15 years, the Times reported. Developers Edgewood Properties and Joseph Jingoli & Son are working through the state’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. Minno & Wasko is the architect. Most of the units are two-bedrooms with about 1,300 square feet; the building will have three courtyards and an underground parking garage. Prices are expected to range from the high-$500,000s to about $700,000. Groundbreaking is tentatively set for March.
Jersey City
Trump Plaza Jersey City
Washington and Bay streets
Donald Trump and Metro Homes’ Dean Geibel and Paul Fried recently unveiled plans for the $415 million condo project that will include the two tallest residential towers in New Jersey. The towers will rise from a 7-story base housing a garage with 696 parking spaces and 23,000 square feet of retail space. One tower will top out at 55 stories and have 445 condos; the other will be 50 stories and have 417 condos. The studio, one-, two-, and three-bedrooms will range in size from 750 to 2,224 square feet; most will have Manhattan skyline views. Occupancy beginning in Nov. 2007. DeWitt Tishman Architects designed the project; Bovis Lend Lease will construct it.
Jersey City
Liberty Terrace
25 Hudson Street
Fisher Development Associates is building a 119-unit condominium with views of the Statue of Liberty, the Manhattan skyline and the Hudson River. One- to three-bedrooms range in size from 800 to 1,433 square feet and in price from $700,000 to $1.37 million. Occupancy is scheduled for spring 2006, the Post reported. The Marketing Directors is the exclusive sales agent. Contact: 201-433-7778 or www.libertyterracecondos.com.
Jersey City
Zephyr Lofts
689 Marin Boulevard
Developer Savanna Partners is converting the former warehouse — built in the early 1900s — from rentals into a 13-story, 102-unit luxury condominium. Nick Dine of Dine Murphy Wood is the architect. The penthouses will offer fireplaces, and many units will have terraces or balconies. Studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms are asking about $500 a square foot, the Post reported. The Corcoran Group is marketing the property. Contact: 201-792-7277 or www. zephyrlofts.com.
Montclair
Siena
Church Street
The foundation is now being poured for the Siena condo development, which will feature one- to three-bedrooms priced from $300,000 to more than $1 million. Developers Pinnacle Downtown and Kohl Partners are building the project on the site of the building that housed Hahne’s department store, which was demolished last summer after sitting vacant for 15 years. Ten percent of the units will be set aside for low-and-moderate-income buyers, in accordance with local policy.
North Bergen
The Watermark
River Road
WCI Communities’ 206-unit condominium, situated directly across the Hudson River from the Upper West Side, features an outdoor pool, large sun deck, barbecue space and putting green — and coffee is served every morning in the lobby. Prices at the 206-unit condo start at $420,000 for a 900-square-foot one-bedroom and reach $1.3 million for a 2,000-square-foot three-bedroom. The building also has two guest suites, which rent for $75 to $150 a night. About 30 percent of buyers have been from New York City, the Post reported.
Union City
Mountain Road Lofts
1618-1620 Manhattan Avenue Developer BSG Management is converting the former garment factory into a 19-unit condominium. The 1,600- to 4,220-square-foot lofts are asking between $550,000 and $1.299 million. Each has 11- foot ceilings and 7-foot-high window openings. Occupancy is slated for December. Andy Hoffman and Christopher Schluender of Weichert Realtors and Kyle Enger of Century 21 Innovative represent the property. Contact: www.mountainroadlofts.com.
Connecticut
Stamford
The Metropolitan
1515 Summer Street
Seth Weinstein of Hannah Real Estate Investors joined with partners Paxton Kinol, Ray Kinol and Steven Wise to convert the empty 66,000- square-foot office building into 44 one- to three-bedroom luxury condos. Twelve 4-story townhomes will be built on an empty parking lot adjacent to the main building. Occupancy planned for summer 2006. The townhomes will be ready in fall 2006. Each unit will have two reserved parking spaces. Prices range from the mid-$400,000s to $1.5 million. William Raveis Real Estate will handle sales. Contact: Maria Ruggeberg, 203-352-3551.