Development Du Jour: Sophia Lofts

1.

Pretty building but I do hope that they actually plant the tees that are in the rendering...Roebling Street needs them. Also, anyone know anything about the building that's rapidly rising diagonally across the street from these lofts (N. 8th and Roebling)????

2.

i'm okay with this. prices aren't too ridiculous and it's not aluminum and glass.

3.

so far i'm liking this renovation - keeping it simple and taking advantage of the beautiful original details.

4.

i live across the street and these and the ones across the street on N. 9th are going up alarmingly fast... which means to me: shotty craftsmenship, energy sucking and falling apart condos; or it could just be me.

5.

Always makes me chuckle when I see spelling like "shotty". I blame the US accent that turns t's into d's. If you don't know how to spell a word with a t in the middle then it really could go either way couldn't it?

6.

Looks nice! Price isn't bad either.

7.

finally! the sooner we can get rid of those damn poseur artists and their "pseudo-loft living", Williamsburg will really start to happen!

8.

Hey, hold on just one cotton-pickin' moment. I thought "authentic loft living" only happened in The Mill Building! Can they do that? It's not just a slogan, I've got my whole identity wrapped up in that catchy phrase. Without it I'm just living in another blocky, poorly designed apartment with a Sub-Zero. Next you're going to tell me it IS legal to get this high.

9.

I'm not a big fan of Williamsburg as a hood to live in but this looks purdy, and (somewhat) reasonably priced :)

10.

#4 "i live across the street and these and the ones across the street on N. 9th are going up alarmingly fast." Thats strange, because the building appears to be about 100 years old.

11.

probably the most unique marketing campaign in brooklyn this year. very cool

12.

The Mill Building is a sad story,#8. Right now there is a STOPWORK ORDER on the whole building. It did not live up to its promises with shoddy construction and sloppy finishes. the sponsors leave alot to be desired. The only thing it has are "bling" appliances and wood beams. Otherwise everything wlse is a disaster there.

From the marketing pictures it looks like the Sophia will also have wood ceiling beams. It is on a street that is wide and not slated to being overbilt with tall condo buildings like North 3rd street. With morally responsible sponsors it might become the first example of fine historic renovation in Williamsburg. Go Sophia go!!

13.

curbed: that there link to sofialofts ain't be a-workin'

(not that it's indecipherable...just thought you'd like to know)

14.

O.K. I am selling the homestead in North Dakota and moving to Brooklyn. These are indeed VERY nice.

15.

Ahaha, Brit #5! Thanks for that-- US English is so pidiful, err I mean piTiful. I tend to use "shall" instead of "should", and I get strange looks sometimes. I suppose as an American I am obliged to pledge allegiance to US English, but I refuse. It's uTTer garbage.

Cheers!

16.

Uh, just realized that the monthly fees cost more than a mortage in many parts of the country. So much for selling the homestead.