The apartments above the East Village pork purveyor Momofuku Ssam Bar are ready for renting, and yes, they are — like every other new apartment that's come to market in this city in the past too-many years — "luxury"! Which basically means that they look like every other apartment that you might see lately, with the stainless-steel fixtures and the hardwood floors and the price tags for three-bedrooms that run from $5,950 to $7,500 (!). One hopes that the landlord takes off the protective blue plastic on the kitchen fixtures before move-in is final, but one might especially hope that the exhaust-fan system in the place is halfway decent. [Via]
Monday, May 10, 2010
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If the steady smell of sweet, sweet bacon becomes too much for one to handle, one should spray a little Burger King body spray and light a White Castle candle.
"Luxury" - derivative of Lux Interior.
Great, but... does 7.5G a month improve one's chances of snagging a table? I suspect not!
I'd live with the blue shrink wrap on the fixtures in return for a dumbwaiter direct to the Momofuku kitchen, just large enough for a serving or two of pork belly. Especially since "luxury" seems to mean "no counter space."
Just large enough for me to descend and gruffle pork right off the skillet.
I used to live downwind from a Popeye's until it closed. I miss that odor.
I lived on the top floor of 207 2nd Ave in the late 80's. I think we paid about $2100 for the entire top floor -- three bedrooms, eat in kitchen, windows on three sides. The restaurant downstairs was the "Fortune Cookie" -- not quite up to Mr. Chang's standards. And the regular fights at 3 AM outside of the Nightingale were kind of a drag. But still a great apartment. I can't understand why they did not sell them as floor-through condos instead of NYU dorm rentals.