Making the Jump in 2008

[octothorpe]

As hinted in Thor's post (too lazy to link), I'm looking for condos. So far, Brooklyn seems to be "it", over Manhattan proper, simply because I don't feel the need to spend over $1.2M to get a shoebox. I'll do the boroughs, but no NJ. Must be subway accessible.

I'm looking at a few places, but there is so much I *don't* know, I thought I'd enlist the help of the LJverse.

The Oro http://www.orocondos.com/
The Argyle http://www.ArgyleParkSlope.com/

I'm looking at Modern Contemporary places.

Needs
* over 500sqft.
* At least 1 real bedroom. (No lofts)
* A full bath that can actually fit a normal human.
* "real" appliances (not the micro versions usually found in NYC flats).

Wants
* W/D In-unit
* Dishwasher
* big windows
* little to no noise heard from outdoors (no single-glazed Murray Hill condos, please ;-) )

Don't Cares
* "gyms"/pools
* Doorman


Does anyone know any coolie MoCo condos going from 500-750k?
Anyone know any coolie MoCo condo NYC/Boroughs blogs?

Pointers, advice, tips, hints, et al very welcome.

Thanks!

Comments

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

Oh, even better. Annoying horny drunk salarymen.

Fantastic!

[danbearnyc.livejournal.com]

A recent episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit actually filmed on the street. The cops were meeting the Riker's bus and there was a shootout. Eventually one of the crooks made it to the roof of the parking garage and fell off the one side into a garbage truck below, also fully visible from the building. Amusingly, the truck driver had set the compacter function of the truck and couldn't hear the screams because he was out in the street grooving to the sounds from his iPod.

If for no other reason you want to be in this building so you can do a cameo for the next tv shootout.