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Units at Another UWS Garage-to Condo Conversion Hit Market

September 17, 2015Read Full Article

Wasn’t it just a few days ago that we were talking about a 17-story condo rising in place of a garage (http://www.habitatmag.com/Publication-Content/Co-op-Condo-Buyers/2015/2015-September/UWS-Condo-to-Replace-Garage#.Vfm7KWRVhBc) between Broadway and West End Avenue — just outside the Upper West Side’s historic district? Well, it looks like the UWS has lost another garage, this one located at 221 West 77th Street. According to Curbed (http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/09/16/large_condos_in_former_uws_garage_hit_the_market_from_4m.php), this is developer Naftali Group’s second garage-to-condo conversion, and it’s been in progress for some time now. “With a design by Danish architect Thomas Juul-Hansen and a selection of 26 two- to five-bedroom condos, it’s not slated for occupancy until 2017, [but] its units are officially on the.” How much are we talkin’? Prices range from $4 million — what a bargain — to a whopping $23 million clams. What’s in it for those who buy? It looks like it’s the usual suspects: fitness center, basketball court, on-site parking, and a roof deck.