This $3 Million Brooklyn Penthouse May Have Graffiti On The Walls

This bombshell Brooklyn penthouse is on the list for graffiti left on bare walls and is worth millions of dollars.

Three-story apartment at 160 Imlay St. in Red Hook, priced at $2.99 ​​million, is available in rough condition, showing spray-painted tags left over from a time of abandonment and dilapidation.

While other apartments in the project, dubbed Red Hook Lofts, received a fresh coat of drywall before going on the market, the Living New York sales team decided to show this apartment, PH-C3, as it is – with marked walls. and that’s it. With a clear fondness for spray-painted names and letters, they hope the buyer will leave some of them on display.

“Wouldn’t it be great, when you renovate it, to leave some of them open to celebrate the city’s history?” said Camille Murphy, director of marketing for Living New York.

She also added that this is respect for the buyer. “Why not leave them in a position where they can make that choice themselves?”

Besides the two small doodles on the first floor, most of the art is on the third level. The most eye-catching display shows a large purple R and an illegible word, possibly RACER, highlighted in blue.

“The final drawings are above where the architect would probably have built the stairs,” said Kelly Rogers, Living New York agent who represents the property with Devin Somek. He believes the buyer can leave them open for aesthetics.

“This looks like the place where it could be built into the design of the house,” Rogers said.

The waterfront building was built in 1910 as the country’s first reinforced concrete and steel building. Once owned by New York Dock Co. along with its neighbor 162 Imlay, it went through a series of owners in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s.

Christie’s eventually took over No. 162 to house its fine art and other precious treasures, but No. 160 remained unemployed until it was converted to residential space in 2014. It was in those free years that graffiti writers and their ilk spent time inside.

The six-story, 70-unit condominium now boasts upscale amenities, including a 24-hour lobby, a gym with private showers and saunas, and a top-floor living area with 20-foot floor-to-ceiling windows.

Its highlight, however, is this graffiti-lined penthouse awaiting a forward-thinking buyer, if not one with a keen taste in design. A mansion among the rooftops of Red Hook, the 4,127-square-foot home has a private elevator and ceiling heights ranging from 12 to 16 feet. It has two outdoor spaces, a 1,800-square-foot terrace on the ground floor, and a 1,270-square-foot private rooftop.

Agents aren’t sure how much the triplex will cost once it’s refurbished – “It’s hard to estimate because there’s nothing quite like it,” Rogers added, “but other apartments in the building that don’t have the same potential are also listed for more than $2 million.” dollars.

Ready duplex penthouse at 360 Furman Street, another former New York Dock Co. warehouse. in Brooklyn Heights, currently listed for sale for $14.99 million. It covers an area of ​​8500 square feet but only has one 750 square foot terrace.

As is common in quirky coastal locations, this penthouse has been visited by several artists, designers, filmmakers, and other creators of cool stuff so far. Interestingly, there was also considerable interest among the real estate agents themselves.

“They recognize such a unique space when they see it,” Murphy said.

But graffiti is polarizing, and not everyone thinks free spray art in an apartment is worth keeping.

Seeing this, BOND New York’s Mariana Beckerman posted a poll video on her Instagram asking followers what they thought. One commenter liked it and another said it “sucks”.

While 160 Imlay was adorned with graffiti back in the mid-1980s before it was converted into a residential building, 61-year-old New York City graffiti veteran John Matos, who co-owns Wallworks Two streetwear shop in the Bronx, said that the handcrafted styles and the quality of the paintwork indicate that the items in this penthouse were made within the last 10-15 years.

While this is good enough art, Matos said they add no monetary value and admitted that he would hide them if he were the buyer. He noted that they were clearly not intended for general admiration, otherwise they would have been painted on the outside.

“They’re just tags,” Matos said, referring to the difference between regular spray painting and flashy street art. “I don’t think they were made with the intention of being seen.”