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2685 Creston is a former Maxx Properties building. Back in the 1930's and 40's a guy named Max Wiener assembled a portfolio of some of the best Art Deco and Moderne apartmernt buildings in NYC, mostly in The Bronx and Brooklyn and upper Manhattan. The guy was a Deco freak and his company prided themselves on their buildings and taking good care of them all through the bad days of The Bronx and then converting them to co ops in the 80's. Since the conversions the company continues to be active in maintaining a lot of the buildings ( such as 2685) as board members and owners of sponsor apartments. The company is still owned by the Wiener family and now owns apartment buildings and apartment communities across the country.
I mention this because if someone is looking to buy a co op in The Bronx it's not a bad idea to buy in a former Maxx building. Chances are the building was very well maintained over the years, unlike a lot of co op sponsors who ran their buildings into the ground. Also, the monthly maintenance charges on co ops in former Maxx buildings tend to be lower than most, maybe because the buildings are in better shape and have a better underlying financial structure.
2685 Creston is a former Maxx Properties building. Back in the 1930's and 40's a guy named Max Wiener assembled a portfolio of some of the best Art Deco and Moderne apartmernt buildings in NYC, mostly in The Bronx and Brooklyn and upper Manhattan. The guy was a Deco freak and his company prided themselves on their buildings and taking good care of them all through the bad days of The Bronx and then converting them to co ops in the 80's. Since the conversions the company continues to be active in maintaining a lot of the buildings ( such as 2685) as board members and owners of sponsor apartments. The company is still owned by the Wiener family and now owns apartment buildings and apartment communities across the country.
I mention this because if someone is looking to buy a co op in The Bronx it's not a bad idea to buy in a former Maxx building. Chances are the building was very well maintained over the years, unlike a lot of co op sponsors who ran their buildings into the ground. Also, the monthly maintenance charges on co ops in former Maxx buildings tend to be lower than most, maybe because the buildings are in better shape and have a better financial structure.
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I'm telling my son about this. He and 2 friends split a very tight, apartment in Bushwick Brookyn for $2700 a month.
Beautiful art deco lobby in this building. This is a steel for someone.
Yeah the lobby is awesome and the building looks nice. I would consider this if I had tens of thousands of dollars lying around and my job was easy to get to from there.
Start what? Just because a few people are upset with the current state of affairs doesn't mean they have to come on this forum to take out their frustrations. The apartment will most likely sell, everything has a price. Most of the Bronx today reminds me of Brooklyn in the 1980s. Look at Brooklyn now.
For a set of people that supposedly want to see improvement, it sure doesn't seem that way by some of the posts. And if you don't want to see improvement, why bother spreading negative energy around?
Isn't the Bronx really dangerous? I've always wanted to live in Brighton Beach, personally...
That's like saying isn't Baltimore really Dangerous. Not all areas are bad, some may be by a block-by-block difference. However the area the apartment is, there is high crime, gang activity and drug presence.
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