1 Main Street Rooftop Solarium
January 25th, 2008
Looks like someone just built a nice glass enclosed solarium on top of the 1 Main Street building.
Am I right? Is that for the penthouse?
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January 25th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
glad to see they finally enclosed this, its gonna be quite a view!
on 10/7/07 it was still just steal beams
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2153/2188623978_98d64bdf75.jpg?v=0
January 25th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
So much for the historic district and landmark building preservation!
January 25th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
That is probably the best view in Brooklyn.
January 27th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Best view is from one of the front penthouse cabanas at 30 Main Street
January 27th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
…one of which just happens to be for sale by a Walentas
January 28th, 2008 at 11:06 am
The solarium is part of the penthouse that Walentas owns and has been building out in hopes of selling for an outrageous sum.
January 28th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
i hope he gets a mint for it. he has created so much wealth for so many property owners in this area yet all people seemingly want to do is shit on him. nice that he gets to reap some of what he’s sewn.
January 29th, 2008 at 12:36 am
BrooklynLove, you’re deluded. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. The initial buyers in The Clocktower saved Walentas from imminent bankruptcy. He repaid them by selling them, among other things, precarious elevators, a broken roof, substandard chilling and heating systems, tenth-rate construction, windows that wouldn’t open, a facade that leaked like a sieve, and an attitude of entitlement and arrogance that persists to this moment. He even had the audacity to steal electricity from One Main, billing residents of The Clocktower for electricity that was being diverted to one of his Washington St. buildings. David Walentas is a cockroach, and that goes as well to his hideous wife and cretinous offspring. The appreciation that took place between 1998-2001 was due to the people who lived here who chose to make the best of things because, after all, it was their home. It was because of them that Walentas was able to successfully sell Sweeney and then 70. As for that solarium/roof deck, it, too, was made possible by the people of One Main, who, facing bankruptcy themselves (a situation created by Walentas), resolved to give him the air rights for a mere $300K. Perhaps had they known that Walentas was racing to start his project before Historic Preservation disallowed it, they would have realized how much leverage they actually had, and wouldn’t have settled for such a pitiful amount. Regardless, your point is patently false. But that’s not surprising as you probably work for Two Trees.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:34 am
no, i don’t work for 2 trees, and have never had a single dealing with the company or any walentas. and i’m sorry to hear that your experience has been negative, but it’s not indicative of the majority of people who have bought (and sold) in his buildings. i’m not saying the guy is a saint. but he’s not a devil either.
January 29th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I bought from Walentas in a different building as well because without any insights like what MatzoMan shared, he _seemed_ like one of the better developers. Post purchase I’ve learned quite the opposite not only from my own experience but from dozens of other buyers and renters I’ve spoken to. He’s every much the snake described. The problem is such dirty deeds are not catalogged nor tracked nor publicly disclosed. Thus the public only reads the glossy “Founder of DUMBO!” newspaper articles and tends to form a pollyannish view of him allowing him to continue to take advantage of that widespread ignorance.
January 29th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
To BrooklynLove:If you don’t work for Two Trees and you’ve never had a single dealing with the compnay or Walentas, then what gives you the right to make idiotic comments like, “he has created so much wealth for so many property owners in this area yet all people seemingly want to do is sh*t on him.”? Your retort to me that my experience is “not indicative of the majority of people who have bought (and sold) in his buildings” – Wrong again. I’ve lived in Dumbo since ’98 and I’ve known hundreds of people who have bought and sold (read: fled) since then.
His commercial buildings are worse: leaks, rats, roaches, mice, crime, no security, dangerous elevators, fire hazards, 50% rent hikes, non-working elevators in 10-story buildings, non-working freight elevators, construction interfering with work, construction being shut down by DOB due to obvious dangers and hazards. On and on. Across the board, the guy is a disaster. I could give you literally hundreds of examples of his incompetence, his arrogance, his lack of vision, his outright stupidity, etc., not to mention the dozens and dozens of disgruntled employees and partners (and let’s not forget the suspiciously dead ones). But in your eyes (and in the eyes of people like you)its all about the pretty carousel, the lovely view, the G-Class Mercedes with the pitiful vanity license plates, and whatever BS some grunt at The NY Times was paid to write. Learn to shut your mouth and stop posting on blogs about things you know nothing. You are the worst kind of idiot.
January 29th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
conspiracy theories and insults is all that you have for me. most happy owners and residents don’t feel compelled to boast or gush about their positive experiences, especially when some have been less fortunate. it is more often those who are upset who want to share.
don’t take your anger out on me – i didn’t sell you the apartment or tell you to buy it. and don’t judge me or characterize me; you don’t know a thing about me or what i know.
January 29th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Walentas’s mistakes and fault aside, One Main was not facing bankruptcy and the issues that plagued the building initially have either all been solved or are in the midst of being solved. I am not arguing pro-Walentas, just pro-1 Main. We have worked hard to put this building into great shape.
January 29th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Man, people like you abound. You feel it necessary to put your insipid tripe on a blog and then someone corrects you (obliterates you) and you still feel compelled to defend your stance. Dude, the only appropriate responses in this situation: 1) apologize 2) silence. You’re a sycophant. “Conspiracy theories and insults” ? Everything I’ve written is true and most of it is widely known. You’re insulted? Too bad. Then don’t write dumb shite on subjects you know nothing about. What I’ve written isn’t “angry,” it’s statement of fact. That you had no knowledge of it and yet felt compelled to comment anyway, makes you a dunce. (Oh, I’m sorry, did I hurt your wittle feelings again?) This began because you said that Walentas made a lot of people rich, to which I take exception. If a person buys a unit in Dumbo for hundreds-of-thousands, or millions, of dollars, they did it through their own hard work. It was their risk, their debt, their perseverance. They’ve made money not because of, but in spite of, David Walentas. Now go have some warm milk and cookies and back away from the keyboard, Mary.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
“… people like me.” again, you know nothing about me.
conspiracy theories – my alleged affiliation with 2 trees – remember?
not angry? just look at your rants above.
insulted – just b/c you spew insults left and right doesn’t mean they have an insulting effect on their target, especially when coming from a bitter hothead with an axe to grind and who doesn’t know me from adam. save it for someone who cares.
milk and cookies – only if you’ll take a valium in return.
January 29th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
actually,1 main was facing bankruptcy in 2005 which is why they rushed to settle with walentas in their protracted lawsuit. it also resulted in giving walentas the air rights. the only reason the building claims to be ok now is because the money raised from assessing and settlement hasn’t been spent. but pretty much every penny is earmarked for repairs that are 2years overdue.
January 30th, 2008 at 7:18 am
You use the term ‘bankruptcy’ loosely and incorrectly. In 2005 the building came up with an overall plan to address outstanding issues with the sponsor and building repairs. The settlement was one (small) part of it and for the benefit of the building. This does not mean bankruptcy.
And you are projecting the negative bias two year out as well. If a building is able to make large scale, timely repairs without assessments (haven’t had one in years and won’t need another one in forseeable future) they are considered to be in good shape.
Trying to sell more Jcondo units? Or is it Beacon?
January 30th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Mainers – I don’t think it’s a good idea to publicly disclose and discuss the financial health of One Main, especially if it is or was a little shaky.
It is possible that someone who is considering buying in the the building is reading this blog. It could turn them off.
Now would be a good time to just get back on topic regarding the tumor on top of the building.
January 30th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
MatzoMan – I think you need to back away from the computer, go outside with all the other three-dimensional people and get a life.
Holy moly you’re crazy.
January 31st, 2008 at 3:56 pm
MatzoMan is the illegemite son of David. Don’t be too mad bro, keep your head up. The outside world is scary so stay behind the screen.
January 31st, 2008 at 3:57 pm
i will obliterate you all. stop calling me mad.
January 31st, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Actually, upon thoughtful consideration, I realize now that I was wrong. MatzoMan is right. I apologize for being overly sensitive. I’ve since learned a great deal about how awful Walentas and his crew are. I just had no idea. I’m sorry.
February 1st, 2008 at 2:17 pm
lovely. now the cornball fake posters are coming out of the woodwork.
February 20th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
[...] The 27 year photo shows a few differences with the facade of 70 Washington Street and the top of 1 Main St building today, but may change in the coming years if Dock Street Dumbo were built and the proposed Verizon [...]
August 21st, 2009 at 8:11 pm
[...] Times has some photos in a slideshow here. We saw the solarium (crow’s nest) built in early 2008. The photos and views from the condo are probably the best views money can buy for a private [...]
July 21st, 2010 at 1:11 pm
[...] If you were saving up for the most expensive Brooklyn real estate listing, the $25million Clocktower Penthouse at One Main Street in Dumbo, you may be too late. Two Trees Management has reported to The Real Deal that the 7,000 square foot triplex is off the market. “The individual who is most serious about it is basically reserving it to make a deal,” says Asher Abehsera, a vice president at Two Trees Management to The Real Deal. They can’t reveal the buyer yet, but Abehsera says that “it would be easy to rent it for $60,000 [per month], I’ll tell you that much.” Whoever is renting to own or buying this condo will have one of the best views of NYC from that solarium on the roof. [...]