70 Washington shows inflexibilities
Over at curbed, more tidbits trickle in on potential buyers' experiences with the 70 Washington folks. One deep-pocketed buyer wanted to buy two penthouse units and combine them. One caveat he had was that he wanted them to leave the space raw or not build one of the kitchens. Of course, the developer said no. I wonder if it they would have complied if Mos Def was the one asking.
From our experience, developers have no desire to make any custom arrangements for any buyer, regardless of how difficult or simple it may be. For example, putting in a 220V line in the laundry/utility room is out of the question. So is upgrading the appliances to something other than the pedestrian GE Profile or replacing the black granite countertops with white granite. It's called economies of scale. I don't like it, but I respect that this tried-and-true manufacturing concept results in eventual savings to the buyer.
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It is interesting considering that in many of the suburban housing developments they like to give the buyer many options to customize their unit. With each customization they can make a little more money. These developers could easily offer a standard color countertop but then offer other options at a price higher than the difference in the cost of the items. People would pay the premium to get the custom look they want rather than having to accept the developer's choice and paying to rip and replace.
Maybe they feel their making enough cash and the customizations are worth the extra hassle for them.
Any idea what the deal is with the movie set on South Oxford today (and yesterday, I suppose)?
sorry, don't have any news on the south oxford movie shoot.
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