It’s easy to see why the builders of 1218 – 1220 W Carmen Ave, a 12-unit condo development in Uptown, oriented the project toward Carmen Playlot Park next door. Aiming for leafy seclusion is understandable, but one wonders why the development can’t give the street a little more love.
The street-facing side of the building not only has no doors, it has the kind of small, perfunctory windows that usually overlook cramped alleyways. At the very least, the developer missed out on some views over a pretty street (although, just east of this building, where the commercial buildings along Broadway start, Carmen Avenue gets a little less pretty).
The development features simplex and duplex condos with two or three bedrooms. Jenifer Domenico, of @properties, has three online listings for the project, ranging from the $380s to the $440s.
