The rendering of Ashland Manor, 2849 N Ashland Ave, that I posted a couple months ago struck me and several readers as somewhat unrealistic. Most commenters took issue with the “lush green grass” shown in the adjacent lot instead of a narrow alley and a couple of plastic siding-clad homes.
A comment from @properties agent Robert Darrow was representative of our gut reactions:
From the photo depicting the bucolic pastoral setting (forgetting Ashland, the 24-hour McD’s drive thru and abutting strip malls) to the insane pricing, it’s like these condos materialized from an alternate universe.
Looking at the rendering alongside a photo I snapped yesterday, the open lot does look misleading, but aren’t most architect’s renderings guilty of similar distortions? Aside from the color and a saggy banner, the “classically-designed” building does look almost exactly as it’s represented in the rendering. Whether that design tickles your fancy is a different story altogether.
All five of Ashland Manor’s condos are still listed on the MLS, with one-bedroom / 1.5-baths priced in the $320s and three-bedroom / three-baths priced from the $640s to $1.09 million. Prudential Preferred Properties‘ Web site says the homes will be ready for delivery within 30 days.
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this is one UGLY building!
I’m going to go out on a limb and say i like this building better than two vinyl clad framers that flank it.
that’s true but 3 uglies don’t make a pretty!
I think they definitely delivered what they promised/threatened in the rendering.
Thanks for giving me another great laugh today! I hadn’t thought much more about that comment from days gone by. Though I almost regret posting, I am comforted by the consensus. Sorry if I stirred up the pot.
The builder spared no expense on this one. From 93% TRANE 2-Stage furnaces and TRANE a/c, to rafiant heat floors in the basements of each duplex and penthouse, with solar for direct hot water and radiant heat. And 90% AO Smith water heater (Vertex @ http://www.hotwater.com)
If your into green and energy efficiency, this is the place to own, not those other buildings which plant some grass on the roof and buy recycled floors.
As far as a rendering, that’s exactly what it is a drawing, besides I don’t think the building is finished yet.