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| One of Brooklyn’s landmark buildings is this clock tower in the 1906-era Eagle Warehouse & Storage building that was converted into co-op apartments in 1980. |
BROOKLYN,
NY -- Clock towers date back to ancient Greece when the Tower of Winds was
built in Athens with eight giant sundials.
Famous
clock towers include London’s Big Ben, Chicago’s Wrigley Building and Philadelphia’s
City Hall, which was the tallest building in the world from 1894 to 1908,
according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
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| Walt Whitman |
Many of these buildings have been torn down over the years, but some have been maintained and converted into condominiums or apartments.
Some
of the buildings even have living quarters inside the clocks such as San
Francisco’s Schmidt Lithography Company tower that was converted into a
penthouse featuring spectacular views through the tower’s four clock faces.
Very visible to San Francisco and Oakland
commuters on Interstate 80 who have come to depend on the clock as they travel
to and from work each day, it was recently for sale at $6 million.
New
York City has several prominent clock tower buildings including City Hall and
Met Life Tower. One of Brooklyn’s landmark buildings is a clock tower in
the 1906-era Eagle Warehouse & Storage building that was converted
into co-op apartments in 1980.
The
actual clock tower loft with views of the Brooklyn Bridge, East River and Empire
State Building is now on the market for the first time in 23 years at $2.35
million.
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| London's Big Ben Clock Tower |
The
Eagle Warehouse was one of a number of Brooklyn warehouses close to the
riverfront, but it stood out due to its excellent brickwork and
simple-but-classic Romanesque Revival style.
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| Chicago’s Wrigley Building Clock Tower |
After the newspaper moved, the building went through multiple tenants and was given city landmark status in 1977 by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
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| San Francisco’s Schmidt Lithography Company tower |
In 1980, it was purchased by a developer
who converted it to a luxury co-op of 85 apartments. The clock apartment has
always been considered the cherry on the top.
Though
only 1,260 square feet with one bedroom and one bath, the clock apartment
living room and bedroom are large with 16-foot ceilings, hardwood floors, brick
walls and massive skylights.
The
spa-style bathroom is tiled in Indian slate, the kitchen has top appliances and
lots of storage, and there is a plethora of large closets with two being
walk-in.
And
the crown jewel, a working clock face through which one can see river traffic,
a lit Manhattan skyline, or watch the full moon go overhead - from the sofa or
from the bed!
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| Nick Gavin |
The
Eagle Warehouse clock tower penthouse has come on the market with full-service
amenities that include a doorman, live-in superintendent, on-site manager, bike
storage and a recently renovated fitness center and lobby.
Located
only a block from a large riverside park and the ferry. The listing agents are Nick
Gavin and Josh Doyle of Compass, Manhattan office.
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| Josh Doyle |
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C. Brown
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TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone: 434-480-4504
Twitter: @toptenrealestat
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