White turns to black, paint to fireworks, stars flicker and become city lights, a forest of pastel shaded, corporate branded condo-blocks emerging from the night, as the final strains of the orchestral score fade into the air-con's never ending drone.
The sharpest turnaround may have been at the Forte, a 30-story, 107-unit condo three blocks west of Flatbush Avenue on Fulton Street.
Ben-Victor, who also played Moe Howard in the ABC movie "The Three Stooges" (2000), bought a condo five blocks from the beach in Santa Monica that he plans to remodel.
Concerned neighbors who had not heard from him went into his first-floor condo, one block from the artificial ice rink on the town square.
This is Strada, a development of about 100 one- and two-bedroom condos three blocks from the major thoroughfare connecting downtown Fort Lauderdale to the Atlantic Ocean.
"Every night there is something going on along the boardwalk, and everybody, whether they're 15 or 50, comes out and dances together," said Charles Senders, a freelance court reporter from Hillsborough, N.J., who, with his wife, Susan, bought a studio condo a block from the beach in 2002 for $85,000, which they now rent out.
(This is probably not feasible in condominiums because, in most cases, the only way a condo can block a sale is to buy the apartment itself. And it does not address the issue of what happens if a prospective co-op purchaser lies or if an owner starts smoking after moving in).
Ocean City, Md (137th St), 3BR, 2BA condo, ocean block, steps from beach, off-street prkng for 2 vehicles, lg swimming pool, short walk to restaurants/entertainment, great location.
Ocean City, Md (137th St), 3BR, 2BA condo, ocean block, steps from beach, off-street prkng for 2 vehicles, lg in-ground pool, walk to restaurants/entertainment, great location.
