complete and ready for move-in. This is Victory’s final and most
dramatic chapter, at least for a while. Yes, it’s another high-rise
condo—with 28 stories of units to sell—but this one boasts the
whimsical influence of Philippe Starck, including a white-draped lobby with a huge, gleaming, silver mailbox cluster that is reminiscent of school lockers, but the whole unit is on legs. Plus, the pool deck is one of the most glorious I’ve seen. This is going
to be what we called a “meat market” when I was single. You won’t
dare appear up here without plenty of lipo, though the broad lounge
cushions may camo the cellulite. But here’s the best part: broker
David Griffin says the Germans mean business. (The German real estate fund US Treuhand has
taken the reins of Victory and hence is selling these units.) They are
ready to cut a deal, which means you can own a house at The House for
less than $400,000—one bedroom, one-and-a-half bath, about 1,000
square feet—with an impressive finish-out with a European feel and generous closets. The
building amentities will spoil, from the work-out room to the apartment
for overnight guests. As for financing, well, just how deep are those
pockets? Let’s make a deal.
