A Cottage in Sag Harbor: Watchcase views

For years Sag Harbor had an eyesore smack dab in the middle of town, the old abandoned Bulova Watch Factory. It sat there, falling into ruin, graffitied, and looking sadder every year since the mid-'80s.
All that changed the last few years as some developers bought it and started the complicated process of turning it into luxury condos. They had to deal with all kinds of village zoning, architectural review committees, cranky locals, and red tape, but finally it's getting inhabited. In my humble opinion it looks GREAT. The designers have done a splendid job of maintaining the historic look and context of the old structure while bringing it into the 21st Century with a modern, handsome style.
Here are a couple of photos from the building's website, you can see more here.

The Watchcase condominiums

This aerial photo shows how centered the building is to the village

Last weekend, my friend texted me to see if I wanted to see the interior of one of the Watchcase condos. He's an interior designer and one of his firm's clients bought one of the units, a two bedroom, on the second highest floor with views overlooking the village and harbor. He was going to do a small site inspection to see how things were coming with the client's renovation of the space (they haven't moved in yet). I jumped at the chance. When was I ever going to see one of these luxe apartments on my own? These apartments are going for millions of dollars, I guesstimated that the one we'd be seeing went for upwards of $7MM. Yowza. It was lovely, and as a friend of mine would say, "All it takes is money." I snapped the following pics from the apartment windows. It was fun to see the village from this high vantage point. Like seeing an old friend you've known for years from a totally new perspective.