When there's a mention of a wide difference between how something is being sold, and the reality people will encounter, that sure sounds like someone having an issue with something.
As I've said before, I simply find it ridiculous. Of course people who come to the building will see the reality. As I stated before, I'm not saying anyone's being defrauded. It's just that personally (emphasize that "personally"), I wouldn't cotton to that kind of thing as a potential buyer--I'd rather see something closer to reality. Have you been inside the buildings at Washington Plaza? Nothing here, except the garden with its fountains, bears a fraction of a resemblance to the slick renderings. So as a potential buyer, if I saw the renderings and then saw the reality, I would be a little suspicious--like, "Is this place ever really going to look like they say it will?"--but also I would just feel turned off because the fantasy they're presenting isn't even the kind of place I'd want to live.
It's been said here that fantasy renderings are done all the time. Well, not necessarily. They're done all the time for new construction. For buildings that already exist, and are converting, I don't know. Maybe it's done, but I haven't seen it. I have seen buildings with pictures of newly renovated empty apartments. And personally, I'd rather see that.
So, bottom line, it's not just that they're showing slick renderings that are far from the reality that surrounds me and others living here. It's also that because of my own turned-off reaction to them, it's hard for me to imagine them appealing to other people. Certainly my friends have reacted similarly, so I've gotten some support.
But hey, we don't like slick. We don't like seeing fake views out of windows. I'm not saying there aren't people who do.
