Apartment's Ameneties Include Nice View, Wind Tunnel Simulator

Would you pay $270,000 for a third-floor studio apartment in a new-ish Astoria condo building? What if it provided this experience every time an N or W train went by, thanks to its direct view of the elevated tracks that carry those trains: “Like the ominous slow-motion moment that precedes an explosion in an action movie, conversation ceased, everyone in the room froze and hairstyles rose and bowed in windy deference”? I would say “no,” especially if it meant giving money over to a broker who quipped “You feel like you’re in the city” after that hair-raising experience! Because, you know, the taxes and the buses and the 718 area code and all those other things weren’t enough? (On the bright side, she must have been relieved to have a distraction from the super-tiny kitchens!) [Pic via]