So much for entry-level condo construction. The Cathedral Building condos offer something entirely different by combining luxury and history in a landmark building, according to my story in today’s paper.  What do you think? Is city living in a high-end condo in a beautiful building appealing to you?

 A little bit of Manhattan’s Park Avenue has arrived here in the form of seven luxury, full-floor condominiums housed in a landmark flatiron design skyscraper built in 1914.

Or Brooklyn West as project developer Andrew Brog likes to think of Oakland’s up and coming Uptown District neighborhood. The area is undergoing a revival, with several new restaurants opening in the last year or two and the restoration of the nearby Fox Theater almost complete.

“When I get out of the (19th Street) BART station, it’s urban. I spent 40 years of my life in New York City. So to me it was comfortable. You walk down the street and it’s a little gritty. I understand it. The buildings are beautiful and there’s energy and the weather is great and it’s a good location. Everything reminded me of Brooklyn,” said Brog, who first thought about building luxury condos in San Francisco but changed his mind when he saw Oakland.