Clearing the “Not That Bad” Hurdle
With all the griping we do about crappy new design, we’ve always got an eye out for affordable housing that qualifies as “not that bad,” especially townhouse-style homes. Despite the air conditioner cut-outs and white window frames, this row of buildings on Fort Greene Place strikes us as being an inoffensive addition to a block that is admittedly not one of the area’s finest. The materials (mix of attractive brick and stone) and proportions (stoop height, window spacing), though, are fine, especially for what we suspect was a publicly-funded effort to build affordable housing. Please email us photos of other relatively successful attempts to build inexpensive contextual housing in a brownstone neighborhood. GMAP
Feb 15, 2012 | 11:04 AM