When 59 Orient Avenue, a 6,000-square-foot shingled house in Greenpoint, was for sale in the spring of 2007, we feared that the unlandmarked beauty would be the victim of its own large lot. After all, the $2,500,000 asking price was such that only a developer looking to take advantage of the 13,000 square feet of unused FAR could afford it. The house ended up selling for just $1,725,000 in August of last year. Based on the photo, at right, from last month on Flickr, the damage has begun. It’s unclear what the new owner’s plans are for it, though, since the only application on file with DOB is one to remove and close up existing windows from last winter. Anyone heard any chatter about what lies in store for this place?
House of the Day: Endangered on Orient Avenue [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark
Left photo from Property Shark; right photo by markamav