Quote of the Day
This is why developers build eyesore POS’s all over the place – because whoever objects is termed elitist and these concerns are dismissed. Demanding higher standards from developers altering our neighbor- hoods with the shittiest, cheapest condo buildings they can build is not snobbery. And I’m not suggesting city regulation – if more people spoke…
This is why developers build eyesore POS’s all over the place – because whoever objects is termed elitist and these concerns are dismissed. Demanding higher standards from developers altering our neighbor- hoods with the shittiest, cheapest condo buildings they can build is not snobbery. And I’m not suggesting city regulation – if more people spoke up then developers would maybe, maybe, give aesthetics 10 extra minutes of thought.
— by squaredrive in Horror Show Friday: 170 Clermont Avenue
Yes, I know Hasidics dont all wear the same clothes out of coincidence.
PS I wear magic underpants…but not because I’m a Mormon.
Mopar;
I am really not trying to be snarky when I say this, but I wonder if you have been outside the brownstone belt of Brooklyn, given your statement above. While there may indeed be a glut of these new fedder homes right now due to the economy, the fact is that these homes have been constructed in Brooklyn for the past 50 years, and have not had a problem finding a market. I’m talking about the more modest parts of the borough, areas like Bensonhurst, Canarsie, Sheepshead Bay and such. Note that the 3 areas I just cited have a different ethnic make-up, and are full of these types of homes.
All Brownstoners can agree that these homes are aesthetically-challenged, as Snark put it above. Frankly, I think the folks who build and buy these homes could care less what we think – they have other concerns in life. That is why I keep suggesting to Mr. B. that this column is futile. Once again, Snark said it well: he’s preaching to the choir. If he really wants to change the situation, he needs to explore what is driving this construction. Is it the building code, some economic factor or – believe it or not – a different aesthetic sensibility? In the latter case, Mr. B’s approach is not only futile, it’s counterproductive, as you don’t change hearts and minds by sneering at folks.
I would say that anyone who wears ugly clothing because it’s dictated by “religious beliefs” is probably placing less of a value on visual aesthetics.
I meant to say “Apartments & Lofts, a realty company, has actually done a pretty good educating developers about buyers.”
Tyburg, not at all. The Fedders buildings do sit empty and unwanted. And they are very pricey. So no on all counts.
That’s in Bed Stuy.
In a place like Carroll Gardens, a developer could get far more and make a much bigger profit if he built what people want there. Not Fedders buildings.
It’s just ignorance. The builders don’t know the markets they’re developing for.
Apartments & Lofts, a realty company, has actually done a pretty good educating buyers. Not that I’m saying everyone wants one of those types of condos (I don’t) but it’s a gigantic improvement over the usual.
Maybe homeowners in a given neighborhood (like, families, and women) ought to get together and meet with developers and tell them what they want. It might be chaotic, but educational. Or maybe someone clever who can extract people’s real likes should do a focus group.
I volunteer.
slick- those are dictated by their religious beliefs. What do your religious beliefs tell you to wear? A sharkskin suit?
Clearly, hasidics value asthetics–as shown by their fashionable ensembles and Shirley Temple curls topped with those awesome round fur hats.
winelover- I take it you are hasidic insider? You may not like their taste- I certainly don’t- but you are very wrong to think they place no value on aesthetics.
As for the rest of your post- it ended as irrationally as it began.
Aesthetics? You know the people who would regulate this think glass buildings are the end all and be all. Landmarks almost requires that if you add on to a Landmark building you build something that sets it apart(in glass or steel or aluminum). There are people who think 330 Jay Street should be landmarked as an example of a functional government building personally I think its an example of soviet style architecture and should be destroyed.