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May 11, 2007

Brooklyn Heights House Tour Tomorrow

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The annual Brooklyn Heights House and Garden Tour takes place tomorrow from 1 to 5 pm. Compared to some other tours, this one will emphasize quality over quantity. There will be five houses this year, ranging in interior style from 19th-century period design to more contemporary takes on townhouse living. One house that will be of interest to readers is 135 Joralemon (most recently discussed here) which has been painstakingly restored over the past year. To purchase tix in advance (at $30 a pop), call 718-858-9193. The tour begins in the lobby of the St. Ann's School at 129 Pierrepont Street (at Clinton). Does anyone know what other houses are on the tour?
Landmarks House and Garden Tour [BHA]
Photo by Judith Angel




Posted by Brownstoner at 10:57 AM | Comments (13)
Categories: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, House Tours

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That house needs black shutters.

Posted by: Serge at May 11, 2007 11:27 AM

BHA newsletter doesn't give addresses of the house on the tour, but reveals that there is one carriage house on Garden Place, two townhouses on Columbia Heights (one on the promenade), one house on Clinton Street, and the house above, which is 135 Joralemon Street

Posted by: JohnR at May 11, 2007 12:20 PM

Brownstoner:
it's been months since you left your job. Where's all the new features? Where's the lookbook of your casa? Ideas, etc. Quit holding out on us.

Posted by: Anonymous at May 11, 2007 12:21 PM

i disagree about the shutters. too frou frou. i the minimalness (if that is a word) contrasts niceley with the highly decorative trellising.

Posted by: anon. at May 11, 2007 2:08 PM

minimalism

Posted by: Anonymous at May 11, 2007 2:51 PM

Mini Mouse-ism?

Posted by: anon at May 11, 2007 3:57 PM

the restoration of this house is spectacular. all the more so given that it was almost lost through the negligence and irresponsibility of the prior owner who i am told inherited the house from his father. that said, houses from this period had exterior shutters, not frou-frou, but practical shading and security features. my only other small quibble is that the French doors are a bit heavy looking. the sash are to heavy and the area of glass too small.
But congrats to whomever moves in to this lovely New England style manse.

Posted by: Serge at May 11, 2007 6:48 PM

Anyone know if the Joralemon house is on the market, or are the restorers planning on living there?

Posted by: Anonymous at May 11, 2007 11:19 PM

It is definitely on the market and in move in condition, i do not think it is a bargain tho.

Posted by: anonymous at May 12, 2007 7:44 PM

How did 171 Clinton Street make it onto the house tour? Inquiring minds want to know.

Posted by: Anonymous at May 13, 2007 7:52 PM

Re the Joralemon Street house: I was talking to a senior Corcoran broker today about the house. Per her information, the developer wants $6 mil for the house, which would be INSANE given that you can get a tricked-out Heights brownstone for that amount. PropertyShark shows $3 mil in mortgages out on the house (developer's construction loans?), but still, a six mil asking price....

I must say, the Joralemon Street house was the one House Tour house that annoyed me - the restoration was a huge contrast with the "before" pictures posted in every room, but the bathrooms were, as my husband termed them, 'developer's bathrooms' and the kitchen was as well. And he got to shill for his house in the darned guidebook - "a modern living space ready for new owners."

Posted by: zeebee at May 13, 2007 9:49 PM

I thought the tour was amazing. 212 Columbia Heights was the house featured on Brownstoner a while back as the highest priced house at the time at $8.5 million. I thought the renovation was absolutely stunning, and the other houses were quite nice with the exception of the Joralemon house. The renovation there is shoddy at best. You can do a lot better for $6 million.

Posted by: Anonymous at May 14, 2007 11:38 AM

I thought the restoration of 135 joralemon was tremendous. I cannot imagine someone not liking the new bathrooms. They are beautiful. I'm glad I'm not so picky or insane as the person who thinks the work is "shoddy at best". what did they want? gold faucets? fur-lined toilets? geesh.

Posted by: Serge at May 14, 2007 7:28 PM

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