Monday Links

The Minsky carriage house article is truly pathethic. They're hoping they'll move the 1 side of the carriage house now. That's what happens when you get greedy and subdivide what is essentially 1 carriage house into 2, and charge an outrageous amount of money for each. I hope those poor buildings languish forever, and shame on Pratt for just giving away the mansion and the carriage house for nothing.

Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 9:37 AM

I was disgusted by the carriage house article as well. What is worse than an architect driving a Range Rover and then spending a clients money on Green products so someone else can save energy. Kind of an Al Gore thing to do.

Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 9:40 AM

Yeah, I like the "hedge fund hotshot wife" and her "writer husband" that choose Washington Avenue in Clinton Hill because they're "intrepid"--AND they choose the smallest side of the carriage house. Ha ha ha. Also like how Minsky implies that LPC would totally approve a 3-story addition, just like that.

Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 10:01 AM

Beautiful light in the photo this morning. Nice!

Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 10:04 AM

The mansion part of the Wash. Ave deal is listed for $250K less with Best Apts.

Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 10:19 AM

The chick in the pic is obviously posing.

Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 10:21 AM

It was the architect who blithley said that LPC "looks kindly" on these types of additions, not Minsky. But still a ludicrous idea. I'm guessing he's appeared before LPC as many times as my grandmother in Iowa.

Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 11:10 AM

I am certain the architect knows full well he's lying through his teeth. He was probably nudged by the seller/broker in order to make that tiny HALF carriage house more desirable. Highly unethical.

Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 12:01 PM

Here's an idea Schminsky--YOU get the LPC approval for the 3-story addition and sell the carriage house with approval in place.

Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 12:28 PM

Citibank Is INSOLVENT!!!!!!!!
You think the value of your overpriced Brownstones is going to hold??!! Your toast!!!! LMMFAO!!!!!! 134 Billion of this shit, yeah riiiiight!

Citigroup reports $134.8 billion in 'level 3' assets
By John Spence
Last Update: 8:28 AM ET Nov 5, 2007
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Citigroup Inc. (C) in a quarterly regulatory filing Monday said its so-called level 3 assets as of Sept. 30 were $134.84 billion. Level 3 assets are holdings that are so illiquid, or trade so infrequently, that they have no reliable price, so their valuations are based on management's best guess. The investment bank said its total liabilities related to level 3 assets at quarter-end were $40.36 billion, according to the Form 10-Q. Citigroup said it often hedges its level 3 positions.

The What

Someday this war is gonna end.....

Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 2:09 PM

go back to your illegal basement apartment TW. you need to be up early to distribute your circuit city flyers.

Posted by: guest at November 5, 2007 11:38 PM

Sad but again The What is truly the genious here.

Posted by: guest at November 6, 2007 2:55 AM