October 19, 2007

Bed Stuy House Tour On Saturday

On Saturday, the Brownstoners of Bed Stuy will be hosting their 29th Annual House Tour. Kicking off from the Boys High School at 832 Marcy Avenue, the tour will feature eight homes, one apartment and two businesses. Advance tickets for self-guided tour, which will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., are available for $20 at a number of local establishments, including Brownstone Books at 409 Lewis Avenue and Bushbaby at 1197 Fulton Street. There's also a home ownership workshop from 9 to 10:30 a.m. to provide people with advice about how to finance the purchase of a home in the area.
Bedford-Stuyvesant House Tours Lure Younger Buyers [NY Daily News]

October 11, 2007

Prepping for the Prospect Heights House Tour

On the heels of last weekend's Crown Heights North House Tour, architecture and interior design gawkers get a shot at some of Prospect Heights most interesting properties this Sunday. Sponsored by the Prospect Heights Association, the house tour will feature nine homes— seven houses and two apartments— including 153 Prospect Place (left) and 364 Sterling Place (right). The tour also coincides with an effort by the neighborhood's preservationist community to obtain Landmark status as the spectre of large-scale development looms from the north. Tickets are $15 in advance from Tillies on Vanderbilt, Berman Realty at 105 7th Avenue and Tom's Restaurant at 787 Washington; tix are also available on the day of the tour from Forest Floor Antiques (which is the kick-off point as well) for $20. For more info, call 718-707-1277.
2007 Prospect Heights House Tour [PHNDC]
Prospect Heights House Tour Photos [Flickr]
Photos by Tracy Collins

October 2, 2007

House Tourers, (Re)Start Your Engines: Crown Heights Next

The late spring/early summer house tour schedule can get pretty intense. But by now you've had plenty of time to rest up for what's coming down the pipe the next two weekends. On Saturday, October 6, the Crown Heights North Association is hosting its First Annual Crown Heights North House & Garden Tour. Celebrating the area's recent designation as a Historic District, the tour will feature ten houses, two churches and one community garden. There's a kick-off event (at which public officials are expected) from 10:30 to 12:00 at St. Gregory's at 991 St. Johns Place; this is also where you pick up tix and start your tour. We've seen some of the descriptions of the houses on the tour and it sounds sweet. Here's a taste: "the intact fretwork screens over the stained glass transom windows, the intricate detail in all of the door frames, fireplaces and columns, and the stairwell bench flanked by columns, framed with more intricate fretwork carving, all on perfect parquet floors.” There's also a house that was renovated using almost exclusively salvaged materials. Tickets are $25; the tour ends at 5 p.m. Also, we'll have more on it next week, but, for planning purposes, the Prospect Heights House Tour takes place on Sunday, October 14.
House Tour Info & Tickets [CHN]