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8thandprez wrote a review about Tutta Pasta on July 7, 2009 12:50 PM
Edible, but that's about it. Why this place stays in business is beyond me... must be people from neighborhoods that have no selection of decent restaurants.
Yummy Taco on Flatbush is great. I'm super ultra bummed that the South Slope location doesn't have bean curd. Bean curd burritos are the only thing I order. Why be a ChinaMex joint if you don't have bean curd?!?!
Posted by: 8thandprez at June 4, 2009 11:43 AM in response to Streetlevel: Yummy Taco Opens in South Slope
I'm sorry, but I refuse to buy ANY apartment that is labeled "sundrenched". That phrase/word should be banned from all real estate ads, together with "sun soaked".
Posted by: 8thandprez at June 3, 2009 2:04 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 41 Eastern Parkway, #5C
Sure looked blue to me when I drove by earlier today.
The stucco job is terrible... looks really uneven and patchy. The rounded "bay window" structure on the upper floors facing south is pretty horrendous also.
That said, when we were looking for a new place we took a look at this bldg. The price was decent for 3 bdrms, but the layouts were a little off. Nothing terrible, but the location is what really turned us off. Fourth Ave is improving, but traffic noise will always be a problem and I'm just not crazy about Gowanus: "Oh yea, you'll know you're near our place when you pass the big Superfund cleanup site"
Posted by: 8thandprez at May 26, 2009 11:09 PM in response to DOB OK's the Argyle
Oh man... I live in a South Slope stucco special and I can say that this stucco job takes the cake. Granted, the sun might be hitting it at a high angle, but it looks really, really uneven and wonky. I'd be pretty pissed if I bought in that building. The prices for 3 bdrms were decent, but the location is eh and now the finished product is doubleplus-eh (yes, I just watched 1984).
Posted by: 8thandprez at March 25, 2009 9:30 AM in response to The Argyle Unveiled
That dining area is seriously claustrophobia-inducing.
Posted by: 8thandprez at November 19, 2008 11:40 PM in response to Rental of the Day: 383 Carlton Avenue
Someone at their office has an impressive command of Google SketchUp.
Posted by: 8thandprez at November 19, 2008 11:37 PM in response to Development Watch: 390 14th Street
I actually think this building is really well-designed. You've posted just about the most skillfully-cropped photo imaginable... the architectural details are pretty decent, IMHO. I'll try to grab a photo from the cemetery and will send it to B'stoner.
Posted by: 8thandprez at July 31, 2009 2:48 PM in response to 614 7th Avenue: Five Weeks Later