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October 28, 2008
DOW UP 800 POINTS. THE WHAT LEAVES TOWN.
The DOW is up almost 900 points as I post this at 4:00, and The Whatless hasn't been seen since before noon. Does the truth hurt little boy?
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I love it when The What gets defensive. It almost makes you think he's a real person and not an a robot programmed to hate on anything reasonable or positive.
Posted by: DarkStar at April 1, 2009 2:30 PM in response to Ugly Politics May Trump Reason in Admiral's Row Saga
OMG! Did Montrose Morris just get The What to scurry back into his deep dark burrow? I heart MM.
Posted by: DarkStar at April 1, 2009 2:16 PM in response to Ugly Politics May Trump Reason in Admiral's Row Saga
Do you know what a forgone conclusion is Colonel Steve Austin?
The "thousands" of community members didn't show up to rally at the planning meetings for a grocery store either. Does that mean the Navy Yards outreach sucked too? There were small groups from each side at the early meetings. Only the preservationists showed up at every single meeting, and every point they made was conveniently ignored because the decision was made before a single public meeting was even held.
Posted by: DarkStar at April 1, 2009 11:39 AM in response to Ugly Politics May Trump Reason in Admiral's Row Saga
Mr. B, I'd suggest that you don't wrestle with a pig in shit. Clearly The What has spent a lot of time studying architecture to be touting the beautiful vernacular structure that was The Albeee Square Mall.
Posted by: DarkStar at April 1, 2009 11:31 AM in response to Ugly Politics May Trump Reason in Admiral's Row Saga
Pitbull and RajinCajun you don't get it. Admirals row is land owned by the National Guard. They refused to issue an RFP for the project, and no one but the Navy Yard was ever considered to develop the property. No one COULD make an offer.
Posted by: DarkStar at April 1, 2009 11:05 AM in response to Ugly Politics May Trump Reason in Admiral's Row Saga
This is politics at it's worst. Hold public hearings, debate the facts, and then ignore all input and go with the plan you had before any public forums were held. Disgusting.
Posted by: DarkStar at April 1, 2009 9:52 AM in response to Ugly Politics May Trump Reason in Admiral's Row Saga
Supply and demand Rob. They had a supply with no demand but you. Bravo.
Posted by: DarkStar at April 1, 2009 9:42 AM in response to Open Thread
I can't believe you crazy people are up to 140 posts before 10:30 in the morning. Are you trying to break 400 today? What's the record for posts on Brownstoner? Maybe we can get the number of posts up to where the Dow is...
Posted by: DarkStar at March 25, 2009 10:39 AM in response to Open Thread
I'm going to take the bait. Bigot much Prop Joe?
Posted by: DarkStar at March 24, 2009 10:28 AM in response to The Caroline Launches on Ocean Parkway
I thoguht that Simon guy from the reality show was quite gregarious (although quite drunk), but did have a weird hint of "I think I'm famous so I need to let everyone know that they know I'm famous". He was almost too gregarious, if ya know what I mean. Is that just a false first impression?
Posted by: DarkStar at March 20, 2009 11:09 AM in response to Open Thread
The What was definitely not there. I'm pretty sure I know what he looks like, and I would have called him out if I had seen him.
Posted by: DarkStar at March 20, 2009 11:02 AM in response to Open Thread
If I use two different login names like DIBS used to, which login name should I put on my name tag? The notorious one, or the occasional commenter one?
Posted by: DarkStar at March 9, 2009 10:18 AM in response to Friends of Brownstoner Gathering
I see Arthur walking up and down my street a few times a week. He's a real Clinton Hill institution. He seems to be as creative in the court room as he is everywhere else. I don't know how he expects any bank to touch this project after they hear he is suing the old bank on such a technicality.
Posted by: DarkStar at March 3, 2009 10:48 AM in response to Latest Chapter in Broken Angel Saga
This place does look a little clunky, but for my money I'd rather have this place than 405 Clinton. The fact that this has a carriage house to stable my horses is huge compared with having to park them on the street. I'll bet if you offered these people the same price as the cost to fix up 405 Clinton ($1.8m + $2.0m to renovate all in = $3.8m) they'd take it.
Posted by: DarkStar at February 26, 2009 5:26 PM in response to Julius Liebman Mansion Hits the Market
The train takes forever to get to Manhattan from there. That's why I moved from that area to Clinton Hill. I liked some of the shopping nearby, and the new mall and Target there are great, but that's about the right price for that location. If you've ever taken a dollar van from there anywhere, you know why they cost only a dollar.
Posted by: DarkStar at February 25, 2009 10:46 AM in response to 2777 Bedford Avenue Sells for 25% Under Ask
So they are going to pay $1.8m for this place, put $1m - $2m into fixing it up, and they don't even get a carriage house with parking? Why is this building more desirable than the larger one farther down Clinton Avenue? For $2.8m - $3.8m I'd want a stable for my horses.
Posted by: DarkStar at February 24, 2009 5:01 PM in response to Clinton Avenue 'Haunted House' in Contract
I've got you beat DIBS. You could hide more money in your mattress if you bought this:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/142-Becker_Newalla_OK_74857_1106766830
You might even be able to "Live off the fatta the lan'"
Posted by: DarkStar at February 20, 2009 2:35 PM in response to What $2.7 Million Gets You in Kingston
Well, here's what you can get for US$1,600,000 in Kingston... wait for it... Jamaica.
http://www.sangstersrealty.com/properties/prop7742.htm
Of course you could pay JMD$4,300,000 for this one:
http://www.sangstersrealty.com/properties/prop7008.htm
It's still a million dollar house in Kingston!
Posted by: DarkStar at February 20, 2009 2:11 PM in response to What $2.7 Million Gets You in Kingston
CQwatcher, do you know a lot of people that aren't going broke right now? My 401k is worth nothing, and my townhouse in Clinton Hill is the only asset I have that isn't worth 50% of what I paid for it. It's the only thing that isn't a veritable junk bond now.
Posted by: DarkStar at February 19, 2009 6:10 PM in response to Bankruptcy Forces Sale of Viridian
I don't know how much Magic Johnson has to do with this project, really. The property owner 110 Green Street Development LLC that just filed for bankruptcy is registered at 1303 53rd Street in Brooklyn. You think Magic makes it out there much?
Posted by: DarkStar at February 19, 2009 11:22 AM in response to Bankruptcy Forces Sale of Viridian
I like Clinton Hill because my block in the morning is impossibly quiet. It's like living in the country in the city. I wouldn't have that in the West Village, or even most of Park Slope for that matter.
Posted by: DarkStar at February 11, 2009 4:32 PM in response to Closing Bell: Are You Happy to Call Brooklyn Home?
That's not a boyfriend Dave, that's a SEPTA-Guy-Aryan.
Posted by: DarkStar at February 9, 2009 12:39 PM in response to Most Post-2006 Condo Buyers Are Underwater?
If you bought a condo in 2008 for $550k, it went down 10% in value in the last year ($50k), and you got a tax benefit of ownership of roughly $10k for 2008, then by January 2011 your unit will be back to break even assuming that you keep getting that $10k tax benefit for ownership (for 2009 and 2010), inflation stays at or near 4%, and you didn't spend more than $20k on closing costs.
Posted by: DarkStar at February 9, 2009 12:01 PM in response to Most Post-2006 Condo Buyers Are Underwater?
If you search Brownstoner, there is a wealth of information about Alphonso Gill. He is really bad, and he did get fired last year. He's with a new bank though. Buyer beware.
Posted by: DarkStar at February 8, 2009 3:39 PM in response to Refinancing a 3 Family?
So does that confirm that Brooke Lynne is just an alter ego of one of us here?
Posted by: DarkStar at January 9, 2009 1:44 PM in response to Open Thread
Why does Benson have such a vendetta against Miss Chiff, and why is he so protective of Miss Muffet?
Posted by: DarkStar at January 9, 2009 1:32 PM in response to Open Thread
In all seriousness, is Lisa any less anonymous than Miss Chiff as far as an actual identity is concerned? Any of us could be anyone.
Posted by: DarkStar at January 9, 2009 12:37 PM in response to Open Thread
My dog is exotic looking (it has mange) and the hair that it does have is mostly brunette looking. Would you kiss her?
Posted by: DarkStar at January 9, 2009 11:24 AM in response to Open Thread
I guess I haven't been around long enough to have any idea who you are talking about. I can't tell girls from boys here. Um, is it TownHouseLady? I'm guessing she's a girl. I'm pretty sure BayRidgeGirl is a girl, but then Miss Chiff is being friendly to her which means she's either switching screen names, or it's not her. Give me some hints.
Posted by: DarkStar at January 9, 2009 10:56 AM in response to Open Thread
Do you have a CCTV system from Lodi that shows you what's going on in Clinton Hill Whatless? Why are you so interested in our hood? I know you're not that that clueless guy on Putnam Ave. that my neighbor swears is The What.
Posted by: DarkStar at December 17, 2008 10:13 AM in response to Fulton Street Goes Two-Way Again
Not to be a hater Dave, but didn't you used to waste your time signing in and out as Bold Type Guest?
Posted by: DarkStar at November 12, 2008 12:52 PM in response to Just smile and wave boys, Smile and wave.....
What you are the stupidest motherfucker that I've ever come across. You don't even know what real estate is. Real estate is not just the shitty two family house you rent in Lodi, New Jersey. It's also the land underneath the house. It also happens to be the shitty office you work from in Hackensack, and the land underneath that. If Real Estate were "done", you, your mom (who lives upstairs from you, and from whom you rent your apartment) and everyone else would be living in caves.
Real estate is not done, nor is it even close. The last time there was a real estate crash, it recovered five years later and increased to 200% of where it was before. Two years on, we still have no real estate crash in New York.
I know that two family homes in Lodi have dropped 30% in value, but maybe that wouldn't have been so bad if your mom handn't taken out a HELOC so that the two of you could take that cruise to Bermuda together on Carnival with the proceeds.
Posted by: DarkStar at November 12, 2008 12:45 PM in response to Just smile and wave boys, Smile and wave.....
I love this little house and the block is one of my favorite in Clinton Hill. I live the next block over on Grand Avenue and walk down this block from Fulton all the time because it's much prettier than my block. Unfortunately, the house does need a lot of renovation and I think it's been illegally used as a three family. I hope someone will come fix it up and take it back to its former glory. I don't really see it selling at this asking price.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 29, 2008 5:00 PM in response to House of the Day: 46 Cambridge Place
Did anyone meet Snark at the "End of the World" party? I know some people met BRG.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 28, 2008 2:38 PM in response to Bruce Ratner explored Nets sale!
Although maybe SnarkSlope just happens to be at BRG's house while she is writing. Talk about that amongst yourselves.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 28, 2008 2:29 PM in response to Bruce Ratner explored Nets sale!
I think she did. No worries. I do miss Bold Type Guest sometimes, he had some different views than DIBS.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 28, 2008 2:28 PM in response to Bruce Ratner explored Nets sale!
I think we called the Whatless' bluff about this being his pond. He seems to have moved on to another lily pad. GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 28, 2008 2:21 PM in response to Bruce Ratner explored Nets sale!
Whatless, you need to get your own blog.
"do not engage me and stay the fuck out of my pond"
This ain't your pond dumbass. In case you've forgotten, you're in Brownstoners' kiddie pool, and you're the only fucking bloodsucking leech that thinks he's in his own pond.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 28, 2008 10:49 AM in response to Bruce Ratner explored Nets sale!
Before DIBS has a chance to come on this thread and scold us all, I think we should try to keep all anal references positive ones, so as not to offend our homosexual bloggers.
Thus, BRG, you could be more polite to The Whatless by saying something like, "While you are being paid to pleasure another man in a way that I support completely as lifestyle choice, do not forget that even that income is taxable". Thanks.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 24, 2008 1:15 PM in response to The What - Revealed!
Saying "Watch your ass" isn't an anal reference, but I'll try not to give him any chances to lessen his credibility.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 24, 2008 12:48 PM in response to Oh no.. World markets collapse..
Whatless, you just have to ignore me, don't you? Still can't face the truth.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 24, 2008 11:56 AM in response to The What - Revealed!
Ringo, The Whatless only first started talking about a Mutant Asset Bubble around DOW 9000. He was still dogging real estate before that. Are you The What, or are you just too clueless to see through the hype?
Posted by: DarkStar at October 24, 2008 11:44 AM in response to The What - Revealed!
You can't have it both ways Whatless. You post articles all the time that you think proves your point, but ignore the ones showing hard facts that show you are wrong? You can't keep your head buried in the sand as long as you like, but you better watch your ass when it's out there all exposed.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 24, 2008 11:42 AM in response to Oh no.. World markets collapse..
Hoboken, your shit about capitulation and the best properties is almost as big of a stretch as the real estate gloom and doom that The Whatless has been spouting. Even in California, where median housing prices are down 30%, there are communites where housing prices have still increased in price in the single digits this year.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 23, 2008 2:40 PM in response to The prefect financial storm has hit land..
Hoboken, try telling that to people in Arizona that bought their homes in 2005. Real Estate is localized, while the stock market is national and international.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 23, 2008 12:29 PM in response to The prefect financial storm has hit land..
Whatless, you are still avoiding the simple fact that your original rant was about the Brooklyn real estate bubble bursting. That has still not happened. After two years of national real estate turmoil, we're doing pretty damn well, thank you. You moved on a few months ago to ranting about the "Mutant Asset Bubble" when BK real estate did not drop like a stone like you predicted. Quit riding MSNBCs coattails and admit you called it wrong. You've been trying to hitch a ride on a wave that was already rising.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 23, 2008 12:16 PM in response to The prefect financial storm has hit land..
The What's anger is aimed at everyone who is doing better than he is. He used to bitch about overpriced real estate, until the Dow started tanking and he figured he could hit a wider target if he'd bitch about that. Now, he's relegated to the Forum section of Brownstoner because he hasn't said anything about real estate in a while, and just rehashes everything he reads here online.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 23, 2008 10:32 AM in response to The prefect financial storm has hit land..
Tish looks pretty hot in that picture. Watching her scold and preach has always turned me on.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 22, 2008 11:31 AM in response to Brooklyn's Top 50 Most Influential No. 21 - 30
P.S. I hate to be the harbinger of good news What, but credit markets appear to be improving:
You had best find some new type of "Mutant (blank) Bubble" to bitch about since Real Estate in NYC and the stock market still haven't deflated enough to make you right about any of your gloom and doom predictions.
Posted by: DarkStar at October 20, 2008 6:12 PM in response to Why I can't post...
Once you've commented What, the retards are fully represented.
Posted by: DarkStar at April 15, 2009 10:38 AM in response to Equity Partner Sues Developers of 20 Henry Street