Rat Infestation

I would guess that near the Gowanus/BQE/Prospect/tunnel interchange area is noisier and dirtier.
But if thinking near BQE near Navy Yard probably not as bad.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 9, 2010 2:06 PM in response to Living Near BQE

I don't think Brooklyn Social is pretentious like CloverC.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 9, 2010 1:57 PM in response to Open Thread

6PM? that is much too early.Why so early? Are you inviting/expecting the senior citizens?
...I expect will still be there like 8-830PM?

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 9, 2010 1:56 PM in response to Open Thread

Brooklyn Social -from when till when?

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 9, 2010 1:51 PM in response to Open Thread

what is a 'nic'?

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 9, 2010 9:42 AM in response to Open Thread

Lease is valid.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 9, 2010 9:23 AM in response to Tenants Rights When Owner Sells?

there is mass transit in Detroit?

what day is Etson supposed to arrive back? hope not tomorrow in blizzard cause that ain't gonna happen.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 9, 2010 9:21 AM in response to Open Thread

"Wall Street Banker " , "hard earned money" --oxymoron.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 8, 2010 10:38 PM in response to Meet Brooklyn's Most Expensive Condo

can't compare real estate taxes in NYC with those in NJ or suburbs. NYC has (local)income tax so as not to rely as heavily on residential real estate. Outside city does not have the (local)income tax.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 8, 2010 9:06 PM in response to House of the Day: 96 Joralemon Street

taxes on regular homes (1-4 or 5 family) are limited each year on increases. To say Brooklyn Ht increases(skyrocketed) are higher than other areas is not accurate (%-wise).
This prop's taxes are high because mixed-use bldg.
3 family house (even if next door) and similar value would be not at all in this range.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 8, 2010 5:03 PM in response to House of the Day: 96 Joralemon Street

I suppose it (small bedroom- with bath) could have been a maid's room if really is old-time fancy apt bldg.
And I think any teenager would be very happy to have even a 7' wide bedroom with own bath to his/herself.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 8, 2010 1:27 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 75 Prospect Park West, #2B

painted brick which is not unusual in the neighborhood.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 8, 2010 12:13 PM in response to Norah Jones' Windows Coming In

not stuccoed and does not look look crap.
Many rash/harsh judgments here based solely on photos on lots of threads/real estate listings. armchair critics.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 8, 2010 11:59 AM in response to Norah Jones' Windows Coming In

we dodged 2 storms but don't think we'll manage a trifecta this week.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 8, 2010 11:03 AM in response to Open Thread

what is rental value of this apt?

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 8, 2010 9:51 AM in response to Meet Brooklyn's Most Expensive Condo

g'night folks. headed to Laguardia for couple days in Ft. Lauderdale. on Spirit which has to be oldest dirtiest planes around. will probably peek in tomorrow while checking my email.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 5:08 PM in response to Open Thread

"Afghanistan is about producing poppy production and oil pipelines. Shortly after the American invasion they became the world's #1 producer of heroin" --- see what a country can achieve when they don't have pesky unions.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 4:53 PM in response to Open Thread

" i dont see any point in letting thousands of people in our borders who are both poor and dumb" . god know we raise plenty of them domestically.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 4:51 PM in response to Open Thread

maybe try to find some old maps where they indicate where houses were located. I think my house is from 1850's.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 4:50 PM in response to Open Thread

how about the median and mode?

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 4:40 PM in response to Open Thread

that's cgar's tent. Cobble kicked him off the deck.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 4:35 PM in response to Closing Bell: No Sleep On 2nd Street

"Cuz if you figure out how women think, pls advise. "
how about figuring out how those union people work? :)

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 2:10 PM in response to Open Thread

" It's beyond logical." -- thy name is *Rob*

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 1:49 PM in response to Open Thread

"all of them are about to bring about the collapse of the Euro." -- and I can't wait for that to happen...haven't been able to afford going to europe in years. Hooray!

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 1:47 PM in response to Open Thread

give up , MM.. They all went to brainwashing/propaganda school and got their MBAs. It is like a robot took over the brains and just puppet the usual speeches.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 1:32 PM in response to Open Thread

"High on that list would be banks and big businesses of all kinds. If left up to most of them, indentured servitude would still be in place, if not outright slavery. Unions prevented that for many years. It's too bad most seem to have lost sight of that admirable goal."
well, big business and finance types haven't lost goal of indedetured servitude for the masses...they are still trying for it.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 11:57 AM in response to Open Thread

wow - those are impressive salaries. No wonder house prices in Baltic Street are $3.8m and $4.2m. It's those MTA workers driving up prices.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 11:55 AM in response to Open Thread

"I much rather not live across the street from the Projects and in the middle of the entrance ramp to the Manhattan Bridge " -- that isn't where Forte is. Don't know what bldg you are confusing it with.
I thought Forte layouts were interesting ..less boxy than most bldgs. Just about any new bldg is ugly to almost every here so I pay no attention to those comments.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 11:32 AM in response to Forte 100% Spoken For!

the UFT acts like other professional groups not just like union. All professional groups protect their own and consequences are not always the best. Cops, lawyers, MDs, CPAs, real estate agents, CEO's, etc. And business groups protect their own too.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 11:10 AM in response to Open Thread

"paradox that union clout with Democrats has increased " -
what you been smoking? any union influence (which by the way is positive influence ) on gov't is on the wane and is minimal for all parties. You wingnuts just think that anything that benefits workers is bad for big business.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 10:29 AM in response to Open Thread

down by the waterfront in '77? nobody went there. I'm guessing is probably the land is leased for that amt...The building is probably something they did (also the boat which is big part of the place) and all the structural work. They are the ones that brought people down there.
Nobody was interested.
And your house was probably less than $40k in 1977.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 10:16 AM in response to Wednesday Links

lots of household are 2 income earners...so 2 people making $75 is $150k. I keep tellin you, Rob, you gotta get married and marry well(off).

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 10:05 AM in response to Open Thread

If you think job market is bad now, you shoulda been around in '77.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 9:30 AM in response to Wednesday Links

Is this really economically viable....will revenue, tax, business gernerated really create a return for the city?
Yes, it was an amazing theater....but was pretty over the top (gaudy) and very expensive to redo and maintain.
(after all....isn't it dark most of the time when in there anyway?)

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 3, 2010 9:18 AM in response to Loew's King Theatre To Be Restored

where the hell is this pic taken?

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 5:03 PM in response to Tuesday Blogwrap

I mean really...just wander around the house carrying a candle at night. air-conditioning/schmair-conditioning. who needs it.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 5:01 PM in response to Open Thread

I think place like that is meant to be lived in as is. If not working kitchen - just plug in a hot plate. Would be a lot more fun and interesting. Live like an eccentric.
In another 50 years, can be a museum..If renovate and put in all that up-do-date stuff...will be just to early 2000's renovated looking. Kinda like all the Carroll Gardens stuff done in the 60's.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 4:52 PM in response to Open Thread

I think you've been hitting the cough syrup pretty hard, Cgar. No way are you leaving the 'hood.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 4:30 PM in response to Open Thread

ha, I found their wedding announcement in NYTimes!
12 years ago. Maybe a divorce, or kid didn't get into private school of choice so decided to move to ritzy suburb with good public.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 3:52 PM in response to House of the Day: 229 Baltic Street

are you saying yesterday's is a real steal?

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 3:40 PM in response to House of the Day: 229 Baltic Street

he has an 'encounter' with a 90 year old. Boy, she must be some cougar.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 3:37 PM in response to Open Thread

in other words, straight sex is boring.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 3:24 PM in response to Open Thread

sorry .. straight guys get turned on by watching 2 women go at it....straight women get turned on by seducing gay guy.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 3:23 PM in response to Open Thread

yes, perhaps CNN should broadcast the OT instead. No blathering on and on here.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 3:17 PM in response to Open Thread

I won the shop class (Industrial Arts) award when graduating from grammar school.
Unfortunately today am klutz with tools.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 2:39 PM in response to Open Thread

that was the point I was trying to make, FSRQ....and stated earlier in thread that only investment props are priced by multiple of rent roll. BHO was asserting that multi-fam like were invest props. I concur with you.
And I don't remember what rents were when I bought. But interest rate was like 11%

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 2:34 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales

they should be teaching Spelling in school? next you'll want them to teach Spears? then who after that?

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 2:28 PM in response to Open Thread

obvious then that Baltic St. is more prestigious sounding address. And nobody is poking holes in sides of house adding windows like on Amity.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 2:18 PM in response to House of the Day: 229 Baltic Street

I bought (many years ago) a multifamily(4) , I looked at it as place for me to live. I did not look at rent roll as a multiple (only how much of mortgage it would pay).
Or even worried what it would be worth 5, 10 years later.
I bought it for security, to control where I lived, and to live in it as a home. And am still there 25 years later.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 2:10 PM in response to Last Week's Biggest Sales

I would guess Midwood is a very popular school and they are on some split time session to fit more kids. I believe the amount of class time is regulated by state...so they are probably in class just as long as anywhere else.
Back in the dark ages when I was in H.S (probably b4 you were born)...we had the same thing at my school for part of the time I was there.
It is a sign of overcrowding....some would say is because you don't have a job that pays enough in taxes to support a better school system so it is all your fault.

Posted by: Petebklyn at February 2, 2010 1:59 PM in response to Open Thread