Do you really think these developers/architects really give a rat's patooty what a group of folks here think about their buildings? The bottom line is that they make it, it sells, they make their money. Period. When I look at these buildings I'm not particularly offended by their appearance inside or out. What I do think about is people like my parents. Coming from a situation of true poverty, the likes of which many of you probably have never experienced first-hand, my parents scraped and saved to buy their first home (which they still live in to this day). That home (which is not in NY by the way) will never win any architectural or design awards but it's theirs. They are proud to have been able to obtain something to call their own. That sense of pride manifests itself in their upkeep of the property, etc. They cannot afford what a majority of people would call aesthetically outstanding. That did not stop them, nor should it stop others, from getting their piece of the 'American Dream' of home ownership. The folks who buy these properties may or may not be coming from a situation not unlike that of my parents. Regardless, they choose to buy these homes and very likely experience a surge of pride from being able to do so. Why devote an entire thread to belittling that?

Posted by: RTrain2Brooklyn at January 16, 2009 1:09 PM in response to Horror Show Friday

This apartment seems to have great character. I kind of like the sloping ceilings. I don't know how long it would take for that 'magic' to wear off, but for now I like it. As for having to walk up some stairs to get the laundry, are you talking about it being on the second level of the duplex? I find that convenient. If I had the money, I'd take a serious go at this one.

Posted by: RTrain2Brooklyn at January 7, 2009 12:59 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 95 Wyckoff Street

Why all the back-biting and insult trading? Now I understand why some people feel like they can't/shouldn't post on this blog. Did we not just have a thread about how all this should stop so that regular readers of this blog don't get alienated? Or was I wrong about that?

Posted by: RTrain2Brooklyn at January 6, 2009 4:55 PM in response to Residential Rents in Brownstone Brooklyn Receding