Agreed 9:55am - Look at the qualify of work he has done. Not to mention the sense of community he seems to have established with his tenants and neighbors. Congratulations to him finding happiness.

Posted by: Tdeezy at November 12, 2007 10:01 AM in response to Bed-Stuy: The New Lower East Side?

10:05am. you made good points about this guys choice of language. I found his "homey's" comment laughable but I got the feeling he genuinely had his head in the clowds as opposed to a stone cold racist. He's not PC that's for sure but seems like a realistic guy. Of course I'm not always the best judge of character but that was my take. He's annoying but at least he gave the neighborhood a chance unlike many people on this site who cant wait to serve up dumbass comments about shootings, etc whenever bedstuy is mentioned.

Posted by: Tdeezy at November 12, 2007 10:15 AM in response to Bed-Stuy: The New Lower East Side?

sorry i shouldn't say realistic, more so "real" as in he doesn't think he's being insulting even though I agree that he is.

Posted by: Tdeezy at November 12, 2007 10:17 AM in response to Bed-Stuy: The New Lower East Side?

What do you mean? Not every condo conversion has to be for luxury buyers only. For a couple trying to get into the market why wouldn't they buy a decently done condo here? I say $300K each would still give the converter a decent profit and a few people a chance to build some equity in an error that may not be pretty but its a 3 minute walk to the J train, 20 minutes into downtown Manhattan. Not many amenities but a decent vegetable market is around the corner along with a grocery story, huge clean laundrymat and everything else you really need.
I bought a condo conversion around the corner for $400/sq ft, neighborhood not so great, paying the same amount i was paying in rent into my pocket, priceless. Even as the market drops, I still look around and don't see anything for around the price of what I got. Low price you trade some stuff in but its better then nothing in my opinion.

Posted by: Tdeezy at January 3, 2008 12:20 PM in response to 921 Greene Avenue: Pregnant with Possibility

I bought it a few months ago, but from my experience condo's are never the same as a whole house for sq ft costs so i'm not sure that's apples to oranges. plus we got all higher end finishes appliances, laundry in the apt and two bathrooms (its a two bedroom) so I think in all it was decent. Plus there's a balcony and a communal roof deck. its smallish but they did a good job with the floorplan so every inch is usable space.

Posted by: Tdeezy at January 3, 2008 12:32 PM in response to 921 Greene Avenue: Pregnant with Possibility

correction, i shouldnt say high end, ther's no sub zero in there, but good quality as in G&E, fisher&packal (sp?). Plus there's zero maintenance/work to be done, low maintenance and zero taxes for 12 years thanks to 421a abatement.

Posted by: Tdeezy at January 3, 2008 12:36 PM in response to 921 Greene Avenue: Pregnant with Possibility

I don't see why Crown Heights should have to take on more of the homeless problem then any other area in the city. It's easy to say this move would help "the city as a whole" when it's not your neighborhood being asked to bare the burden.
10:03-are you suggesting that because in your eyes the neighborhood is "pretty rough" they should have to put up with more strain on their community? Sounds pretty classist to me.
The city as a whole should have to shelter their needy on a proportionate basis not just shuttle everyone off to what some might see as an undesirable section. Does anyone care about the families and businesses that exist here or are we all only to be concerned with the welfare and standard of living of those in the monied sections ie midtown.

Posted by: Tdeezy at May 8, 2008 10:44 AM in response to Thursday Links

The Park Slope armory got a new fitness center, why can't they do something similar to this center? I'm sure none of you people agreeing with the placement of more homeless in Crown Heights would've went for that.
I bet that's not what you went by space is it 11:21? oh no not THAT space.

Posted by: Tdeezy at May 8, 2008 11:43 AM in response to Thursday Links

1:07pm or anyone else who knows:
Not an argument, I'm actually asking: Who came up with the money for the rec center in Park Slope? City funds State funds? Park Slope community itself? Depending on were the money came from could it be that the money could have been spent in another community but better heeled/influential constituants pushed for it to be spent in their neighborhood?
ps. i don't live in Crown Heights, I just thinks it's blatantly obvious that this community is unfairly being burdened and I don't see how any citizen can argue otherwise.

Posted by: Tdeezy at May 8, 2008 1:53 PM in response to Thursday Links

nevermind I missed that line in your post 1:07pm. still i think it sucks that a community with a lower tax base gets stuck with whatever manhattan wants to discharge on it becasue they don't have the money to allocate for a sports center to make the space unavailable

Posted by: Tdeezy at May 8, 2008 1:56 PM in response to Thursday Links