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May 9, 2008
Closing Bell: Flea Bigger and Better Than Ever on Sunday
As long as our nemesis mother nature plays nice, this is shaping up to be biggest and best Flea yet. As noted on the Flea Blog today, there are a bunch of new high-qual, old-school vendors starting up this weekend, including Fort Greener Gary Ford who used to have a booth at the 25th Street Garage and will be showcaseing his eclectic mix of fossilized whale bones, Persian prayer rugs, and picture frames along the Clermont fence on Sunday. For the uninitiated, the Flea runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday and is located at 176 Lafayette Avenue. Closest trains are the C and G to Washington/Clinton. Or you can take any of the number of trains that go to Atlantic Station and make the 10-minute stroll up Lafayette Avenue from there. If you've come before and combined your outing with a visit to one of the many restaurants on Dekalb Avenue, why not be a tad more adventurous and check out the wealth of brunch options a few blocks north on Myrtle Avenue.
Lotsa New Vendors This Weekend! [Flea Blog]
Today on the Brownstoner Backpages
There's one new post on the Renovation Blog:
Lower Level Half Bath - Tile Wall [Bed Stuy Reno Blog]
Here are some of the topics posted on The Forum today:
Marketing My Building to Europeans?
Resale Prospects for Cobble Hill New Construction?
What To Do With 2 Tons of Excess Soil?
Advice for Creating a Dog-Friendly Garden?
Help! Should I Not Close on This Co-op?
BKLYN Designs 2008 Kicks Off
We just got back from Dumbo where we were checking out Day 1 of the annual BKLYN Designs show of furniture and accessories by, you guessed it, Brooklyn Designers. There are 70 exhibitors this year, so our slide show is just a taste. The event will be running all weekend.
Open House Picks
Park Slope
112 St. Marks Place
Edie & Inga
Sunday 12-3
$1,500,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
74 Lincoln Road
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 1-3
$1,395,000
GMAP P*Shark
Ditmas Park
47 Marlborough Road
Corcoran
Sunday 2:30-4:30
$1,049,000
GMAP P*Shark
Clinton Hill
50 Putnam Avenue
Mark David
Sunday 1-1:45
$850,000
GMAP P*Shark
Small Fire at 380 Clinton Avenue
According to a tipster, there was a small fire at the gorgeous mansion at 380 Clinton Avenue on Wednesday night; we stopped by yesterday and snapped this photo of this second-floor window, which appears to be the only spot of damage. Currently home to the Teen Challenge, the 1909 house is known as the Julius Liebman residence. It is one of the few houses designed by the prominent architecture firm of Herts & Tallant for the grandson of Samuel Liebman, founder of the brewery that later became Rheingold. Did any readers pass by while the fire was being contained? GMAP
Brooklyn Heights House Tour Tomorrow
The annual Brooklyn Heights House Tour takes place tomorrow from 1 to 5 p.m. The tour, which costs $30, includes a townhouses of the Federal, Italianate and Greenk Revival variety as well as two carriage houses (one modern and one old-school). Tickets can be reserved by calling 718-858-9193; the tour kicks off at the St. Ann's School Lobby at 129 Pierrepont Street.
Brooklyn Heights House Tour 2008 [BHA]
BH House Tour 2007 [Brownstoner]
Garden of the Day: Another Greenwood Heights Goodie
The garden fun continues in Greenwood Heights today. From the horse's mouth:
Our backyard is a small courtyard which had a prison-yard vibe when we bought the place 4 years ago. We designed it ourselves hired some terrific guys to build it for us (ipe deck & cedar trellis) and have been working on the plantings ever since. It's the perfect spot for bbq's and outdoor movies. We also built a minimalist stucco flat roof shed/playhouse which is not pictured.
We're loving this. Comfortable but modern.
Garden of the Day: HGTV Does Greenwood Heights [Brownstoner]
Garden of the Day: PLG Make-Over [Brownstoner]
Submit Your Garden for 'Garden of the Day' [Brownstoner]
Carlton Mews Back on Track, Ready to Dig
Rumors of Carlton Mews' demise have been greatly exaggerated, it appears. A couple of months ago, very well-placed tipster sent word that the developers of Carlton Mews, the landmark-compliant new townhouse development (plus church conversion) at 233 Carlton Avenue in Fort Greene, was "on life support." The project has been a long time coming and the developers have patiently worked closely with the community and LPC on the plans for a couple of years, so this was sad news to say the least. So we were psyched to get a tip yesterday that there was some new activity at the dormant site. We biked over and, sure enough, a contractor was getting ready to remove the trailer in anticipation of excavation work beginning within the next week. Turns out the New Building application was approved on May 6. Evidently, whatever financing troubles (if any) they'd been having have now been solved. Rock'n'roll!
Carlton Mews "On Life Support"? [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark DOB
LPC Gives Go-Ahead to Carlton Mews Project [Brownstoner]
May 8, 2008
Waterfalls Project Rising in Brooklyn Bridge Park
A couple of readers today emailed us photos of the New York City Waterfalls project coming along between Piers 4 and 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park. This is one of four such installations designed by Danish artist Olafur Eliasson; the other three are being constructed under the Brooklyn Bridge, on Governers Island and at Pier 35 in Manhattan.
Waterfall Art Project Coming to Life Under the Bridge [Brownstoner]
Top photo by Joe Flix; photo on the jump by Whitbo.
Continue reading "Waterfalls Project Rising in Brooklyn Bridge Park"
House of the Day: 162 Bergen Street
We're not sure how we've managed to not discuss 162 Bergen Street yet, given that it's been on the market since October of last year. Despite not selling for more than six months, the price has remained constant at $2,300,000. While hardly a give-away, we're actually a little surprised that there hasn't been one buyer out there who's fallen in love and been willing to meet the ask. After all, this place has tons o' charm and is in a hot location. What's the catch? Does it need more work than the photos suggest?
162 Bergen Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Author's Comments
Agreed that the other one looked nicer in the pics...
Posted by: brownstoner at July 11, 2006 11:47 AM in response to Condo of the Day: Stretching on Wyckoff?
Maybe we're biased cuz we live pretty close to here, but proximity to Nets arena doesn't seem to be a big concern for this immediate area. Too far away for basketball fans to park, that's for sure...
Posted by: brownstoner at July 11, 2006 1:23 PM in response to House of the Day: Overpriced on St.James?
whoops. thanks. fixed it.
Posted by: brownstoner at July 12, 2006 10:29 AM in response to Big Turnout For AY Housing Forum
Well, depends on what the other zoning rules are and the context. This one property will be worth more if someone can put up a sliver tower, sure, but if every beautiful old building in the area was demo'd and replaced with ugly tall buildings, the area would become less desirable and valuable, certainly on a per square foot basis.
Posted by: brownstoner at July 12, 2006 10:35 AM in response to Wednesday Links
we'll check out that akismet thang...
Posted by: brownstoner at July 12, 2006 11:18 AM in response to Site Registration for Commenting
Less than ideal, we know. We're looking into some other options...
Posted by: brownstoner at July 13, 2006 9:47 AM in response to Using Typekey: Just a Little Patience
Forgot to ask: If anyone has the guidebook from the house tour, could you please look up the street number...Thanks
Posted by: brownstoner at July 14, 2006 9:38 AM in response to Stepping Out On FG Park (For Almost $4 Mil!)
Whoops. Thanks. Must be the jet lag...
Posted by: brownstoner at July 26, 2006 9:51 AM in response to Former Brig to Yield Up to 400 Units of Housing
True, unless there was work done. The interior looks to be in pretty nice shape, don't you think?
Posted by: brownstoner at August 1, 2006 1:43 PM in response to House of the Day: Revisiting Glenwood Road
1930 sounds too late to us...
Posted by: brownstoner at July 11, 2006 11:23 AM in response to Architecture 101: Inniss Franciscan House