I appreciate the attempt to blend in ie use of brick and front yards but it appears to stop there. Cornices and wrought iron railing on the roof patios would fit it much more. Overall, nice design for South Beach

Posted by: cggirl at October 25, 2007 11:59 AM in response to Inside Third & Bond: Week 11

What is the purpose of the sofit above the kitchen? Is this just a design element or does it serve a functional purpose?

Posted by: cggirl at November 29, 2007 1:08 PM in response to Inside Third & Bond: Week 15

It's standard realty practice to expect tenants to earn 40 times the rent.

Posted by: cggirl at February 6, 2008 2:03 PM in response to Rentals of the Day: Brooklyn Heights 1-Bedrooms

The thought of this makes me ill. I live on 2nd St which is all 1 & 2 family houses. Kids still play outside but that will end with so many strangers using 2nd St to get to the subway. If this project was scaled back a bit(like 3rd & Bond) I could support it. I'll fight tooth & nail to keep this from happening!

Posted by: cggirl at February 14, 2008 11:14 AM in response to Toll Brothers' Gargantuan Gowanus Plans Revealed

I have the same issue with my neighbors in Carroll Gardens. Every spring they complain about sweeping up cherry blosoms!

Posted by: cggirl at April 30, 2008 4:07 PM in response to Creating Front Yard Garden

i thought i was the only one who had problems with my neighbors and tree planting!!
i thought i had moved into the twilight zone of hostility.

i had the same thing happen when they came to plant a tree in front of my house. After waiting a year i had to tell the guy planting it to stop...that's how much my neighbors flipped out. The leaves! The bugs! ugh. the idiots!

Posted by: CGmodern at April 30, 2008 5:13 PM in response to Creating Front Yard Garden

You'all need to do a little stop'n'thinking.

YES, if you are in a landmark district, you need a permit. If you change paving, if you create a garden, at least do your research with Landmarks first. Don't get caught out not having a permit in a landmarked area. You can get burned.

Listen, any facade (and yes, rear of the house as well), front area and sidewalk work in an LD are supposed to be reviewed. For example, if you have slate (bluestone) sidewalks, you're supposed to do your best to fix them with the same materials.

If you want to repave, reconfigure, even create a permanent garbage can housing in an LD, you have to file.

Sorry for the news.

Now, look around in landmark districts and I'm sure you'll find lots of people who do not file and then rip out or restore ironwork, change front area paving, make sidewalk changes, change house colors (the painted wood ones), door colors, entry lights, etc., etc. without filing of caring.

Anyway, if you go with it, get a contractor with experience to do it.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 5:49 PM in response to Creating Front Yard Garden

When did south slope get landmarked?

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 6:26 PM in response to Creating Front Yard Garden

If you are south of 15th Street you are not in the PS district. Read the attached article for insights into certain anti-greens.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/nyregion/21bigcity.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=tree+planting&st=nyt&oref=slogin

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 8:47 PM in response to Creating Front Yard Garden

When we planted our small flower garden we did not dig up the cement but just built a wall to enclose it making it into a raised bed. There are drainage holes in the wall We built a 3” cement wall against our neighbor’s stoop to avoid any potential problem with dampness. However, our current neighbors complain about it as the evergreen attacts birds; they want us to remove it.

Posted by: guest at May 1, 2008 10:58 AM in response to Creating Front Yard Garden

When we planted our small flower garden we did not dig up the cement but just built a wall to enclose it making it into a raised bed. There are drainage holes in the wall We built a 3” cement wall against our neighbor’s stoop to avoid any potential problem with dampness. However, our current neighbors complain about it as the evergreen attacts birds; they want us to remove it.

Posted by: guest at May 1, 2008 11:05 AM in response to Creating Front Yard Garden