Loved that house. It's beautiful, and that's a damn good price. Considered buying it last spring/summer, but decided it was a bit of a hike to train for us, and hubby really wanted to be in fort greene. Glad someone snatched it up.

Posted by: fortgreener at April 13, 2007 12:46 PM in response to 'Queer' Guy Snags Washington Avenue B-stone

Thanks for the input. I'll see if I can get quotes from these guys.

Posted by: fortgreener at April 11, 2007 11:16 AM in response to Parlor Plaster Restoration Help

I second Nemo Tile in Manhattan. I used small white hex tile in my bathrooms. They have it in stock in several colors, patterns, glazes.

Posted by: fortgreener at September 29, 2006 4:23 PM in response to Source for Vintage Tile?

I agree with the above posters. Scheduling an appraisal should take a matter of weeks. In my experience, the appraisal info is passed to the bank right away.
Are you finding that the appraised value is less than the mortgage you're taking? That would be unusual.

Posted by: fortgreener at September 14, 2006 12:17 PM in response to Is this normal?

I posted about this price drop last night on the forum because I was so surprised to see it. I saw the place last spring at an open house and thought it was wonderful, just not for me. (My husband calls this house "the mothball" for reasons obvious to anyone viewing it, but hey, it's an old house! Take out all the creaky old furniture, put up some white paint and voila, gorgeous.) The details go on and on, even on upper floors. As I recall, there was even an original porcelain sink in one of the bathrooms, the kind that costs a bundle at an architectural salvage place. The mantles are gorgeous throughout. Kitchen was fine, really. Not modern or trendy, but a clean white country kitchen. Felt dark because it's at the back of the ground floor. Backyard was also dark and didn't have the openness of a mid-block yard, but most people wouldn't mind that. I'm a sun freak.
If this place doesn't sell at the new price, I'll be surprised, even shocked.

Posted by: fortgreener at September 12, 2006 4:59 PM in response to HOTD: Washington Avenue at 10% Off

I noticed the 120-122 Adelphi property is for sale via Brown Harris Stevens for $6,581,000 w/ "approved plans for 29,250 buildable square feet."

http://www.bhsbrooklyn.com/detail.asp?id=511539

Posted by: fortgreener at September 12, 2006 4:43 PM in response to Adelphi Action

I love it! There's a purple house in Fort Greene too, I believe on Vanderbilt btwn Dekalb and Willoughby.

Posted by: fortgreener at August 9, 2006 4:15 PM in response to Brown-stone? Not Exactly

Arsenic,
Talk to me when you've travelled on the subway or bus with two toddlers under the age of three, one of whom can't even walk yet. If you're going far enough to take transportation, you're going to need a big diaper bag with supplies like water bottles, sippy cups, wipes, extra clothes, food, etc., not to mention your own purse or wallet. Two or three flights of subway stairs down to/up from the platform are more than daunting in this scenario: they're impossible!

Posted by: fortgreener at August 8, 2006 11:53 AM in response to Learning to Oppose the Atlantic Yards Project

It's so easy to create a login identity, I doubt that it would deter someone who really wants to post.

Posted by: fortgreener at August 3, 2006 10:09 AM in response to What Do You Think of Restricted Commenting?

Classon is the boundary of Clinton Hill/Bed-Stuy on the east. That would put Bedford and Franklin squarely in Bed-Stuy. Make your decision based on the house and your feelings about the neighborhood, not what a broker tells you the neighborhood is called. The posters above give good advice.

Posted by: fortgreener at July 31, 2006 8:17 PM in response to 'South Clinton Hill'

For the record, I am the July 25th 3:45pm poster, and yes, I did mean the Washington Avenue house, not Clinton Ave.
Agreed, it's a special house. Just wasn't for me.

Posted by: fortgreener at July 29, 2006 2:50 PM in response to Open House Picks

I have not done it, but asked the same question (about a stoop for a brownstone) a month or so ago. I also got a quote from Malek. Depending on what you want, I think $25-35,000 is a fair estimate if you are putting a stoop where none currently exists.

Posted by: fortgreener at July 28, 2006 3:51 PM in response to Building a stoop

I saw the Clinton Avenue house. It's all the way down by Willoughby, so quite a hike to the C train (not too far to the G, though.)
Loaded with details, as the pictures show, and in good condition. It must be harder to sell than a multifamily -- no extra income from a garden rental to help pay the mortgage. I personally wouldn't want to live on a garden floor, so for me, this one would need to be converted. I passed on it for the reasons above and because I found the back of the house & yard very dark and depressing. The house is toward the end of the block, so the yard is close to the backs of other townhouses. Also, there are some not-so-savory large apartment buildings toward that end of the block -- made me wonder what it's like at night walking home from the subway.
That being said, I'm kind of surprised it's still on the market because it's a lot more special than most of what's out there. I've seen it all, believe me!

Posted by: fortgreener at July 28, 2006 3:45 PM in response to Open House Picks

Ugh. There goes the neighborhood. Metrotech is an abomination, and this looks like more of the same.
What a shame.

Posted by: fortgreener at July 24, 2006 1:43 PM in response to Development Doesn't Stop with Atlantic Yards

yep- ikea kitchen. i have the same one in maple.

Posted by: fortgreener at July 20, 2006 7:01 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: Eastern Parkway 2-Bedroom

I didn't see any information on impact/extent of shadows in the articles or on the Atlantic Yards Report website. Can anyone point me to a link?

Posted by: fortgreener at July 19, 2006 5:49 PM in response to Atlantic Yards Debate Takes Next Major Step

I can't comment on whether $4 million is "worth it" -- only the time and the market can tell -- but I will say that as a resident of a nearby park block, calling Washington Park "quiet" is just plain nutty. The park is a noisy place in the summer, from barbeque-ers to concerts to kids in the playground. And although the housing stock on this block is clearly spectacular, the block still has many grimy buildings in disrepair. It is not the "5th Avenue" of Fort Greene just yet.

Posted by: fortgreener at July 14, 2006 3:26 PM in response to Stepping Out On FG Park (For Almost $4 Mil!)

The "corner house" referred to by the previous poster was #1 South Portland, not #10. Both sold recently. The corner house sold for $2.85 million, according to the NY Times last week, and will reportedly be renovated for a single family. #10 sold for $2.6 or $2.65 (I've heard both) in a 4-part bid in which I was a participant.

Posted by: fortgreener at July 14, 2006 3:17 PM in response to Stepping Out On FG Park (For Almost $4 Mil!)

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Posted by: luis at April 19, 2007 4:16 PM in response to Parlor Plaster Restoration Help