1199,
exactly. Some on here are trying to be so PC that they're overlooking what's in the best interest for all.

Posted by: jbes at July 24, 2008 3:13 PM in response to Yassky Weighs in on Saint Ann's Probation Office Affair

Hmmm Biff isn't Bloomberg a public servant too?

Posted by: jbes at July 24, 2008 1:46 PM in response to Yassky Weighs in on Saint Ann's Probation Office Affair

Whatever your politics how can you argue with this? I can't imagine any parent thinking this is a good idea. For $20 some thousand a year why don't they have their own building??? Maybe that's the bigger question here.

Posted by: jbes at July 24, 2008 1:16 PM in response to Yassky Weighs in on Saint Ann's Probation Office Affair

I loved our apt. we had. The biggest problem for the building is the location. One thing I did notice when we were still living there is that they were adding walls to apts that were suppose to be studios and calling them one bedrooms. Also the building changed owners a few times while we were there. If it weren't for the location we might have stayed.

Posted by: jbes at July 21, 2008 6:17 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 505 Court Street

meant grown up here.

Posted by: jbes at July 21, 2008 5:35 PM in response to Condos of the Day: 83 Halsey Street

Just wondering where most of you are from and how old you are? Prop Joe sounds like a New Yorker that has grown up. Am I right?

Posted by: jbes at July 21, 2008 5:34 PM in response to Condos of the Day: 83 Halsey Street

I don't disagree with that Davinbedstuy but we're chatting about Bed Sty at the moment.

Posted by: jbes at July 21, 2008 3:31 PM in response to Condos of the Day: 83 Halsey Street

I have to agree with Prop Joe. As long as there are projects in Bed Sty I don't see it changing much and Smatchums you can buy a nice house in Staten Island with a yard for less than this condo.

Posted by: jbes at July 21, 2008 3:18 PM in response to Condos of the Day: 83 Halsey Street

Maybe I'm missing something? Isn't this located in the same building as the school? If so frankly thats a different issue than the same neighborhood. This would never happen in a public school.

Posted by: jbes at July 21, 2008 11:26 AM in response to Saint Ann's To Make the Best of Probation Office Move

This has been discussed to death. It's a terrible idea. It's one thing to have this in the same neighborhood, but in the same building that the kids attend is not appropriate all.
Urban setting or not. Maybe St Ann's should look for a new location?

Posted by: jbes at July 21, 2008 10:11 AM in response to Saint Ann's To Make the Best of Probation Office Move

Whenwilltend,

As I said in my previous post. It's just not for us. We didn't like being that close to the BQE. We chose somewhere greener for our kids.

Posted by: jbes at July 20, 2008 10:00 AM in response to Condo of the Day: 505 Court Street

Need to add to in response to one of the posts. We weren't kicked out and are not bitter. We loved living there when we were just a couple, but have no desire to raise our kids by the BQE or Gowanus. Just not for us.

Posted by: jbes at July 17, 2008 8:52 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 505 Court Street

We were renters before the conversion. The apartments are unique for sure. We loved our Manhattan skyline view and high ceilings. We didn't love the management at the time and the building had/has a lot of inner problems. Plumbing, etc. We had a horrible ant problem that I doubt they could fix. We did get a lot of dirt from the BQE even though we weren't on that side. I don't think it's the healthiest of locations and now that we have kids I'm glad we moved on. I think the common charges are too high and will go up. The floors weren't put down correctly and are warped. I could go on and on. Shame because it really is a cool building inside.

Posted by: jbes at July 17, 2008 8:39 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 505 Court Street