18 feet wide? Exposed AC vents? For six million? Am I missing something??

Posted by: marlowe at October 27, 2009 10:17 PM in response to House of the Day: 42 Grace Court

Not hocking, but please allow me... "No, fuck YOU!"

Posted by: marlowe at September 4, 2009 10:40 PM in response to Closing Bell: Fair Weather Flea

If the grown ups (despite all evidence to the contrary) can stop yelling at each other for a moment, we might join in a group cheer that children in Fort Greene will have another educational option. And that there are people out there willing to work hard to provide it. Yay. Okay you can go back to bickering now.

Posted by: marlowe at July 16, 2009 12:30 PM in response to New Middle School Coming to Fort Greene

We've been through the same thing recently."On or around" allows 30 days of wiggle room. "On or before" is a harder definition. It means there is a breach of contract if the closing does not happen within that time frame. Whoever delayed forfeits the deposit. So if your seller pushed past the "on or before" date you can step out of the deal and reclaim your deposit. Your lawyer should explain all this to you.

Posted by: marlowe at July 2, 2009 8:10 PM in response to If Closing Date is Postponed?

Very well put MM. We are trying to close on a place right now. And the emotional investment, the difference between home and house, is the huge unacknowledged element. And the thing that makes buying real estate unlike any other transaction.

Posted by: marlowe at June 15, 2009 3:56 PM in response to Quote of the Day

Great news! I'm canceling my Amazon account. And burning my Borders card. And Barnes and Noble.

Posted by: marlowe at June 3, 2009 11:22 AM in response to Greenlight Bookstore Location Revealed!

Credibility index: B'stoner up 10%. The What down 30%. Cratering. Dick Cheney territory. So much for the loyal opposition. He's a train wreck. Somebody boost his meds.

Posted by: marlowe at June 1, 2009 8:00 PM in response to Teen-on-Teen Shooting on Downing Street

Holy s**t. The What just said something positive and pleasant. Has the world gone mad?

Posted by: marlowe at February 26, 2009 5:23 PM in response to Eva Daniels Shutters Fulton Storefront

I'm new to the neighborhood and the to blog but here's what I know. The What is a complete idiot. If he didn't exist Brownstoner would have to invent him. And PropJoe is offensive to some, but totally understandable in his response. This crime is horrible. So is the mugging on S Elliot a few months ago and the muggings before that. We can all agree this crime is vicious and thuggish and has to be confronted, hopefully by more vigilant and active neighborhood groups. And we all know it tends to be committed by black males between the ages of 17 and 40 who live in the projects. That's not racist. That's an empirical statistical fact. So let's all drop the pointless racist diatribes and simply confront the reality. Together. All of us good non-mugging folks, white, black, beige, whatever. And one more thing. All this talk that the victim should have screamed louder. Or shouldn't have been out at that hour. Please. Any talk that blames the victim is beneath contempt.

Posted by: marlowe at January 23, 2009 8:19 PM in response to Sexual Attack on St. Felix Prompts Press Conference

Wow. Just tried the new New York Times. Apparently there are no properties between 1 and 5 million in Brooklyn NY. Who knew.

Posted by: marlowe at January 6, 2009 9:48 AM in response to NYT Real Estate Classified's Redesign a Real Letdown

The price reflects the fact that the house though beautiful is only three floors. The basement is a basement, not a garden level.

Posted by: marlowe at January 4, 2009 5:06 PM in response to House of the Day: 586 4th Street

Here's a tip billyboomer: Having to inform "people" that you have a sense of humor is a sure indication that you lack one. I say again, snap out of it. Try to be useful. Play nice.

Posted by: marlowe at December 15, 2008 4:32 PM in response to House of the Day: 419 Union Street

Snap out of it billyboomer. I've got young kids. Bedtime means something. Quiet is important. Say something useful. Or try to. And give your exclamation-point key a break.

Posted by: marlowe at December 15, 2008 3:31 PM in response to House of the Day: 419 Union Street

We looked at this house and loved it... but were concerned about the wine bar two doors down... which seems to be expanding a rear patio serving area. If that is the case, the quality of life could be seriously degraded. Anybody know what's up?

Posted by: marlowe at December 15, 2008 3:18 PM in response to House of the Day: 419 Union Street