Late Victorian/Craftsman Mantels

amazing place. only negative thing i can think of is having the hospital right there. listening to ambulance sirens at night would not help light sleepers such as myself.

Posted by: bktycoon at October 20, 2008 1:40 PM

No ambulance sirens here. The emergency room is on 7th St. between 7th & 8th. 7th St. runs north. Ambulances is are empty when they hit 8th.

Posted by: new2 at October 22, 2008 12:28 PM in response to House of the Day: 617 8th Avenue

New York's energy efficiency is a function of its density. Tiny houses on big plots are a step backward.

Posted by: new2 at October 17, 2008 6:48 PM in response to Brooklyn's Own Tiny House Movement

Hi,

I'm thinking of doing one of these myself. Anyway I can get the names of the engineers, contractors etc. who are helping you out?

Thanks!

Posted by: new2 at October 15, 2008 12:23 PM in response to The Modules

I hope LPC lets them go ahead. The visual implications to the neighbors are neutral (maybe even positive) and it's their backyard! People have done much worse without getting blockedf by LPC. Glass, grass, stone, how is that anyone's business?

It's a nice idea...wish I had room to do it.

Posted by: new2 at October 14, 2008 1:38 PM in response to A Sexy Behind for 139 Lincoln Place?

Barf....

It's not like What was debating with a panel of Nobel laureates. Lets' face it. It doesn't take much to win a macroeconomic forecasting debate among the Brownstoner commentariat.

By the way, a lot of people were forecasting it (Warren Buffet, for starters). They just weren't hanging around the Brownstoner forums.

By the way, what are these prescient forecasts What made? I recall him linking to newspaper articles, ranting and raving every time the DJIA dropped, etc. That's more consistent with being a bitter real estate have-not/barnburner than financial seer.

Posted by: new2 at October 11, 2008 10:27 PM in response to Quote of the Day

Mr. B., along with 9 out of 10 commenters on Brownstoner, should just exit the design review business, because they really have no taste, which is almost as bad as bad taste.

Take the obsession with "original details." Without a doubt, some Brooklyn houses deserve to be preserved in amber. Others have been so poorly maintained that there's not much left to save. (Often by people who think they should win preservation awards for watching them decay because they left them "intact.") And many others were junk when built and are still junk today. (Do you think Trump Boulevard should be landmarked 75 years from now because it will be old?)What's wrong with creative destruction in those cases?

By the way, I'm not talking about ruining landmarked facades in Park Slope. I'm talking about the in teriors, which are usually dowdy at best, and no one's business anyway.

Oh, and by the way....the addition to this BH house is hideous. So why did Mr. B. get suckered by someone waving green cliches around?

Posted by: new2 at October 10, 2008 2:46 PM in response to Green on Brownstoner: Salvage on State Street

rylb2009,

And by the way, I'd love to take you up on your offer of an architecture appreciation lesson. You seem like an individual of exceptional culture, taste and refinement. How can I contact you?

Posted by: new2 at September 15, 2008 1:15 PM in response to Late Victorian/Craftsman Mantels

rylb2009,

Enough negotiating, make me an offer.

Posted by: new2 at September 15, 2008 1:12 PM in response to Late Victorian/Craftsman Mantels

Pluses:

Great woodwork
Exposure on three sides
Nice proportions

Minuses:

Major facade work needed (entire back facade needed repointing)
Kitchen sucked
Horrendous, cheapo "pueblo" style "spa" for master bath
No yard
No basement
North side of block is basically a dumpster for Flatbush storefronts
Charmless garden rental
Broker is a complete a*hole (wonder how he functions, even where standards are as low as in PS)

Net:

Some sucker overpaid, big time!

Posted by: new2 at August 25, 2008 11:32 PM in response to Sales: 146 Sterling Place Fetches $2,730,000

I wonder where The What spent his summer vacation? Wouldn't it be delicious to find out he has a 1/4 summer share in West Hampton?

Posted by: new2 at August 19, 2008 1:02 PM in response to 445 E. 19th Street Dodges Foreclosure Bullet, Lists Large

1. Front of house looks out at brick wall of tall building
2. Back of house looks out at giant air conditioning exhaust ducts of tall building (which blow onto the back yard)
3. Back yard gets no light
4. Garden floor needs major renov
5. Fourth floor is not on the market
6. Parlor floor is very small, since main stair is needed to service the fourth floor

= $2.6-$3m before you're done, dank outdoor space and it's still a coop!

Posted by: new2 at August 14, 2008 1:35 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 110 Hicks Street

I hate to be catty, but this is really just not that interesting. It's kind of like reading about your evening tooth-flossing ritual.

Posted by: new2 at August 1, 2008 12:09 PM in response to Bird Blog: Week 12

kuroko, good catch. i had the same thought when i saw the staging. then i saw it's the same broker. then i recall that broker said the 209 dean owner had decided she was so good at renovating, that she's become a full-time style flipper and was already working on the next project while selling 209.

for what it's worth, the 209 renovation was just a veneer. ceilings dropped instead of replastered. sheetrock laid over walls that needed skimcoating. wall2wall carpet over subflooring. woodworked covered in paint without stripping. the new work was already peeling away from what was underneath in some cases. basically, expect that renov to have a half life of 18 mos.

Posted by: new2 at July 24, 2008 5:07 PM in response to House of the Day: 210 Prospect Place

rylb2009,

And by the way, I'd love to take you up on your offer of an architecture appreciation lesson. You seem like an individual of exceptional culture, taste and refinement. How can I contact you?

Posted by: new2 at September 15, 2008 1:15 PM in response to Late Victorian/Craftsman Mantels