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i literally live next door to this and checked it out during an open house a few weeks ago. the quality of construction is pretty good and the design seems nice. good, high-end appliances and fixtures, too. but i don't think that i'd buy one at these prices.

also, there wasn't much original detail left in the building before the renovation, so not much was lost in the conversion.

Newswalk Condos have about 170 units.

Posted by: threecee at August 28, 2007 1:52 PM in response to Condos of the Day: 543 Dean Street

i left some brick exposed in the gut renovation in my brownstone. there wasn't any original detail when i bought the building so i decided to go with a modern design.

there's exposed brick above the fireplace in the living room as a detail, exposed brick in the stairwells to gain an extra inch or two of width which helps when moving large, bulking stuff, as well as in two small rooms (den and office) to also get an extra couple of inches in width.

like Johnny above, i think in moderation as a detail or accent, exposed brick can look good.

Posted by: threecee at September 7, 2007 11:03 AM in response to Enough with the exposed brick look already

i took a photo of this building on 10/29, and the cornice was already gone, so the latest issue with this building really might be about the facade "peeling off". or maybe the cornice fell off because the facade was crumbling?

see my photo here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracy_collins/1802220177/

i'll have a look at the building later today to see if i notice something else.

Posted by: threecee at November 1, 2007 10:58 AM in response to Another Structural Accident on Ratner's Watch

just walked by there about an hour ago and didn't notice anything new other than a sidewalk shed has been built in front of the building.

as far as the facade peeling away, i did notice what appears to be a crack running down the northeast corner between the facade and the side wall. checking my past photos, it seems like this crack has been there since at least feb 2007, when i took this photo:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tracy_collins/384977046/

you'll have to look at the original size of the photo (click the "ALL SIZES" icon) to see the crack.

maybe this crack has grown, and if so, i would guess that it would have to do with the demolition of the buildings on either side.

Posted by: threecee at November 1, 2007 4:22 PM in response to Another Structural Accident on Ratner's Watch

i meant to say "running down the *southeast* corner..." in the previous comment.

Posted by: threecee at November 1, 2007 4:25 PM in response to Another Structural Accident on Ratner's Watch

once again, as someone opposed to the Atlantic Yards plan, i am not opposed to development over the open Vanderbilt Yard of the MTA LIRR.

what i am opposed to is:

- a process that circumvents any local input, oversight or control;
- abuse of eminent domain;
- out-of-scale, super-dense development that will overwhelm already overtaxed infrastructure;
- sweetheart deals that give 100s of millions of public funds to a billioinaire developer

as someone who lives within a block of the railyard, i would love to have something *sensible, reasonable and responsible* built over the tracks. in fact, when i moved here, i was looking forward to development over the Vanderbilt Yard. is Ratner's Atlantic Yards the best option? could the city have gotten a better deal, more bang for its buck?

so far, the whole Atlantic Yards process has not been sensible, reasonable nor responsible and i fear that we will all pay the price for decades to come.

Posted by: threecee at November 12, 2007 12:12 PM in response to Atlantic Yards Renter Relocation Lawsuit Tossed

there are so many variables (if it moves forward, what the market's like if/when it's completed, what actually gets built, how close a property is to a particular part of the development, how long will it take to complete, etc. etc.) it'll be pretty near impossible to really know.

but, property values have been increasing pretty quickly and steadily in the area without AY. assuming that it's not a complete disaster in design and execution (including all the infrastructure that the city and state are on the hook to build, i'm not expecting a smooth, short process), i can't imagine property values decreasing because of AY in the long term, unless it's a property in a particularly nasty location, like right across the street from the arena. granted it might not be a place that *i* would care to live, but just like there are people buying insanely expensive condos in midtown, i'm sure there will be plenty of people (maybe european/asian/s.american/??? investors) who really don't care what it's actually like, but want to own a piece of Brooklyn.

so, in purely investment terms, i imagine that property values would increase, long-term, due to AY, as opposed to leaving the site as a rail yard and the 20+ newly created vacant lots that it is now. it's pretty easy to add more value than vacant lots.

another question might be how much more valuable property might be if a more rational development than AY were built instead.

Posted by: threecee at December 12, 2007 2:47 AM in response to Value of Atlantic Yards Development?

the 78th precinct is one block away at Bergen and 6th, so i can't imagine would-be robbers would consider this a prime spot to jack someone. there are often many police cars parked across Bergen from this spot, too.

as for banks/ATMs, i wouldn't mind a BofA here, but hope that it's not starting a wave of them.

Posted by: threecee at January 11, 2008 3:15 PM in response to StreetLevel: Mo' Money on Flatbush Ave.

i tried to stay out of the fray, but couldn't when i read Polemicist's 2:27 post.

yes, the "Stop Eminent Domain Abuse sign is located on 750 Pacific Street, a Weinstein owned building leased to Boymlergreen", but that does *not* mean that "the entire anti-AY propaganda machine is organized and funded by other developers, and NOT the people."

i happen to be one of the anti-AY crowd, and i, as well as thousands of others, have donated time, money and services to the fight. i don't know personally how involved (if at all) Weinstein and/or Boymelgreen are in organizing or funding this fight, but even if they are, it doesn't mean that they are the ones calling the shots.

Posted by: threecee at January 15, 2008 4:17 PM in response to Council Members Look to Take on Eminent Domain

4:27: i'm not exaggerating. if the DDDB website can be believed (and i believe it can), then you're the one who's exaggerating:

"DDDB is a volunteer-run organization. We have over 5,000 subscribers to our email newsletter, 7,000 petition signers, and a nine-person steering committee. Over 700 volunteers have registered with DDDB to form our various teams, task-forces and committees and we have over 150 block captains. We have a 20 person volunteer legal team of local lawyers supplementing our retained attorneys.

We are funded entirely by individual donations from the community at large and through various fundraising events we and supporters have organized.

We have the financial support of well over 3,000 individual donors."

Posted by: threecee at January 15, 2008 4:32 PM in response to Council Members Look to Take on Eminent Domain

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Posted by: guest at January 18, 2008 4:43 PM in response to Where in Brooklyn can I buy Cabot Semi-Solid deck stain?

read the cabot site the semi solid is not for decks...siding and stuff only

Posted by: guest at May 26, 2008 4:08 PM in response to Where in Brooklyn can I buy Cabot Semi-Solid deck stain?