we were given an estimate of $50K for something about the same size including new foundation, no fancy materials or wall of windows or anything.

Posted by: well_pHed at September 14, 2009 12:27 PM in response to Extension on Landmarked House

to clarify, these are all INTERIOR doors. the parlor doors are doors that were the entry from an interior hallway into the parlor - they are not external entry doors. sorry for any confusion...brain not working so well today.

Posted by: well_pHed at July 27, 2009 10:34 PM in response to Free Salvaged B'stone Doors

sorry, there was a typo in my gmail - tried to revise it in a comment but i guess it didn't go thru. i have a few people interested but if they fall through i will let you know. here's the craigslist posting, which links to a good email address.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/zip/1291657848.html

Posted by: well_pHed at July 27, 2009 5:39 PM in response to Free Salvaged B'stone Doors

amt230 - i don't spend a lot of time on that block so wouldn't know about the mercedes. i wasn't being sarcastic, though. i'm pretty sure i saw a post here a while back speaking positively about the modern renovation.

all i'm saying is that the block doesn't seem that much different from lots of ft. greene blocks (or clinton hill or boerum hill or - gasp - park slope for that matter) where you have decent, well-looked after homes right up against their more downtrodden and disrespected cousins. i'm guessing nowhere in brooklyn is truly immune from this, and if a buyer is trying to control what his or her neighbors do in/to/in front of their homes, there are probably some homeowner's associations in florida that buyer should look into instead of brooklyn.

Posted by: well_pHed at July 9, 2009 4:57 PM in response to House of the Day: 180 Adelphi Street

wow, the large iced coffee at lil miss muffin's on park near the b/q is $3 too. i almost couldn't believe it, but i guess she's in line with ozzie's and sbux. bergen bagels has pretty good iced coffee for about a buck less!

Posted by: well_pHed at July 9, 2009 4:32 PM in response to Streetlevel: Coffee Shop Coming to Berkeley Place

i thought mr. b said he took the exterior photo, and i presume it was relatively recently that he did so. i don't see any trash bags or boarded up windows. frankly, the block looks like a lot of ft. greene blocks to me, with a mix of houses that look well-kept and some that don't.

Posted by: well_pHed at July 9, 2009 2:35 PM in response to House of the Day: 180 Adelphi Street

what is the problem with the two neighbors on the left? i thought we liked the modern place, at least. no?

Posted by: well_pHed at July 9, 2009 2:02 PM in response to House of the Day: 180 Adelphi Street

this used to be FSBO. their ad, http://180adelphi.com/ is a little out of date but gives you a better idea than the broker's. looks like the broker just hasn't had time to get the listing up right.

Posted by: well_pHed at July 9, 2009 1:32 PM in response to House of the Day: 180 Adelphi Street

thanks Joe and Brooklynista - both are useful suggestions. we loved what we found at gowanus nursery but are very much gardening neophytes and don't want to kill our budget and/or expensive plants. (as an aside, i don't want to ask for too much, but i would love any recommendations for perennials that like the shade and don't look too much like they're just there to take up space.)

Posted by: well_pHed at June 29, 2009 6:13 PM in response to Source for Plants in Bulk?

sorry, but pushing and stressing is just what happens to people in positions of power. if they can't handle it, they shouldn't be in positions of power. particularly ones involving children.

Posted by: well_pHed at June 29, 2009 3:23 PM in response to Race, Class and P.S. 20's Controversial Principal

it doesn't make sense to say keaton's a casualty of these "wars" but that his wound was self-inflicted. he did this to himself.

is what the teacher did supposed relevant to the issues with keaton? or is it relevant because it suggests that the school has more problems than other public schools? or is it relevant because teacher's unions are terrible so we all have good reasons not to send our kids to any public school?

in any event, i doubt anyone thought that the principal was the ONLY problem at the school or that the school would be perfect if he were gone. certainly, the vibe between/among the parent groups seems toxic - that alone might be a reason not to consider it. there are a number of public schools in "brownstone brooklyn" with the same kind of ethnic/racial makeup of students (and probably similar class divides) and not all of them are this rancorous. ps 11 is the obvious parallel. it's nice to send your kid to your zoned school, for a lot of reasons, but why would you expect a parent to deal with that kind of stuff if they have other options?

Posted by: well_pHed at June 29, 2009 3:11 PM in response to Race, Class and P.S. 20's Controversial Principal

csa - i don't think anyone who actually read the story assumed that this guy, segarra, is pure as the driven snow or even blameless in the situation (or the teacher he was representing). but it doesn't matter. if segarra's record, whatever is it, doesn't excuse keaton, why should it change the "dynamic" of the conversation about keaton? and defense of keaton using this approach is actually scary to me - you want your kids taught that it's okay to beat on someone because, what, you think he's a bad person? what, exactly, do you think should happen here? because you've thrown a fair amount of mud, but you haven't said what you think is the right result.

Posted by: well_pHed at June 29, 2009 2:19 PM in response to Race, Class and P.S. 20's Controversial Principal

CSA, if this represents some kind of tribal "victory" for the other guy, i guess you lost? are you the victim here? you've somehow lost out because an out-of-control and possibly unstable individual has been removed as the head of your kid's school? incredible.

Posted by: well_pHed at June 29, 2009 1:37 PM in response to Race, Class and P.S. 20's Controversial Principal

thanks! anything in new jersey?

Posted by: well_pHed at June 29, 2009 12:11 PM in response to Source for Plants in Bulk?

i responded to your email yesterday afternoon and again just now. post back here if you don't find my messages in your inbox.

Posted by: well_pHed at June 23, 2009 1:32 PM in response to FS: new modern towel bars

to clarify, these are all INTERIOR doors. the parlor doors are doors that were the entry from an interior hallway into the parlor - they are not external entry doors. sorry for any confusion...brain not working so well today.

Posted by: well_pHed at July 27, 2009 10:34 PM in response to Free Salvaged B'stone Doors