A Mediterranean Makover
We spotted this building on West 9th Street, near Smith, the other day. Before its makeover, it was just a humble but proud Italianate townhouse like its brothers and sisters on the block. Now, well, we can spot several influences: some Spanish tile for the roof; a stucco-looking facade reminiscent of Greece; coral-colored Doric-ish columns,…
We spotted this building on West 9th Street, near Smith, the other day. Before its makeover, it was just a humble but proud Italianate townhouse like its brothers and sisters on the block. Now, well, we can spot several influences: some Spanish tile for the roof; a stucco-looking facade reminiscent of Greece; coral-colored Doric-ish columns, and those mini-balustrades. Looks from this DOB file that they added height and depth to the building back in 2007, and decided to make it stand out from its neighbors as well. Your reviews? GMAP
Photo from Property Shark.
You know what, I’d like it too….if it were in Greece!
In it’s current location it’s a travesty!
it always amazes how people display their knee jerk reactions to something different. haven’t seen it up close myself, but from the looks of it, the blue-white colors and thoughtful details seem refreshing for the drab that 9th St is. it won’t be on the pritzker’s shortlist by any means, but we need more variety in this town besides red and gray.
Dave did you see the Martha Stewart show recently were she went to Merida? The entire hour was dedicated to it. It was brilliant. The home she stayed in was beyond stunning. Hey, I’ll rent a room from you if you make the move! Below is the link:
http://www.marthastewart.com/show/the-martha-stewart-show/martha-in-mexico?lnc=4ef2dc5bfca40110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=showarchive_tv_show-archive
I almost like this. It’s a little bit overkill, especially in terms of the color choices and the weird, thick pillars on the balconies. But I don’t inherently hate the idea of bringing a little uniqueness and character to Brooklyn’s neighborhoods. It’s certainly more fun than yet another god-awful glass-n-steel condo.
And at least they got rid of the fire escape on the front.
According to Zillow.
This house is zestimated at 1,175,000
I think it’s worth one kebab.
The nice thing about this house design is how pretty it is.
Wow…
I say we take up a collection and move it to East New York.
This will get 100 posts before noon.
brg! YES! i can totally see myself smoking my newports and giving tarot readings on those balconies. that IS why i like it 🙂
-rob