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.
BRG, did you ever know that you’re my gyro?
Gyro for lunch!
lalaland, we’re all just having fun. Truth is, we would all live here in a Nafpaktos minute if we could.
i would almost think this wasn’t so bad if it weren’t for the balconies. without those it could be seen as eccentric but cute. but with them i think it’s pretty much beyond redemption.
“When life gives you lemons; like the people on this street, you should make lemonade.”
I thought you’re supposed to squeeze the lemons on top of the saganaki to make the big flame.
ah, brooklyn – land of conformity. how sad.
nothing makes me love new york like hearing
you should, and it’s evil cousin, you should not…
god bless those who don’t listen to the conforming masses.
You see this all over in Corona and E. Elmhurst. Are the roof tiles actually painted terra cotta or are they the fake plastic tiles? I’ve seen the fake plastic version in Astoria lately too and the material is so thin that it’s translucent when view from below at the right angle. Anyone check to see if these are terra cotta or plastic?
When life gives you lemons; like the people on this street, you should make lemonade.
Meet these nice neighbors and cozy up so you can get some nice homemade baklava.
Sarah Palin should be their neighbor. She has executive experience dealing with foreign thingys next door, ya know