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.
Maybe if a Jewish family buys it they can tastefully decorate it in blue and white.
I can see Greece from Red Hook!
Can’t wait to see how they decorate it for Christmas!
I can name specifics. I don’t like they painted the roof tiles blue, those should have remained terracotta even with a colorfully painted building. I don’t like the blue stripes or the blocks of blue on the balconies. I don’t like the blue with the light brown marble. That’s a color combo that clashes. I like eclecticism, especially on streets like this where there’s no such thing as “context” because there have been so many alterations already and it’s mixed use. But this building would have been more interesting if they found a way to marry the features of the old facade with the Mediterranean elements. Like terra cotta tile roofs with the original brick facade, with white marble columns (if they must have columns) and white windows. Or if they had to make the facade stucco, do a less garish paint job. Cream or off white stucco, with the brown marble, with terra cotta tiles.
“One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just isn’t the same. Can you guess which thing is not like the other. That’s the name of this game.”
THL…I can see a seven foot tall BVM sculpture made of bright colored resin out front like the waffle from yesterday.
Ohhhhh! I got it….
They did this to match the V.M. Statuary that will no doubt be added to the bay window and/or balconies!!
BRG, when I asked you to be my Wingwoman, I didn’t mean for you to send me pictures of bugs!
Hilarious. I love it.