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.
that’s god awful!!!!!! there should be laws against this kind of stuff.
I expect to see lots of chotchkees (sp?) fill that bay window.
Ahhh, new3hood, thanks! For every 50 or so bad lines, I’m usually good for one slightly humorous one.
“I think they heard Ouzo-pportunity knocking…”
Cobbler, nice!
Maybe I’m reading this wrong but Pshark shows that Chase gave a $2,166,686 mortgage on this place back in 1999.
I know the market was strong back then but who in their right mind ever thought this place on that block was EVER worth that much!
I like it, but I’m currently applying random strips of vintage wallpaper to my walls so it’s possible I have no taste.
“I don’t get why they changed the outside?”
I guess they heard OPA-tunity knocking.
BWAHHHHHHAHHHAHHAAAA!!
Seriously, this thread is almost as funny as that crazy-tacky house with the basement pool, but Biff, you get QOTD fo’ sho!
Really Dave – why? – tell me – I guess I am dumb
fsrq: I looked at the photo of the house as it was before, and it looked fine, save the fire escape. I just didn’t see the need to ‘improve upon’ it.
I like the blue and white theme – always nice in my book, but I have to agree with MM – why the balconies? – what were they thinking. They not useful, they’re too small to hang out on, and the scale of them is off to me. And the bay window mucks it up.
‘Thanks BRG. That was certainly very leggy and had a sumptuous behind, but it wasn’t exactly what I had in mind.’
Biff…just trying to help a friend out with his unattainable dreams.
If that’s not what you meant, than I don’t know what.
It’s all Greek to me!!