Slightly Out of Place But Totally Working for Us
How awesome is the doorway at 269 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights? PropertyShark says the building was built in 1900 but we can’t see how that’s possible given the pure deco goodness on display. More like 1920’s, dontcha think? The 18-unit, 9,000-square-foot building changed hands last year for $3.55 million. GMAP
How awesome is the doorway at 269 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights? PropertyShark says the building was built in 1900 but we can’t see how that’s possible given the pure deco goodness on display. More like 1920’s, dontcha think? The 18-unit, 9,000-square-foot building changed hands last year for $3.55 million. GMAP
It’s not handicapped accessible.
Rip it out!
Not many buildings were built in the early 30s because of the depression (construction workers lined up around the corner everyday hoping for work during the Empire State bld. construction). And almost none were built during World War 2. There were building booms in the 1880s, 1900s till WWI and then again in the 20s til the depression. This is a classic deco buildings, those windows are a dead give away..especially the corner windows. That was an extremely popular style. And yes i am sure there were many agast when this place went up.
First, never pay attention to date on propshark (unless for more recent bldgs). I can’t believe how many realtors do this also – Makes it look that all of Brooklyn was built in 3 distinct years.
And this building may very well pre-date 1900 – with major alterations in 20’s. There is a C/O from 1903 for 17 families.
Nice building! Even 1920 sounds early for this – I would have guessed early 30s.
Those corner steel windows are nice too.
Unless that building was heavily rent controlled/stabilized, someone got a pretty good deal… 18 units for 3.55m? The ARR multiple must have been pretty low.
Looked at an apartment here in 1997 before taking a larger studio on Sidney Place. If I remember at the time it was going for 900 and seemed a lot for the small studio. It was on the first floor and had a nice view of the lawn outside the window although there was no way to get to it from the apartment. (that kind of sucked)
I fall under the hates-all-new-buildings category, I have to admit, but when I walk by this every day, I also think it’s great. Thing is, I can’t help but wonder if the neighborhood was aghast and thought it was an eyesore when it was originally built. I’m sure it replaced a brownstone.
On the other hand, how can you not think that the craftsmanship of the curved steel, the choice of a red enamel door, and the placement of the circular window (and those two steel underscores) inside the rectangles and squares of the whole portico aren’t cool?
I’ve always loved the corner windows of this building.
Yeah, there’s no way it was built before 1920. I’ve always liked it too and agree with cat – the building itself is not nearly as nice or interesting as the doorway