Closing Bell: There Goes the Front Yard
Clinton Hill just got a little uglier—and a little more difficult to find a parking space in. The owner’s plan to cut the curb and turn the front of the ground floor at 174 Clinton Avenue into a parking garage that we reported back in November is coming to fruition. A reader sends in this…
Clinton Hill just got a little uglier—and a little more difficult to find a parking space in. The owner’s plan to cut the curb and turn the front of the ground floor at 174 Clinton Avenue into a parking garage that we reported back in November is coming to fruition. A reader sends in this photo that shows the concrete and facade demolition has been completed. How can this be? The property falls just outside the historic district and just within the commercial overlay from Myrtle Avenue. The flipper’s gain is everyone else’s loss.
174 Clinton Avenue [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark DOB
Cut and Run at 174 Clinton Avenue [Brownstoner]
parking spots are scarce enough around here that I can be sure this dude’ll get parked in fairly often.
I have hippies come by in the autumn and sweep all the leaves. Then they wax my curb-cut.
Will all of the complainers who are not the owners of this house, please mind your own dang beeswax?
Public property rights? Those generally refer to public property. This flipper built a legal garage and driveway on his property, with a legal curb cut.
Sorry snobs, this is not a tragedy of the commons. More like a comedy of the absurd.
Dude wants a place to put his damn car. Thanks to heaven I live in Williamsburg where most of the snob hippies on this board wouldn’t deign to tread. One day, I too will build my garage. Probably have to cut down that ancient tree in front of my house, but I hate sweeping leaves anyway.
Why even have the freedom to do what you want legally to your own property when we have brownstoner and his disciples to TELL you what to do!
I would do the same thing as this home owner if I had the chance.
This is ugly and tasteless, like most of the posts on this blog.
There is also such a thing as public property rights.
The value of that house will go up by $100,000 due to the parking spot. No brainer.
Thank God some people still have an understanding of private property rights.
To the hippie tree f”ckers comparing SF to Brooklyn: please do all use brooklyn natives a favor and move back.