Bay Ridge McMansion
Returning from our refinancing closing a couple of weeks ago, we drove down Ridge Boulevard in Bay Ridge for a few blocks. There were some very charming houses we saw. This one at the corner of 86th Street was not one of them.
Returning from our refinancing closing a couple of weeks ago, we drove down Ridge Boulevard in Bay Ridge for a few blocks. There were some very charming houses we saw. This one at the corner of 86th Street was not one of them.
“I guess it’s fun documenting the adventures of someone who grew up in the cocoon known as the Upper East Side, as he discovers other parts of the city.”
HA HA! Gentry come to Brooklyn.
Lechacal;
Basically your summary is correct. I (and I suspect others) find it annoying that Mr. B makes a virtue out of his “preference”, as you state it.
I don’t like to use the word “diversity” too much because it has become so trite. However, the word really does apply to NYC neighborhoods from so many angles, and I wish he would celebrate it more.
About once or twice a year, I like to take the following drive: Starting from West Street, I travese Canal Street in Manhattan, go over the Manhattan Bridge and then take Flatbush Ave all the way, over the Gill Hodges Bridge, and then into the Rockaways. In a short span,you encounter so many different types of physical environments, and I don’t think any city in the world can rival it. The ride in Brooklyn is the best part. You start out in the towers of downtown Brooklyn, and end up in Marine Park, which could almost pass for Florida in some respects. There’s a place for everyone in this city. To each his own.
Too many trees too close together – going to have problems down the line. Not an aesthetic judgment.
That’s not a house. It’s a fortress!
It’s like a replica Italian villa. The shrubbery is immaculately manicured. I like it.
“He just likes them old, like sort of a real estate cougee.”
That’s funny!
Brownstonerlogin, I enjoy walking round Bay Ridge (as a non-resident) as well. My favorite route is to walk down by the water from Owl Head park at 67th(?) to the Verazzano bridge and then back up the main commercial strip on 5th Avenue. On the water you actually get a sea air smell sometimes & I love admiring the huge tankers / container ships etc. If you want to walk down more residential streets, the high 80’s and low 90’s are nicest in my opinion.
I like it, well landscaped and designed, must be 8,000 sq ft.
To summarize:
1. Mr. B has a preference for aged properties that he inappropriately expresses in aesthetic terms. He just likes them old, like sort of a real estate cougee. He shouldn’t pretend he doesn’t like the design when his problem is just with the fact that it is new construction.
2. We all have different views on this house. I find it gaudy and classless. Others disagree. Obviously there is no right answer.
– J