Crown Heights North Tour Open Thread
We were out of town, so we’re dying to hear how the First Annual Crown Heights North House Tour went on Saturday. So far, we’ve only gotten one email from a reader who attended. Here’s what she had to say: This was a different kind of house tour. It was not a tour to showcase…
We were out of town, so we’re dying to hear how the First Annual Crown Heights North House Tour went on Saturday. So far, we’ve only gotten one email from a reader who attended. Here’s what she had to say:
This was a different kind of house tour. It was not a tour to showcase the latest renovation. It, instead, featured the original details of most homes. Several of the homes were a bit run down in my opinion but others were knock-your-socks off worthy. In particular two Crown Heights sisters have the most complimentary taste. The pair, who split a home at 9 Hampton Place (one of CH’s most charming enclaves), have taken the homes original details and added some great antique pieces without feeling stuffy. On the top floor, there is a tin ceiling with a skylight and free standing counters and it is wonderful. In the apartment downstairs, the glass tile and a 1950s lime green stove are whimsical and stunning all at the same time. Lots of preserved wood work and exposed brick help unite the new and the old. Also loved 829 Lincoln Place (photo). It’s owned by a younger couple who have renovated but maintained many original details. The added a parlor floor kitchen with a great counter top made from recycled materials and have a hidden top story. It’s also extremely colorful but still tasteful. One suggestion to the planners for next year, ALLOW PHOTOGRAPHY…
Any other feedback?
House Tourers, (Re)Start Your Engines: Crown Heights Next [Brownstoner]
Photo by Krista Kujat for PropertyShark
My 2 cents as an ordinary, slightly sophisticated Brooklynite: I loved the tour. The neighbothood is beautiful. The 2 churches were quite impressive. I was inspired by the passion, commitment, creativity and success of the home owners. I was charmed by their warmth and openness, and their respect for their homes architectural integrity. Each and every place I visited felt like a proud home, not a souless spread from someones portfolio. I actually felt like a better person at the end of the day.
Finally, an end…KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, CHNA!
the biggest jerk on here = 11:08.
way to take the high road.
8:30 pm- nice try- so obvious what you’re trying to do. I know who you are- you’ve got a long history of trolling this site and attacking. You must not have much of a life because you’ve made a career out of this. But on one point you are correct. It isn’t about any of us- it was about showing people how great Crown heights is. And again, i make no apologies for defending the neighborhood or the tour. If I was “rude”, what are you and your cohorts who posted all the negative comments and wisecracks? Hardly role models. You really need to get some Clearisil and get out of your mother’s basement (as CHP once opined). Get a life so you don’t have to spend your days sniggering over your keyboard while you tap out nasty little messages and feel so much smarter than the rest of us. Must be a sorry sight at the end of the day when all you can claim is, “gee- I spent the day being a jerk on Brownstoner.”
No, the real estate agent is not the co-chair of the house tour committee. If you had actually gone to the tour, you would know that. Since you did not attend the tour, you make suppositions and wild guesses to bolster up your witch hunt, and continue your series of lies. How pitiful.
You also got the website name wrong. Figures.
Give CH a break for fuck’s sake.
http://www.crownheightsnorthassociation.com
Co-chair is a real estate broker…Well, that explains EVERYTHING!
Oh please 8:32,…give it up.
Stop trying to be an instigator.
I nominate Crown Heights as one of the top 10 neighborhoods in the U.S. for 2008.