Curb Cut-apalooza at The Minerva
Last week’s brouhaha over a possible curb cut on a landmarked block of Prospect Heights prompted one reader to send in an update of a mega-curb cut in Greenwood. Over at 614 7th Avenue (the former Minerva site), all eleven new townhouses have their own garages, though most of them double up for curb access,…
Last week’s brouhaha over a possible curb cut on a landmarked block of Prospect Heights prompted one reader to send in an update of a mega-curb cut in Greenwood. Over at 614 7th Avenue (the former Minerva site), all eleven new townhouses have their own garages, though most of them double up for curb access, which could make for some tight angles when there are cars parked on the street. But at least they tried to not take up all of the street parking.
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What dibs said, these are new developments. Furthermore, there is little to no ped traffic here. Altho here is plenty pf parking.
I think you meant to say to prospective buyers, “You do the meth.”
“You do the match.”
I meant “you do the math,” tough it does not “match up” either way 😉
Petebklyn,
They were originally listed for $1.1M, now they are down to the mid $900’s which is effing nuts for the quality of these homes and the problems they already have.
It is applaudable for someone to build rowhouses in this condo-centric area of Bklyn, but so sad they came up short.
PP, this will not help any of the issues you described, especially these folks dangerously jockeying to get into their garages, if you can call them that.
Have you seen these rowhouses (I cringe at saying that…but they are in a row). They are 14 ft. wide. I assume the average opening for a garage door (since I don’t have one) is 8-10 ft.
You do the match. So that’s a might sharp cut to the old wheel to maneuver your car into your garage w/o driving all over the sidewalk…yes, that’s 7 curb cuts over the entire corner, which also is supposed to be used by pedestrians.
With 39 new condos around the corner, and at least 40 new rental units within 2 blocks, there is lots more pedestrian traffic, especially folks crossing that corner to goto the train station at 25th St.
Lose, lose situation…but I have said this before about these POSs.
With that in mind, perhaps it will be a mute point as the new owners can float their cars right out of their flooded garages due to the water level in their basements.
We were on the block last night during the downpour and you should have heard those sub-pumps whining. Like a jet landing.
Minerva cries a thousand tears…
And it ends up in the basements of those rowhouses.
so how much for one of these townhouses?
There’s a lot of car stripping and stealing (and sometimes burning) on these quiet dead end blocks next to the cemetary. Reducing the cars parked here is probably not a big deal. Also probably best for these new residents to have their car behind closed doors.
well it’s a monday when it’s your first day back at work…
*rob*
something about seeing these pieces on curb cuts makes me want to blow my brains out.