Horror Show Friday: 170 Clermont Avenue
We just love what the developer has done with this this new four-story building at 170 Clermont Avenue. We’re dying to pick up one of those little eaves over the doorway for our place and that little nook he carved out to display the lovely Con Ed meters is to die for. And just imagine…
We just love what the developer has done with this this new four-story building at 170 Clermont Avenue. We’re dying to pick up one of those little eaves over the doorway for our place and that little nook he carved out to display the lovely Con Ed meters is to die for. And just imagine all the great parties the residents of the upper floors are going to be able to throw on their balconies. It’s great to see such creative, innovative design going on in Fort Greene! GMAP P*Shark
“Fail to see your logic. Because there are a lot of crappy buildings we should give a pass to the folks who keeping putting them up? Not sure if you noticed but real estate and architecture are two of the central topics of this blog so, no, we’re not going keep quiet while philistines destroy the urban landscape. Sorry. No one’s forcing you to read.”
****Drum Roll******* Brownstoner is now Shark Jumping!!!!!!
“Not sure if you noticed but real estate and architecture are two of the central topics of this blog so, no, we’re not going keep quiet while philistines destroy the urban landscape.”
Hey Brownstoner would Crappy Assed Condos fall in this category? Plus the “philistines” has destroyed much of Brooklyn! I think your Retarded Ass is a little late to the party and now you sound disingenuous!!! What the matter? Feeling the radiation from the collapsing Mutant Asset Bubble???!!!
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Someday this war is gonna end…
sam…the building to the left is a new facade and cinder block as we can see on the side. It may have an original stoop though. However, you are correct…it can easily be made into something more aesthetically pleasing. This one cannot.
This is one of the most ineptly designed facades I have ever seen. The windows do not even line up. How much architectural talent do you need to line up windows? And that huge blank spot of masonry between the first and second floor?
The “design” is really terrible verging on the anti-social. The older buildings on either side could be restored some day and become perfectly nice, but the new building is a lost cause.
Its the things that won’t be visible even to an inspector that are my cause to worry. Remember a month or so ago we had pics of a cracked facade on one of these??? That’s the brick “curtain” falling away from the walls. Those things deteriorate over time and if they skimped on the lathe or put the mortar on improperly (in january) you’ll never know until it happens.
Yes, its just conjecture but it is grounded in the fact that they’ve skimped on the design and aesthetics of the facade.
This building is currently a complete horror but I think there are still ways to aesthetically improve its look e.g. using historical paint colors for the cornice and trim. They should also definitely consider replacing the eaves and front door with something more historically correct.
snappy- true it is conjecture but I still stand by my comment. The facade is badly designed. It’s not attractive- and I base that on my years as an artist , my training and my eye. I look at that facade annd i can see where they cut corners on the facade. So I will wonder if they cut them inside too-its a natural thought progression to me. This developer is calling his apartments “luxury” apartments.I don’t see anything that says luxury in the facade so how can I assume the interior will be better than the exterior?
And sometimes I think some of these developers, especially in poorer neighborhoods, signal a contempt for the neighborhood and their clientele because they don’t care how the house looks. They think poor and working class people just don’t care- and we both know that is so not true.
agreed with mr. b… a building like this ends up destroying the streetscape. So what if the building next to it is ugly? Why should we keep putting up cheap and ugly housing and not better our streets with nicer looking construction?
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SNAP
SANP
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nobody’s sure they’re not sound. it IS conjecture, and that’s the point. if someone clearly doesn’t give a crap about the exterior, why assume they gave a crap about the interior? and you’re naive if you think and engineer/inspection report is going to uncover all the other shortcuts and/or stupid choices they made. that said, if they’re charging $150K for each of these, then it might be worth the risk.