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
You’re right it’s totally out of context. Instead of balconies it should definitely have fire escapes on the front of the building. Now that would be luxurious!
This is far from the worst we’ve seen.
My biggest issue is that I just really don’t like any of these fancy colored bricks. Never have.
I think the niche for the gas meters is a reference to the coffin niche inside the old brownstones. Very clever of the developers.
Isn’t Fort Greene landmarked? At these prices, the builders could afford to make something that would enhance the area. A little vision wouldn’t hurt anyone.
A whole block of fedders buildings might become a tourist attraction.
I agree Snappy… I shouldn’t have engaged.
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It’s really not that bad… if it was a slightly different color, you probably wouldn’t even have noticed it. And this street seems to have those little “eaves” as standard…
And, what if you spent $3 million and built an amazing replica victorian era brownstone in the spot? (Cuz that’s what you seem to want BHO) Do you really think that would totally transform this block? It’s across the street from a huge tan institutional building… and on a block with working class brick houses, medium-sized apartment building and random crappy houses… crappy in your estimation, they seem fine to me.
If you don’t want to bother with Google street view because that too hard… lets just look at the photo above. What is your opinion of the buildings to the left and right of the “complete tear-down”??? These should also probably be torn down eh?
nothing wrong with it if owner sells it cheap enough to account for the ugliness. I suspect this is something in the 1.3-1.4M range. I’ll buy it for 800k
It’s really too bad they didn’t consult the worldly wise Mr. Brownstoner before building this house. They might have been saved from such a terrible, terrible error.