Horror Show Friday: Mutant Facade Repair
We were biking through Wallabout earlier this week and were struck by the rather odd design choice at 33 Vanderbilt Avenue. For some reason, someone decided to put a layer of screamingly new brick on the lower half of the facade. What possible reason—other than pure bad taste—could account for this decision? Is it cheaper…
We were biking through Wallabout earlier this week and were struck by the rather odd design choice at 33 Vanderbilt Avenue. For some reason, someone decided to put a layer of screamingly new brick on the lower half of the facade. What possible reason—other than pure bad taste—could account for this decision? Is it cheaper than repairing the existing facade? GMAP
Yes benson…a re-pointing would look better and be less costly!!!!
They certainly don’t look out of place. They should be landmarked before someone ruins them.
Sam;
I don’t disagree with what you are saying. However, you are making one big assumption in your statement: that an owner will always get good advice from a contractor. It’s like the old saying that if your tool is a hammer, then the job will always be to drive in the nail. What I’m saying is that one possible scenario here is that the fellow had a leaky wall, went to a masonry contractor whose schtick is to build new facades, and – don’t you know – he recommended a new facade!
Yes, What. It’s called free speech on the Internet. Perhaps you’ve heard of it.
ditto, hilarious! She’s got some real barkers and I think those are very contextual and make brooklyn what it is.
“this is a sad example of how to destroy the beauty and value of your house- not a commentary on taste.”
“What possible reason—other than pure bad taste—could account for this decision?”
“Why shouldn’t we all care about decisions that make our neighborhoods uglier”
It’s very much about taste. As the What said, Mr. Brownstoner has taken a picture of someone’s house, posted it on his site, and singled it out as in “bad taste” and “ugly” (paraphrasing here). Whatever his rationalization, he’s behaving like a jerk.
Glad someone more knowledgeable stepped in to put all those “not rich enough” excuses to rest.
I’m w/ Sam. It would’ve been cheaper & more effective to have the original masonry redone.
DeLepp – are you referring to Rosie Perez?