Norah Jones' Windows Coming In
As a reader pointed out, workers have started the process of putting in those controversial windows on the side of Norah Jones’ Cobble Hill house. That’s it, there goes the neighborhood! Norah Jones Cuts Back on Her Windows [Brownstoner] Cobble Hill Neighbors Irked by Norah Jones’ Windows [Brownstoner]
As a reader pointed out, workers have started the process of putting in those controversial windows on the side of Norah Jones’ Cobble Hill house. That’s it, there goes the neighborhood!
Norah Jones Cuts Back on Her Windows [Brownstoner]
Cobble Hill Neighbors Irked by Norah Jones’ Windows [Brownstoner]
The difference to me here is not only that it’s “outing” where a celebrity lives (there’s a lot more interest in a celeb’s address and there is a lot more potential for celebs to be harassed and stalked) but also the names of the owners of the other properties discussed here are almost never mentioned. Sure, the property records are likely available and one can find out where celebs live, but I don’t think it needs to be made so blatant as it is in this case.
To those who don’t think this is stalkerish:
Please send in your address and photos of your home to Mr. B for inclusion on this website. When then gets picked up by curbed.com, which then gets picked up by The Real Deal, which then gets picked up by the Brooklyn Paper.
A phone number would be good too.
“It’s noteworthy, and worthy of comments because of the landmarks issue and the extent of construction. Who it belongs to is of no concern to me.”
Thank you for saying this.
The interest in it isn’t because of who it belongs to, it’s because of the Landmarks & DOB issues – recent projects that have had massive problems are a concern to anyone living next to an ambitious construction job.
“It’s one thing to pick apart a house for sale, but to snap a photo of a private citizen for the soul purpose of trashing it is deplorable, in my opinion.”
Houses for Sale are mostly owned by Private citizens. 50% of the threads on here are of things related to Private Citizens. Just the fact that THIS particular house is owned by a ‘celebrity’ have some up in arms. Should they be treated any differently?
The ‘Pricest Condo’ thread is about an apt. owned by a private citizen and that’s getting torn apart. Nobody is bitching to leave them alone.
Did everybody hear about Maggie Gyllenhaal’s curb cut?
I agree that this is kind of star stalkerish, but I think DIBS might be one of the few justified in commenting since he’s put up many pics of his own place to be critiqued.
BFD
Dave, good point, I don’t know why they don’t have a sidewalk bridge up. Perhaps the work is being done illegally. I would not want to have my car parked in those spaces next to the wall -just in case. It is incredible that the DOB is letting them do this work from the inside without any public safety measures. It sure pays to be a STAH!