Video: Prospect Heights House Tour 2007
For those of you who missed this year’s Prospect Heights House Tour (or those of you who want to relive it), we hit the streets with a cameraman in tow, checking out several of the houses and talking to some homeowners and tour go-ers. At one stop, we even bumped into Marty Markowitz who shared…
For those of you who missed this year’s Prospect Heights House Tour (or those of you who want to relive it), we hit the streets with a cameraman in tow, checking out several of the houses and talking to some homeowners and tour go-ers. At one stop, we even bumped into Marty Markowitz who shared some thoughts with us on screen. (As with our last video, big thanks to the folks at Rumur.tv for their production skills.) For those who attended, what were the highlights of the tour?
Prepping for the Prospect Heights House Tour [Brownstoner]
Well, I personally thought the CH tour was a complete and utter failure, but whatever…
I liked the kids’ play space that was featured in the video. Very clever and I’ll be any kid would love that.
Ooh, so clever 12:09. But you’re wrong. Not everyone agrees with 11:29.
Mr. B didn’t have to say anything to make Marty M. felt uncomfortable talking to a preservation-minded blogger. Everything that could have been said out loud was totally there. I actually found it far more interesting that Marty got nervous and himself made a point of referencing AY on his own, without having to be prodded by questions. Sometimes you get much more interesting things on tape just letting somebody ramble on. And that’s what happened here.
Truly lots of fun to be able to get a peek
inside such lovely homes.
Thanks to the homeowners for opening their homes, and to Brownstoner and Rumur.tv…
I enjoyed the music too!
Gracious interview with Marty Markowitz…
cool!
Disappointing, how?
More importantly, how about some observations on the PH tour? What was great, not so great?
Sorry, 12:08, no chip on my shoulder, I’m just pointing out the obvious. Rudeness and competitiveness shows insecurity. I’m not the only one in the world who doesn’t like insecure rude people. I doubt 11:23 is a popular, well-liked, jovial guy with lots of friends. Can’t I say that? I do believe I can. Just as 11:23 can state his opinion as you yourself said.
Thanks so much for posting this- was so sad to miss it. Can you continue to do this and expand to other types of community events? I would love to get to vicariously see the AY rallies, the community meetings over big projects etc., even if getting just a little taste of people’s comments and the presenters’ approaches.
Thanks!
11:29, give me a break. Whatever one thinks of Marty, he should be given the respect due his office. That is only professional and polite. Of what good would it have done Mr.B to be a rude jerk on camera for the world? It would only make him look like an idiot, and certainly do nothing for the cause of Brownstoner’s business, or his reputation.
If you want to find Marty at a public event and call him out, feel free. Why should anyone else commit professional suicide to prove their bona fides to an anonymous blogging community of (mostly) serious adults?
For those previously claiming there’s nobody in the Prospect Heights neighborhood bashing other tours, what’s with this guy at 11:23am:
“Some of us were concerned that when the Crown Heights tour bombed that the Prospect Heights tour would also stumble.”
That’s SO completely tacky. I don’t live in Crown Heights but I loathe such people. Competitiveness in general is always tacky. Anybody who is truly confident about their place in life and the place they live, feels no need whatsoever to insult someplace else. Only losers do that.
You should do more video, Mr. B; that was great. For those of us real-estate fetishists on the road and missing every house tour of the season (dammit), this was at least a glimpse. Next time, maybe the cameraman could bring one of those (admittedly obnoxious) camera lights, lighting being the rub when shooting inside old, dark-ish houses–but still really enjoyed it. Especially loved the last house with that mix of modern and glass in the very-cool kitchen. Congrats to the homeowners.