Flatbush

Such a jarring mismatch of taste: the exterior cladding, the hardscaping, the choice of shrubbery versus the interior. Was this a couple who decided to divide domains? "Honey, you can do whatever you want outside, but I'm preserving the character inside." Anyway, how much to remove permastone? And while you're at it, re-open the wraparound porch. There's plenty of space inside; no need to add extra square footage by enclosing one the best features.

"South Midwood" next.

Great house for someone who had the money to renovate - someone smarter than me can calculate interest rates and reno costs and compare to the price other houses in the neighborhood are asking that are already move-in ready. I would open the porch back up - less interior space to heat and more room to enjoy the leafy street vibe with neighbors etc.

There is a house on Beverly between Argyle and Rugby that has ben transformed into a gaudy McMansion (its the orange colored one on the map of integrity). Best advertisement for doing the landmarking. Would hope that they still let the houses get funky paint colors like the orange and tourquoise one pictured. Finally, I would love to see the Greek revivals on Westminster and Cortelyou get restored - greek revivals with columns like that strike me as fairly unique in NYC.