Development Watch: S#!tbox on Underhill
This new two-family building going up at 112 Underhill Avenue may be the ugliest piece of crap we’ve had the misfortune to lay eyes on in recent memory. It would be hard to design anything this heinous if you tried. There should be a law…GMAP P*Shark DOB
This looks like it was built by the same terrible architect who through-up 117 Underhill Ave right across the street. Just think, 50 years from now, some people in the neighborhood will be fighting tooth and nail to preserve the look of this garbage as it reflects the end of the ot’s decade.
In the late 1990’s I looked at the place on the left for possible development. It was for sale for $140K. It’s definitely old construction and was never a prime building, even in its heyday. It’s divided into 2 apartments, one upstairs – one down. We ended up not buying it because there was a spry 76 year old woman who had recently moved in and we don’t want to be in a position where we feel we have to kick out seniors.
this place sprung up virtually instantly, and it shows.
Not that I want to give the builder any credit but it looks like they are going to put some sort of facing over the concrete blocks – probably stucco, maybe brick.
wow, this is real survivalist architecture. I wonder if there is space inside for a well and goat.
Is it my imagination or are the cinderblocks not lining up on the second story, adding “quirky charm” to its “dormitory ambiance.”
If I’m not mistaken, the house to the left was an old wood frame which was redone 5-6 yrs ago. It was always a little two story place, similar to some that are down on Dean/Pacific streets. I don’t personally like the smaller windows that they put in, but its actually not a bad looking house considering its tar paper and shingle beginnings. Whoever the owner is keeps its clean, neat and tidy, and it appears that there are actually 3-4 units (its got entrances on both Underhill and Prospect. It may actually have started out life as a carriage house or a garage, given its small stature in relation to the neighboring homes.
When a Starbucks goes up nearby, you’ll all want it.
Haters. You don’t appreciate it for the exotic 3rd world charm it has.