Horror Show Friday: 1715 11th Avenue
Here’s what the tipster who sent in this photo of 1715 11th Avenue had to say: “one way to ruin a cute row of circa 1940’s Tudor style single family homes? Throw an illegal extension on the roof of one of them and create a stalled work site.” According to this tipster, despite a Stop…
Here’s what the tipster who sent in this photo of 1715 11th Avenue had to say: “one way to ruin a cute row of circa 1940’s Tudor style single family homes? Throw an illegal extension on the roof of one of them and create a stalled work site.” According to this tipster, despite a Stop Work Order still being in place, there was activity on the site last week. Classy. GMAP
I’ve walked by that house a few times and it appears that nobody is living in it. I wonder if the owner (new owner?) was scheming to “improve” it with an awesomely cool addition and then flip. It’s gotta be costing money to have the property just sit idle…
Whatever you cover it with, the addition still breaks a roofline and creates a large, out-of-proporion hulk on top of what is, if you’ve evr walked by it, a nice block. Is it surprising that Trump houses or “working-class” housing can be successful and charming? I don’t think this is a family that outgrew their space, either. The fact that the neighbors are filing so many complaints tells you that messing up a block affects too many people for way too long to be cavalier about it.
Who knows maybe they will add a gable and face it with brick. If you want people to build lovely buildings/additions then the city should offer optional bonuses and create ANOTHER agency to approve the work.
The yellow stuff is Densglas, an exterior, waterproof gypsum board that can be covered with anything. http://www.gp.com/build/product.aspx?pid=4674
Ooooh! Do send to Mr. B.
There are two more of these going on in the neighborhood on Prospect avenue–one between 10th and 11th, and another (IIRC) between 10th and Prospect Park West. I can send in photos if people are interested…
There are ways to do tasteful additions, even on a (once) nice row of houses like this. This is not one of them. Given the size and spacing of what look like they’re going to be windows on the “lean to”, the addition looks like it’s going to be modern and not at all in keeping with the house and block. Sometimes I just can’t imagine what people (owners, architect, you name it) are thinking.
Rob – hahaha-totally! that’s my “Dwight” line – do you know who I am talking about?
PS – I have no idea if these houses are landmarked etc – i gues my point was what is a growing family who has owned this house for 5,10,20 years supposed to do when they can’t obviously afford to sell and buy a bigger home in the area?
Can someone answer that?
Landmarking is great as I think it brings people together in a community – nothing to knock there at all
I just think some folks go NUTSO about things
“These were simple post war homes never designed to impress.”
And yet, they are very charming. Today a home that is not designed to impress, certainly doesn’t.
From the pics these homes have zero connection to anything that might be described as “Tudor”.
Posted by: dittoburg at September 25, 2009 12:58 PM
Ditto- I believe these were called/sold as “Tudor Style” , the pics show examples that are lacking the original finishings/ peaked wood applications that lended themselves to this style. As benson mentioned, they also had casements, these windows sometimes included stained glass finishings in an attempt to add some element of character. They did not originally have any awning structures or ornamental iron work,in fact the original handrails on most were simple iron pipe style fittings. Original doors were wood with stained glass port hole. These were simple post war homes never designed to impress.