Another Bay Ridge Teardown
The Green Church isn’t the only preservation casualty in Bay Ridge. Local blog Beehive Hairdresser sounds the alarm about the teardown of an old Victorian house at 245 83rd Street. Unfortunately, it looks like it’s a day late and a dollar short: Demo permits were already been granted earlier this year. In the meantime, says…
The Green Church isn’t the only preservation casualty in Bay Ridge. Local blog Beehive Hairdresser sounds the alarm about the teardown of an old Victorian house at 245 83rd Street. Unfortunately, it looks like it’s a day late and a dollar short: Demo permits were already been granted earlier this year. In the meantime, says the blog, “the owner seems to be trying to allow nature to due his bidding desire of tearing the place down.”
Oh ya! That one in huge…everytime I drive down Ridge I stare at that one. But that house is a perfect example of the type of place that needs to forever be preserved…its in good shape now. The one above is in crap…thats the problem in Bay Ridge….the good ones dont go up for sale…only the ones that need to be gutted or torn down because they were never kept up.
Ignore my last post. I was thinking of the huge white victorian on 84th or 83rd and Ridge. That one is huge!!!! I wish Bay Ridge held a house tour just so I could take a peak inside that one.
Italiana71….
Which corner? He owns 7701 Ridge, 8406 Ridge (on the corner of ridge and 85th), and 232 77th (I think thats the address…google maps is tough to tell. Its a White Vic with a turret.
The Khalis vic, is that the huge white one on the corner? I had no idea that it wasn’t occupied. the place is beautiful. Whats is going for?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMansion
Haha…well, to each his own. I guess I am building somewhat of a McMansion.
Preservation is KEY to a neighborhood, but there is only so much you can do if the house you bought already went to crap. Personally I think the house here is beyond fixing or restoring as I went in it with the owner…and if anyone was to attempt to salvage it they would spend minimum of $500K I assume. I think I would have rather seen a McMansion on that street then this rundown house that no one will ever fix up (just no Greek columns or odd marble structures in front of the house! That really gets me!).
I think that monstrosity (sp?) is actually going to be two town homes, if I read the work order correctly. I have to say its actually not that bad looking. I was shocked to see that it wasn’t simpley a square box and that someone put some thought into it before construction.
What is the definition of a “McMansion” anyways?
My wife and I looked at this place before we bought our 85th St Vic. The one pictured here was in VERY bad condition. All beams inside were totally eaten by termites. The place also was totally rotted…im not sure if that was because of all the holes in the roof or what, but this place is in horrible shape.
What we found in the Ridge was that all the Vics for sale had some major issues that had gone on for too long with no one fixing them. Our place was in horrible shape, but it was still salvageable. Im sure Khalils Vic on 77th and Ridge will be next…its been for sale forever, I really hope someone buys it. The old house (not a Vic…but of that era) at the bottom of my street on 85th and Ridge just sold…so thats good. However, Khalils “Great Gatspy” mansion across the street has been sitting there gutted for years now…I would die if that place was torn down!
Someone needs to take a picture of the enormous house being erected across the street from this property. Different from the usual european McMansion garbage being erected but its still friggin huge.
I’ve watched this property decline over the years. It feels like the house has died and I’ve nicknamed it the “dead house” since it appears to have lost all color an feels like a black and white image against all the adjecent houses.
Aside from the windows missing on this house the back of the house has an enormous hole it it.
Hey at least they can only build a one or 1 family since the rezoning.