'Queer' Guy Snags Washington Avenue B-stone
It took some flexibility on price on the part of the sellers, but the Washington Avenue house that Aguayo & Huebener was hawking for much of last year finally closed in February. The buyer? Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’s food expert Ted Allen (left) and his partner Barry Rice. The pair traded in their…
It took some flexibility on price on the part of the sellers, but the Washington Avenue house that Aguayo & Huebener was hawking for much of last year finally closed in February. The buyer? Queer Eye for the Straight Guy‘s food expert Ted Allen (left) and his partner Barry Rice. The pair traded in their three-bedroom Chelsea condo for the grand four-story house. Amidst the negative market sentiment of last fall the sales price of $1.7 million might not have felt like a bargain, but given the location and the incredible level of historic architectural details, we’d say this was money well spent. House-hunting turned out to be a major production for the tv personality and his interior designer partner. The pair looked at more than 50 houses all over Brownstone Brooklyn. Park Slope? Too bustling. Carroll Gardens? Not enough architectural detail. Clinton Hill? Just the right combination of “gorgeously preserved houses” and a “great mix of people.” And despite having to deal with the occasional less-than-honest broker, Allen got addicted to the thrill of the chase: “I’m a total real-estate geek — we go to open houses for entertainment,” he says. “Barry yells at me for reading Brownstoner so much.” Keep on clicking.
Queer Eye’s Ted Allen Pays $1.7M for Brownstone [Big Time Listings]
Washington Avenue Listing [Aguayo & Huebener]
He’s hijacked Ed and Bob Marvin’s screen names typekey names.
The troll is back. He’s either hijacked typekey accounts or is using characters which resemble screennames of others. What a piece of $HIT!!!
Glad to hear you’re in the same park. I’m assuming that the producers loved the chance to set up the long-simmering confrontation between the other two.
And the “admit it” part was just a reference to the song “Ted…Just Admit It” by Jane’s Addiction. It’s what passes for me being clever…sort of.
Hope to see you out and about. Would love to hear your take on Smoke Joint’s BBQ, which I love and seems to be a favorite of many foodies I know.
The C train is on Washington and Fulton Street. Technically that’s Clinton Hill – it lies in the southern corner of the neighborhood. But the best areas of Clinton Hill (where these guys bought), and in fact, MOST of Clinton Hill, is only convenient to the G train.
Sorry that is LPC – Landmarks Preservation Commission (not PLG).
PLG puts the border of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill at Vanderbilt Avenue. That puts the C train at Clinton/Washington in Clinton Hill.
Isn’t the C train at the border of Clinton Hill and Fort Greene? I thought most of Clinton Hill was near the G train.
Ted & Barry, be sure to check out A Bistro and Luz if you haven’t already.
i second whomever commented on ginger’s… i used to live right above it, and it has the most wonderful vibe… even for a straight girl… warm and accepting, regardless of sexual orientation, as all bars should be.
long live gingers!!