921 Greene Avenue: Pregnant with Possibility
On our way to pick up a new Argington trundle bed for the eldest of the Brownstoner brood over the holidays, we passed this beautiful brick and brownstone house at the corner of Greene Avenue and Malcom X Boulevard in Bed Stuy. Instantly smitten, we headed back to headquarters to find out what the story…
On our way to pick up a new Argington trundle bed for the eldest of the Brownstoner brood over the holidays, we passed this beautiful brick and brownstone house at the corner of Greene Avenue and Malcom X Boulevard in Bed Stuy. Instantly smitten, we headed back to headquarters to find out what the story was. Turns out that it’s an example of what can be scored via foreclosure auction. After the former owner defaulted on a $423,011 loan, some opportunistic investor picked up the four-story house for $575,000. This looks like a great condo conversion to us. GMAP P*Shark DOB
why not do product placement? If I had a blog with the readership of this one, I’d do it in a heartbeat for a discount on furniture I’d want to buy….
not enough said – it is awesome – even brownstoner likes it! these new children’s furniture makers really need to be thanked. saving us from still kinda expensive real crap.
love this modern design.
That bed is fugly . Nuff said !!
Pair of vintage Hollywood Regency style armchairs I bought last year: $300 for the pair.
Perfect condition. Hardwood frame. Feather stuffed cushions. Horsehair stuffed back and arms.
Pair of NEW chairs constructed in the same manner with same materials (George Smith is one of the only furniture manufacturers that constructs chairs and sofas in this way) will set you back $5,000 to $7,000 EACH chair.
As for everything being uncomfortable, hard-edged, modern and mid-century, it’s SO out of fashion. Sorry!
I’ll take the trundle bed, please.
loathe vintage furniture (except for some asian stuff) – sorry! also, try attaching toddler bars to it or a trundle pull out ….how?
sure, you could have something made from scratch – which i have done with a big armoire, several cabinets, dressers and even now, my dining room table, but this twin bed and trundle is great. it’s also really smart in how the trundle hides and pulls out and the shelf surrounding the bed is very practical. brownstoner knows his stuff!
even ugly stuff is almost this much anyway…
Hmm. Looks like an edgy location. Good luck with that.
I have had the honor of touring this great work in progress. This Mansion is being restored to a level beyond your wildest dreams. With every original detail painstakingly revived and a few pleasant tasteful contemporary twist for good measure, this is a sight to behold.
MY advice is to Keep watching for those boards to come down.
Dark People.
Oh, have some humor, 1:32. The person who posted that was doing it in all good humor. Pretty obvious to everyone else here including Brownstoner. And if it wasn’t he can stick up for himself.