Grand Avenue Wreck Getting a Makeover
The old woodframe house on Grand Avenue that has fallen into extreme disrepair over the last decade is finally getting a makeover. For years, the son of the owner has lived there (along with assorted unsavory neighborhood characters) without heat or hot water. The older woman who has owned the house in absentia for years…
The old woodframe house on Grand Avenue that has fallen into extreme disrepair over the last decade is finally getting a makeover. For years, the son of the owner has lived there (along with assorted unsavory neighborhood characters) without heat or hot water. The older woman who has owned the house in absentia for years recently died, leaving the house to her granddaughter. A few days ago, this dumpster showed up. This morning there was a cleaning crew working on the place. We were able to take a quick look around. It was hard to believe that people had been living in this place: Paint and wallpaper peeling off the walls, puddles everywhere, windows boarded up. It will be interesting to see if this changes the dynamic of the drug trade and loitering at this end of the block. Only the warmer weather will tell.
3:53 is one of the nasty people who comes to this site for nothing.
re: anonymous 3:53 — Was that a veiled threat or genuine concern? And over what?
As a homeowner who bought a while back (wood frame, no less), done extensive renovations, and is not planning to sell, I usually have no dog in the fights that appear in Brownstoner’s threads, although I do have opinions and have very occasionally expressed them. I enjoy reading the myriad opinions and sifting through the BS. Nevertheless, anyone who wants to post a suggestion that this site has engaged in legally actionable conduct ought to at least have the guts to come forward and specify exactly what they think is actionable and why. Otherwise, hold your fire.
as a general matter, brownstoner should have good legal advice about what constitutes libel, defamation, invasion of privacy etc. – this is a good site and I’d hate to see it disappear over legal fees defending claims
Halloween is really going to suck in Clinton Hill next year. All of the haunted houses are disappearing one at a time.
I feel your pain Donatella. All I can think about is how difficult it will be to get Landmarks to approve their facade renovation.
Regarding Shaun and yente’s comments, I am not sure how long it will take to get over my renovation (STOP ME before I BUY AGAIN!) but I must be partially over it because I am now longer looking at these dilapidated beauties as agents of personal torture anymore. I would look at the pictures and think – You know how much it would COST to repair those dormers. I also knew the 20 ways the contractor could screw it up…
the house next door is its siamese-twin, and was for sale 2-3 years ago for over a million – which seemed high at the time, especially given it was attached to what was obviously a drug den and just up the street from serious corner dealing – some one got it and reno’d – so now they get payback!
Actionable?
Rude? Maybe.
But now I can tell my mother that Adrian, uh who is?, lives around the corner. I think Grand has some great buildings. (One block over from one of the open houses featured this week). Funny that the condo projects and house for sale on Irving just seem to be sitting there. And it seems like half the houses on Gates from Grand to Classon are for sale. Maybe all because of the excitement generated by the Gates reno!
Unfortunately, Shahn, it’s too late for me. I’ve already caught it. I’ll need years of therapy to get over my last one.