House of the Day: Not Much Green for Greene
Another beauty in Bed Stuy today, this one a bit cheaper and a bit further out than yesterday’s house. This 4-story, 3-family brownstone has some mad detail, including mahogany paneling, pier mirror and the ceiling mural. The top two floors, both of which are rentals, appear to have been tastefully renovated as well, so this…
Another beauty in Bed Stuy today, this one a bit cheaper and a bit further out than yesterday’s house. This 4-story, 3-family brownstone has some mad detail, including mahogany paneling, pier mirror and the ceiling mural. The top two floors, both of which are rentals, appear to have been tastefully renovated as well, so this looks to be in move-in condition which is unusual for a house under $800,000 with details. One slight negative: The building’s only 18-feet wide, but it looks like one of those houses that pulls it off. Also, props to CityQwest for a very well presented listing. Any takers?
904 Greene Avenue [CityQwest] GMAP P*Shark
dude, thanks!
Microscopic lead paint particles come from simple acts like raising and lowering a window sash and bumping a baseboard with your vacuum cleaner. Followed by a child crawling on the floor, you have a problem. It isn’t that the parents aren’t watching. Chelation therapy is no fun and is no guarantee to reverse damage. And lead paint it isn’t just a problem of the lower class. I’d be concerned in any historic structure–and I am not the hysterical type.
http://www.circaantiquesltd.com/Pictures/Architectural/ARCHITECTURAL.htm
you know that architectural salvage taken out of a home that was being converted to a home for girls (or something)? where is that stuff now and can I see it online? anyone know?
The problem is that most of the kids eating peeling paint, etc., weren’t being watched by anyone — sadly to say, lead poisoning is not a disease that usually affects middle class people and above, which is why these people’s concerns were a bit wacko. Most peeling lead pain is in old, poorly maintained buildings inhabited by poorer people, who unfortunately don’t have the time/financial and emotional resources/cultural background/education/maturity/energy/health/whatever term you want to use to pay such close attention to their kids. We all know the horror stories, and, like most horror stories, they are exceptions. Fortunately. But when they do occur, they aren’t going to be happening in 3/4 million dollar brownstones.
my husband and i saw this house on sunday. it is beautiful. there is some damage to the mural in the rear parlor ceiling but looks as if it might be fixable if you are creative.
I always wonder where the parents were when their kids were chewing on the woodwork or licking the floors. I mean, even if the lead paint is encapsulated, if you chew deep enough, you’ll hit it…
Yeah, they were bizarre. By the time they moved out they had all these air filter things in every room, with plastic tubes going out the windows, surrounded by duct tape — just what that was supposed to achieve I don’t know, but it sure looked scary as heck!
But I’ve even had childless couples, moving into newly gut-renovated buildings (hence no lead paint anywhere because nothing was left of the old construction), go all paranoid and start asking to see lead paint test results, etc. In the meantime just pushing your stroller down Seventh Ave puts plenty of dust and exhaust fumes into baby’s lungs and is much more of a hazard than anything he’ll be exposed to at home.
Wow that is insane– about the lead paint. My feeling is, if you live in NYC, you’re lucky if lead paint on your ceiling is your closest toxin. I mean, really, “microscopic flaking”??? I hate it how some people take having kids as license to enact all of their craziest paranoias…