House of the Day: 121-123 Fort Greene Place
It’s not often that two adjacent houses come up for sale at the same time, let alone ones that are identical twins, so this new listing at 121 and 123 Fort Greene Place in, you guessed it, Fort Greene is worth taking a look at. The houses don’t have stoops, but they do have plenty…
It’s not often that two adjacent houses come up for sale at the same time, let alone ones that are identical twins, so this new listing at 121 and 123 Fort Greene Place in, you guessed it, Fort Greene is worth taking a look at. The houses don’t have stoops, but they do have plenty of original detail. Judging from the pics, though, and the fact that both buildings have been under the same ownership for at least three decades, we’re betting that they’re going to need some work. While not a park block, the location is super convenient. The combined asking price of $2,724,000 doesn’t sound like a reach to us, but we suppose it’ll all turn on how much work needs to be done. If that number’s beyond your each, the two buildings are also for sale separately, though we hear that there’s been plenty of interest already.
121-23 Fort Greene Place [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Aw come on folks, leave Rob alone on this one.
Is there anyone here more judgmental than Mr. B, who sometimes raises the issue of recessed lighting, fedder construction, using tile as an outside material and other design choices to the level of a moral crusade? And unlike Rob, he tries to hide his disdain in coded language. I don’t see too many folks dumping on him though.
Ok, this is not the greatest ad in the world, and the broker did not show the house to its best advantage. However, I think the fact that it could potentially be a great deal to get 2 buildings for the price of one, that most intelligent adults with money in their pockets can overlook some curtains with knots in them.
However, there are children amongst us who did not learn manners, and were never taught that it is pretty low class, and insensitive to make fun of those who perhaps did not have the same financial or social advantages that many of us had. Some of us were taught that when we saw things in other people’s houses, or being worn by other folk, that perhaps our elders taught us were not classy, or upscale or new, or signified that these people were even poorer than ourselves, that we kept our snobbish judgements to ourselves, and show some class of our own. Because when we do mouth off, we run the distinct risk of looking to be the least classy, the most superficial, and most deserving of ridicule, not the people with the knotted curtains.
Enough already.
in harlem i had bright neon green curtains tied in knots to the side, but i would never actually have taken a picture of and tried to sell it as a 3 million dollar house! they were also nailed to the woodwork of the window frame cuz i couldnt be asked to actually use all that stuff from the hardware store and a curtain rod.
*rob*
Frankly- depending on the curtain and fabric I happen to like knotted curtains. I never heard of it being low class but we grew up with Venetian Blinds- which I can’t stand. But I happen to like the sculptural quality and drape of fabric, having been a wedding and costume designer in one of my former lives. And as an artist, I like sculptural things.
As for calling it “low-class and ghetto,”- well it takes a certain kind of person to stereotype like that.
Moonfaces tie their curtains in a knot.
knotted curtains are chic.
http://wifestylefiles.blogspot.com/2009/09/loving-knotted-curtains-and-ellen.html
see, i KNEW it was considered low class to tie your curtains like that!!! it was in north jersey where i am from, at least when my grandparents were living there! “hoboken” was always used as a derogatory term for low class decor and furniture. also for people who had to dry their clothes on a wash line lol
*rob*
I’ve come to expect few relevant pictures from BHS, but the lack of floorplan is annoying. They usually give you at least that. Is there a floorplan on their site that I’m somehow missing?
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rob, have you ever bought either a house or a hooker??? No, I didn’t think so.
so what! ive seen both of those activities on the internet!
i watch a lot of HGTV and ive seen a lot of porn!
*rob*