House of the Day: 466 5th Street
We like the look and feel of 466 5th Street, a four-story house within a gurney’s-roll from New York Methodist hospital. Except for the kitchen, which we’re not loving (just say no to granite!), the house has all the look and feel of an old Italianate brownstone, from the marble mantles to the pocket shutters….
We like the look and feel of 466 5th Street, a four-story house within a gurney’s-roll from New York Methodist hospital. Except for the kitchen, which we’re not loving (just say no to granite!), the house has all the look and feel of an old Italianate brownstone, from the marble mantles to the pocket shutters. Currently configured as a lower owner’s duplex topped by two floor-through rentals, the house has been in the same family for at least 20 years. Now that it’s time to cash out, the owners are looking to get $2,200,000. Think they will?
466 5th Street [Orrichio & Anderson] GMAP P*Shark
Love the soapstone for the counters on the renovation blog! Now that is a nice counter top.
I have always wanted a house with a brown tin awning like this one.
Unfortunately the granite counters in the kitchen are so “over”, so very s-u-b-u-r-b-a-n. that it ruins it for me.
I like sports turf counters.
Very edgy and green.
“Every single HGTV show I’ve seen has installed granite in the kitchen and bathrooms.
Every one.”
And that is indeed proof that granite is as over as any trend can be. When every ranch in middle America has it…
I wish I had a dime for every time I heard a John Jay kid scream F@ck at the top of his or her lungs… I’d be able to cover every surface in my kitchen with granite. The cell phone picture taking thing is so true. No class.
what’s over is that ugly brown awning over the garden level entrance.
Every single HGTV show I’ve seen has installed granite in the kitchen and bathrooms.
Every one.
I watch the channel religiously.
Many of these anonymous people on this blog are people looking to buy, 3:17. So if you are a homeowner why would you completely dismiss what buyers like and don’t like? And if you do that, you’re alone in it. There are entire websites, tv shows, magazines all devoted to tracking trends in home renovations for the reason it’s financially wise to do so. Kitchens cost a minimum of $25,000 to install and that’s for a cheaper one. It’s smart to try and not install something buyers might hate, if you find yourself needing to sell. Nobody knows the future.
Wow 3:11, I have not heard any such stories from my neighbors and we have tons of friends who live right around the HOTD (as do we). I’m sure the John Jay kids can be rowdy, but so too are the kids from the esteemed MS51 on 5th Ave. I’m not discounting your experience, but it sounds to me kind of unusual that you have that perception and I think it would be weird to rule out a giant swatch of Center Slope due to John Jay, which has improved a lot in recent years.
3:13…
I don’t take my decorating advice from anonymous people on a blog.