House of the Day: 47 Sidney Place
The oddest thing about the new listing for 47 Sidney Place in Brooklyn Heights is the broker the sellers chose to use: Tabak. We can’t recall them ever having a Brooklyn listing, and they’re not likely to get a whole lot more giving the lame, lazy effort they’re making on this two-family house. With a…
The oddest thing about the new listing for 47 Sidney Place in Brooklyn Heights is the broker the sellers chose to use: Tabak. We can’t recall them ever having a Brooklyn listing, and they’re not likely to get a whole lot more giving the lame, lazy effort they’re making on this two-family house. With a price tag of $5,250,000, you’d think they could take a nice shot of the exterior and include some interior views as well. As it is, it’s pretty hard to comment on the pricing. The description makes the house sound pretty fancy schmancy, but without pics there’s no way to know whether it’s well-done, or just nouveau cheese.
47 Sidney Place [Tabak] GMAP P*Shark
I’ve been so busy working today, this is what I miss..darn.
Between the pics of the roach and the Mill Basin house…my stomach and eyes can’t take any more.
Oh no!!!! Just when I thought the thread had been upgraded to some serious discussion here we go with the toilet talk now!!!
bxgirl, I think the waterbug has made you lose the few brain cells you were trying to hold on to. A menorah has seven candles, the object in the bedstand is most definitely a menorah. A plain, understated menorah I might add, the kind I saw in shops in St. Petersburg a few years back. (Kwansa, yeah right. Ha ha.)
I actually like the pool.
Now with the salamander (I rally have alwasy wanted one)it all makes sense — if only it had TOTOs!
bxgrl, you’re right. This home will bring out the minimalist-seeking buyer. My only complaint is the plain wooden cutting board on the counter in the kitchen; it’s completely out of context. A sequine-laced, leather-bordered marble cutting board shaped like a Travelocity gnome would be so much more appropriate.
Er- hate to throw a wrench in the works but that’s not a menorah. A menorah would have 8 candle holders, 1 for each of the 7 days of the week and one more to hold the candle that lights them (losing brain cells- can’t recall the Hebrew name for it). And they aren’t exhibited year round on an end table. We keep them in our grandmothers oversized walnut buffet with the tacky china and the pesach plate a family friend “regifted” us with. I think this is a kwaanza candelabra.
Omigod, I can’t believe I am engaging in a debate about the ethnicity of candle holders.’scuse folks- I need a drink.
Other than that, I find this house to be tasteful and understated.The subtle use of color and the right on target accessorizing really show what a good stager can do with very little.
You guys are killing me.
“This looks like it was designed by Elton John on LSD. I feel like a 3 year-old in an advanced calculus and linear algebra class. I’m staring at the images but don’t know what to make of it.”
Biff, you win, although the rest of you gave him a run for the money. You all made my day.
I looked up conspicuous consumption, and this listing was right there. Wow. How horrifically overdone.
How many knew what a ‘salamander’ (in the kitchen) is? “cooking device with an overhead heat source like a broiler”
Boohoo, I want one!
Now you don’t have to go all the way to Bangkok you can just head over to Mill Basin.
I can’t wait to show my husband “our new house” when he get’s home.
I regret that I have to leave you all (and this brilliant listing) since I have to get a roast into the oven.
Thanks again Heather!