House of the Day: 144 Lincoln Place
There are certainly some attractive elements to the brownstone at 144 Lincoln Place, but the renovation feels a bit schizophrenic to us. Most of the original details have been removed but the resulting aesthetic is not austerely modern (which is how we prefer our modern), nor is it traditional. The exposed beams are beautiful, but…
There are certainly some attractive elements to the brownstone at 144 Lincoln Place, but the renovation feels a bit schizophrenic to us. Most of the original details have been removed but the resulting aesthetic is not austerely modern (which is how we prefer our modern), nor is it traditional. The exposed beams are beautiful, but we never can get used to the look of new wood floors in these old houses. Likewise, the kitchen is very attractive but the concrete fireplace juxtaposed with the exposed brick wall doesn’t work for us. If this were an immaculately restored brownstone at this location, the $3.1 million asking price might be achievable, but we suspect that the decision direction may have narrowed the pool of potential buyers enough to make it a challenge under these circumstances.
144 Lincoln Place [Brooklyn Properties] GMAP P*Shark
geez, what a bunch of old fusspots….when people with a taste for traditional style start evaluating a contemporary renovation, it’s always trouble. it’s not my personal taste but there are some interesting aspects and not every renovation has to look the same…
Looking at this again, I am wondering if some of the design decisions were partially done for economic reasons: when you have to gut the walls anyways, maybe it’s cheaper to leave them than to rebuild? In which case, I like this more.
The husband and I started with a condo in SSP that was a commercial conversion – I love the modern aesthetic, he – not so much. When we got (and gutted) our row-house Victorian, it didn’t even enter my mind to ‘loft it out.’
The person who renovated this building should have gotten him/herself a couple of joining units in the Ansonia – and this would have been a great reno style there.
you guys are harsh! i actually like it. i like exposed brick and i really like the layout. i think the price is high but i wouldn’t have any problem moving right in here.
Agree with Brownstoner that the house is stuck in the that grey area between clean modern and classic brownstone charm. Some people, especially the Soho loft crowd may prefer that type anyway.
According to the listing, it does have a garden rental, which can make a big difference when the first mortgage payment comes
this will be bought by a rich disjointed couple. He wants a trendy Tribeca loft, she wants a ritzy traditional brownstone. Voila! the perfect buyers for this architectural version of a Labradoodle.
I think if you ran with the sort of retro seventies vibe feeling, this could work. Needs togo sofas and ferns. Maybe a bit more orange and green, some op-art wallpaper… and make the floors darker so they matched the staircase. Possibly even paint a few of the exposed brick walls with some nice white glossy paint.
However, what I am sure will happen is someone will spend 2.5 million and then carefully undo every design choice the previous owner carefully did. I suppose, if you have the cash… why not?
this looks like a 3rd year design studio project.
still this will fetch a pretty penny.
i’ll say 2.75