The Word on the Fort Greene House Tour: Eclectic
We haven’t been able to find out exactly how many people came out yesterday for the Fort Green House Tour but the Fort Greene Association was able to tell us that ticket sales far exceeded anything in past years and we hear that the parents of PS20 made a “killing” on their official House Tour…
We haven’t been able to find out exactly how many people came out yesterday for the Fort Green House Tour but the Fort Greene Association was able to tell us that ticket sales far exceeded anything in past years and we hear that the parents of PS20 made a “killing” on their official House Tour Bake Sale Table. (Check out the line for tickets at top and the line to look at one of the houses at right.) The glorious weather couldn’t have hurt either! We kicked things off at the Williamsburgh Bank Building and then made our way, baby on our back, through seven or eight of the houses. There was quite a range this year, from the 25-year-long period restoration project at 30 South Oxford to the polished concrete floor at 203 Washington Park. It’s gonna take us the whole week to get through all our photos and commentary, so stay tuned. We’re curious to hear what the highlights of the tour were for others.
28th Annual House Tour [Fort Greene Association]
Get Psyched for the FG House Tour [Brownstoner]
Met the developer at the party afterwards. Seems like a good guy, very willing to work with the neighborhood and was a sponsor of the tour. He has not done anything in B’klyn before mostly in Tribecca but has two partners who have developed in Dumbo and Williamsburg. He is preserving as much of the Church as possible and is working with Landmarks. The entrance will be on Carlton. They will be condos with parking (for purchase) and shared outdoor space. The largest will be a 1700 sq. ft. 3 bedroom (duplex or triplex I forget.
preview for the carlton development?!!
oh, now i’m really upset that i missed the house tour. please fill me in on everything! the property touches my backyard.
What did people think of the preview of the planned development for carlton? it seemed touch and go as the owner/developer’s(???) attempt to put the best possible light on the new plan didn’t always meet w/success.
Does anyone know how long those plans have been in the works? when did the current owners/developers buy the property?
Yes, I suppose I could have skipped the stores but not being familiar with the neighborhood or addresses and it was advertised as a “house tour” I naturally assumed I would be seeing houses. Normally one does not have to ‘pay’ to have the privilege of shopping in a retail store.
You know what – you could have skipped the shops, like me and headed jsut for brownstones. Cautionary about concrete floors – I think it really limits your resale market. 90% of people prefer wood floors.
what about those two retail stores who made it on to the tour? A similar feeling to being forced into the giftshop when exiting Lion King! In very poor taste!
Funny about the concrete floor at 203. They’ve been working on it for a while, and they literally moved in three weeks ago, and they’re already on the house tour!
Brownstoner– looking forward to your photos. Could you include one of the polished concrete floor? (We’re about to undertake something similar in our basement.)
Please please post pix soon – we were really looking forward to the tour but then had to miss it..