What's Up with 327 President Street?
“Anyone know what’s up with the brownstone at 327 President Street, between Smith and Hoyt?” A reader writes in to ask. “It’s been abandoned since I moved in down the street about a year ago, and by the looks of the building, much longer. It’s smack in the middle of some of Brooklyn’s finest brownstones…
“Anyone know what’s up with the brownstone at 327 President Street, between Smith and Hoyt?” A reader writes in to ask. “It’s been abandoned since I moved in down the street about a year ago, and by the looks of the building, much longer. It’s smack in the middle of some of Brooklyn’s finest brownstones on a block where all the houses have extended front yards. Just seems a shame.” GMAP
I served on jury duty, a civil case, in which the brother and sister were fighting over the family home in bayridge since the 70’s.
Shortly before the father died his daughter who was estranged from the rest of the family, got the father to change the will giving her everything. This after the son had been looking after the sick parent for years. We heard the case but the lawyers decided to settle. I don’t know who got it. After 25 years the kids were ready for nursing homes anyway.
Another empty brownstone that brings tears to my eyes –also the subject of a family feud– sits on the southwest corner of First Place and Clinton in CG. The exterior of building is in *pristine* condition…but it has NO GUTS! It’s all 2 x 4s and insulation and has been so for at least the last few years. They have a groundskeeper, so it’s at least well-maintained, but to leave such a grand house on one of Brooklyn’s most beautiful blocks empty for so long (not to mention pay taxes!) –so sad.
That corner building could be made into 12 great condos, with the developer keeping the commercial condos for himself. Plus its right across from PS 321 I wonder if they kept up the liquor license on the bar. Man that thing would be worth $4o grand alone. You could serve afternoon cocktails to the nannies waiting to pick up the kids. 2for1’s
What about the corner building across from two boots on 7th avenue? That place has been empty maybe 2o years. You know the place…with the bar on the ground floor. We used to go drinking there all the time. They would have live music and the woman who tended bar would hand out toy instruments, pots and pans, funny hats, sticks, whatever, and then you would bang the shit out of the stuff to the music. I remember taking friends visiting from Europe there, getting totally ripped and harassing the guy playing “Knights in White Satin” on his acoustic guitar. It’s been at least ten years ago and they still talk about that place. I think the bar tender might have owned the building. That place has got to be worth 5 million before renovations.
Friendly little old man is in reference to President St. By the way, that house has not hurt the property values on the block at all.
the hulk on 6th ave around 12th street is finally being renovated. There are actually 2 of these, both on the southwest corner and only 1 or 2 blocks from each other. Bothe started being renovated at the same time but I’m pretty sure by different people.
The one closer to 12th looks like they might do an interesting fusion between turn of the century brownstone and modern design. I’m excited to see the finished product. If anyone has renderings I’d love to see them.
How about the house on Garfield between 6th & 7th Aves? The facade has actually been stripped (a crying shame) and there seems to be permanent scaffolding.
To the poster who wrote about the “friendly little old man”: is that in reference to the the house on President or the one on Berkeley?
There’s also a hulk on 6th avenue…I think it’s between 9th and 12th sts. Wazzup with that one?