Open House Picks
Carroll Gardens 415 Sackett Street Douglas Elliman *****CANCELLED***** $2,250,000 GMAP P*Shark Prospect Heights 287 Park Place Corcoran Sunday 2-4 $2,195,000 GMAP P*Shark Fort Greene 305 Cumberland Street Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 1-3 $1,995,000 GMAP P*Shark Clinton Hill 186 Washington Avenue Aguayo & Huebener Sunday 12-4 $1,739,000 GMAP P*Shark
Carroll Gardens
415 Sackett Street
Douglas Elliman
*****CANCELLED*****
$2,250,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Heights
287 Park Place
Corcoran
Sunday 2-4
$2,195,000
GMAP P*Shark
Fort Greene
305 Cumberland Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 1-3
$1,995,000
GMAP P*Shark
Clinton Hill
186 Washington Avenue
Aguayo & Huebener
Sunday 12-4
$1,739,000
GMAP P*Shark
Nokilissa, great analysis of Jill. Do you think they’ll have a second season and, if so, with the same women?
Anyway, thanks for having my back! But I don’t want you to tarnish your good name by associations with me and my antics!
Biff, you and I are on the same page. I too thought Bethany was more than tolerable and indeed amusing pretty much of the time. Jill was — with the exception of her shallow interest in daughter’s weight/looks; comparing Hamptons outfits of teenagers; deeply abiding love of all things materialistic; and some serious problems with how she viewed the relationship between her daughter and her husband – a mensch.
I’m going to go take a look at your virtual beating. See if I can jump into the fray 😉
5:45,
Loved it. It was really charming. Had never looked at a wood house before and couldn’t believe how charming it was. Really sunny and light. My husband and I were calling it the “happy house”.
It is small for a two family, however. Very small. One of the bedrooms, while fine for now as it is obviously being used for a baby, was essentially a walk-in closet.
And my husband couldn’t get past the rather large apartment buildings – the huge one south, about three doors down, which spans the block, and the one next door to the north of the house. They sort of loom over the back yard space and gardens of the block. Also, the brick wall abutting the deck. I don’t know. These were some of our thoughts. Great block.
What did you think?
Nokilissa,
Did you go to the Cumberland Open House? Dogwood in front and one in a neighbor’s yard out back…
If you saw it, what did you think?
By the way, I’m taking a royal beating in “Condos of the Day: Price Cuts, No Love for 45 3rd Place”. I don’t find the insults particularly witty, so I’m not responding. I’m only mentioning this so I can let you know at least YOU’VE brightened up my Brownstoner experience today. Thanks Nokilissa!
Nokilissa, I too was completely obsessed with the show. I realize I should be ashamed of this guilty pleasure, but half the problem is admitting it, right?
The Countess, as cute and smart as I think she is, was definitely over the top with that introduction thing. And I was cracking up at her son’s breakdancing attempts. I think Children’s Aid should consider looking into the abuse these women caused their families by having them appear on the show.
I didn’t mind Jill (Zarin…lol) so much and I thought Bethany had some wonderful one liners (and was also quite attractive – killer figure). I actually ran into Simon at Los Paisanos Meat Market on Smith Street in Cobble Hill a few weeks ago. The goatee is even scarier in person!
Biff! Kid is napping and I’m checking on the ol’ thread. I think I’m starting to get made fun of on here for being such an obsessional Brownstoner nerd.
Anyway, had to respond to your housewives comments. Oh you’ve no idea. I could almost admit to having been in love with it. Not since In Treatment have I found a character study more intense and fabulous. And this was REAL.
The reunion show was the most fascinating schlock to which I’ve ever born witness.
Loved. IT.
I also agree that Ramona’s behavior was textbook Borderline Personality Disordered. She was tough to take. The others had varying degrees of difficult to stomach-ness, but I loved how human they all were. Hanging out for the world to see.
My least favorite was actually the Countess. Ms. Queen Bee herself, who couldn’t manage to allow herself to be introduced as Louanne, but rather had to have her title precede her. Wouldn’t even shake hands with the “workin’ man.” Bleh.
I saw 287 Park Place and it was beautiful – gorgeous details throughout. The kitchen was awesome – painted white with some pretty antique tiles and an old-fashioned stove – sort of a French country style. It opens out onto the garden. There’s also a darkroom in the basement. Right down the street from Prospect Perk, my broker says it’s reasonably priced for the area. If it wasn’t out of my budget I’d take it in a heartbeat.
I checked the Cumberland house.
It was very nice…kind of a suburban redo as I had suspected. I think the top fl bathroom was the one I remember from 15 years ago. The others were redone in varying degrees of Restoration Hardware meets Suburbs. The upper duplex master bath has odd commode placement and the whole room is too big. Might was will a dressing room with small showered bathroom.
Kids’ bedroom were small to tiny depending. Very comfortable space downstairs.
Exterior wood casing on some of the older windows needs work.
Backyard could you redesign and you could get more usuable and more pleasant space from it.
I would live in the entire house. Kitchen downstairs though could use a movable island on wheels which is easy enough.
Am wondering how well insulated this house is.
Looking at it, considering a good part of the extension, if not all of it, is slab on grade, I’m wondering if a lower level could have been built on the “basement level”. Since this house is on a little hill of sorts, the neighboring backyards (garden floor level) are on level with the house’s basement. Wondering if they could have built a full walk out or at least decently-windowed lower level instead of slab on grade.