The Charming Paint Peeler Reincarnated
Last spring, we lamented the loss of a sweet, albeit somewhat dilapidated, wood-framed Windsor Terrace House (apparently the previous owner had been there for over two decades without undertaking a lick of maintenance); it was bought and torn down in March. Well, here’s what went up at 1518 10th Avenue instead. Charming Paint Peeler, RIP…
Last spring, we lamented the loss of a sweet, albeit somewhat dilapidated, wood-framed Windsor Terrace House (apparently the previous owner had been there for over two decades without undertaking a lick of maintenance); it was bought and torn down in March. Well, here’s what went up at 1518 10th Avenue instead.
Charming Paint Peeler, RIP [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark
Paint-Peeling Charm in Windsor Terrace [Brownstoner]
I keep waiting for someone behind the house to push it forward into place. If it was set back any further it would be in the next block. How stupid.
The facade isn’t that bad, from the second floor up. The front door is atrocious, and I would have doglegged the stairway, that stairway to heaven is awful. But the materials and roofline are nice, and the block looks eclectic enough for this to fit in, except for the horror of the setback, that drive through to the parking lot in the back (so much for a yard or any greenery on this property whatsoever, apparently.)
Not the worst, but could have been much better. Of course, it goes without saying that I would not have torn down the original. It could have been renovated and been quite charming.
Whats the big deal – the old house was setback, ugly and had horrible stairs – and now the new house is attractive, setback and has even uglier stairs – seems to me it is ultimately a ‘dime or 10 pennies’
It’s pretty restrained given what they could have done.
It looks like it’s setback about as far as the previous house.
If you put in some plantings and fixed up the door and added a garage door, it would not be bad.
I absolutely agree with all of the above but…
If you look at the streeview of this one block. This is actually pretty nice in comparison. There are no exceptional houses flanking it.
What a terrible decision!
The developer will make much less than he would have if he had kept the original facade or at least attempted to replicate it if the original was beyond repair.
Some folks have no sense or appreciation for history.
Not enough parking spots.
I guess it could be worse. But they should get rid of that fug door and the ugly A/C unit on the bottom unit. Oh and actually put some grass in the front instead of the concrete playground they have now.
Who is the Friggin architect? What the hell is this shit??? The facade actually had some potential before that assinine staircase got added and the Home Depot door was slapped on. The roof, brickwork and windows look great, almost Georgian.
They couldn’t have put some landscaping in the front????
However, without a better look at the street it might actually be the nicest house on the street.
Wow, it looks like those setback requirements were a brilliant idea!
Is it any wonder the NYC Department of City Planning is such a joke?
My god.