House of the Day: Endangered on Orient Avenue
Barring the intervention of a very well-heeled hipster trustafarian, another unlandmarked gem in Greenpoint may be headed for the execution chamber. Its crime? Sitting on a 60-by-100-foot lot in a neighborhood that has been complacent about protecting its architectural heritage. (This block was known as Doctors’ Row in the middle of the 20th Century.) The…
Barring the intervention of a very well-heeled hipster trustafarian, another unlandmarked gem in Greenpoint may be headed for the execution chamber. Its crime? Sitting on a 60-by-100-foot lot in a neighborhood that has been complacent about protecting its architectural heritage. (This block was known as Doctors’ Row in the middle of the 20th Century.) The Victorian-era shingled house is on the chopping block for $2.5 million, more than it would likely fetch were it not for the 13,200 square feet of buildable space that accompanies a 6,000-square-foot lot in an R6 neighborhood. As the listing points out, the addition of a community facility could mean an even larger building. What a shame. Maybe some creative entrepreneur could make this work as a bed and breakfast or how about a Soho House East?
59 Orient Avenue [Capri Jet Realty] GMAP P*Shark
59 Orient Avenue [NY Times]
Here we go again – its Williamsburg. Period – not East Williamsburg, not Bushwick. Just plain old Williamsburg.
that’s bushwick, and there is no “east williamsburg”.
Mr. B: did you take the photo? What is the composition of the roof and siding?
thanks anon, I was wondering how on earth I had never seen this place. THIS IS NOT GREENPOINT!
here’s a map:
http://tinyurl.com/yrb8n2
Orient Ave. is actually a pretty quirky little street with some character. But the map tells the tale: behind the house is Maspeth Ave., where all those gazillion new condos are being built.
let’s put a deluxe pool in the backyard!
this is near Maspeth Street where all the new/ugly condos popped up. I love orient ave especially since it’s near the park what a shame….
oh come on! how could it ever be a bed and breakfast considering the selling price is $2.5 million!
Orient Avenue is no where near Greenpoint. It is at the East williamsburg/Bushwick border four blocks from the Graham Ave L train stop.
What a funny looking house. The roof shingles have extended down the entire face and it looks a little like cousin IT. Is it historical simply because it’s old? Are there other roof shingle homes in the hood?