“Saturday morning and the tile is going in,” emails our neighbor whose inlaws arrive a week from today. “Should I get my hopes up?”
Restroom Reno: The Clock Is Ticking [Brownstoner]
Water closet Reno: Neighbor’s Post-Gut [Brownstoner]
Let’s Try This Loo Thing Again [Brownstoner]
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Another little birdie emailed us with some of the costs that the consultants hired by the Feds are projecting for restoring the Admiral’s Row houses. As you can see from the chart, there were some later additions to the original 19th Century houses that are generally in worse condition and not considered worth saving, hence the two square footage numbers. The Rehabilitation numbers refer to restoring what’s currently there, bringing existing details back to life and replicating missing portions; The Reconstruction numbers refer to a scenario in which remaining details are salvaged and incorporated into newly-constructed replicas. In addition to being cheaper, the Rehab approach sounds preferable to us. How do these numbers look to you?
Admiral’s Row: “Extremely High Level of Historic Integrity” [Brownstoner]
Officers’ Row: Let’s Have Our Cake and Eat It Too [Brownstoner]
Officers’ Row Preservation Coming to a Contentious Head [Brownstoner]
For Officer’s Row, Supermarket All But Certain [Brownstoner]
Admiral’s Row Fixup to Cost $20M [NY Daily News]
Real Estate Round-Up [Brooklyn Eagle]
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In anticipation of the commuter nightmare that’s going to be caused by the closure of the Smith-9th Station, Assembly Member Joan Millman is lobbying the MTA for a new bus route to Manhattan. Following a recent community board meeting where the MTA stated it would consider establishing a line through the Battery Tunnel to Lower Manhattan once the station revamp began in 2010, Millman sent a letter (copy on jump) to the transit authority urging it to start up the bus line immediately. “We want them to begin the service now, so we have the ability to see if it works,” says Paul Nelson, Millman’s chief of staff. “Why wait until the station closes down to see if there’s demand for the route?” Nelson stated they want the service to be local, rather than express (which would cost $5 a pop), which doesn’t rule out the possibility of limited stops. Millman’s office isn’t pushing for specific stops aside from one at Smith-9th, though the line could conceivably serve Park Slope, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook. Seems like a no-duh idea to us; how’s it rest with commuters who rely on Smith-9th?
Man on the Street: Ready for Smith-9th to Close? [Brownstoner]
Photo by phrenologist.
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In that no-man’s land that feels like Williamsburg but technically’s Bed Stuy, a three-story building is almost topped out at 114 Walworth Street. Walworth Street? Yup. It’s a four-block stretch that runs one block east of Spencer from Flushing to Dekalb. We’ve never seen a human being on it, but soon enough it’s sure to be mobbed with legions of Bricolage fans flocking to admire the 27-unit Radusky design. Of course, if 192 Spencer is having a tough time moving product, it’s hard to imagine a line around the block for these. GMAP P*Shark DOB
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