This old beauty is near Coney Island Ave. We had noticed it many times the first about 2 years ago when it seemed to have rat poison signs posted on the fence and doors. Later we saw a box spray painted near the door w a line through it. We had assumed this meant it was primed for demo (*sigh*).
Today when we passed we saw the doors and windows wide open and a dumpster. We asked the guys removing old newspapers and other household items into the dumpster what the deal was. One claimed to be the owner and a GC who said he wasn't sure of the next step. Here's the run-down.
Will you sell it? Not sure...
Will you restore it? Maybe...
Seems it'll need a ton of work, how are the original details? In tact...
Well what about the rats? No rats...
But it'll take at least a couple hundred G's to get it working again, could you sell it for much? I'm a GC with some time on my hands now...
But it's been sitting for so long, how long was it vacant? Seven years...
Why'd you wait so long? Didn't have time before...
The owner/GC said he'd be back Sunday so maybe we'll stop in and see if he'll let us take a look around. We're super curious about what lies within it's old sturdy brick walls. (She's still got the old iron stars screwed in the outer side wall which makes us wonder if anything has ever been done in there). Here's to hoping this old gal can come back to life with it's original moldings and touches in tact (if they are in fact still there).
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The nature of blogs entitle the blogger a certain amount of anonymity. What is described in this post is in effect an interview by a reporter. Blogging is journalism (lazy or otherwise), community bulletin board, op-ed etc. But what are her responsibilities to the interviewee? Is there full disclosure as to the intent of the conversation (to post on a neighborhood blog) or are they left to assume their meeting was an isolated sidewalk encounter. Does it matter?
Anyway, just a thought.
A GC with some time on his hands? Give it another 7 years to get back in shape.
What's a GC?
That will be a beautiful house if and when its renovated.
GC =general contractor
And until a couple of weeks ago, the exterior was entirely - ground to roof - covered in ivy, the removal of which was an impressive operation in itself. All that brick wasn't visible until then. The windows were hardly visible, either.
em: Were you the interviewee?
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