The Q at Parkside
(for those for whom the Parkside Q is their hometrain)
News and Nonsense from the Brooklyn neighborhood of Lefferts and environs, or more specifically a neighborhood once known as Melrose Park. Sometimes called Lefferts Gardens. Or Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Or PLG. Or North Flatbush. Or Caledonia (west of Ocean). Or West Pigtown. Across From Park Slope. Under Crown Heights. Near Drummer's Grove. The Side of the Park With the McDonalds. Jackie Robinson Town. Home of Lefferts Manor. West Wingate. Near Kings County Hospital. Or if you're coming from the airport in taxi, maybe just Flatbush is best.
8 comments:
But, were the buildings that presumably were demolished on either side actually attached, or was this house always free-standing?
That breaks my heart.
For as long as I've lived around here (16 years) on the right of this building was, I think, an auto repair shop, and to the left were some ramshackle storage garages. I don't think any were attached. Which isn't to say there were never any other structures attached to it...
my point was only that as they tear down brownstones (like on my block), there's sort of this assumption that they don't work by themselves. They may look silly, but it's still a house.
Yes Tim, things do work out, as long as the demolition doesn't damage the foundation of the adjoining houses. That USUALLY doesn't happen, but keep your fingers crossed. In addition, the row of houses on Clarkson should look better than this lone house, since the new apartment building, ugly as it may be, will presumably be attached on both side, so, barring disaster, there'll be no gaps.
I know we disagree about the landmark-worthyness of your block, but designation, had it been possible, could, just possiblty, have prevented all this :-(
yes, it's in the works. too late, but moving forward. working with an actually diligent neighbor who's leading the way. (not meant as a diss to you know who - it's just that we don't have the slack for sloth).
The pressure is on for the next door neighbors to sell to the Developers, and so on. No owner will lose money in the long run, I'm quite certain. It's just a shame.
I talked to the son of the barber across the street from this house one day and he said the owner of this house refuses to sell to developers. It's always been freestanding like this. It's true there was an auto repair shop on one side and cruddy bldg on other. Condos are an improvement for this homeowner shockingly enough. But it's a very unique case where that's so.
When new construction rises on either side of that house, it will lose value and the dope who owns it, or his heirs will sell it for less than he'd get if he were smart.
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