Potential Opportunities
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Opportunity of the Day: 259 Pacific Street
While the outside of this perfectly located property, 259 Pacific Street, doesn’t look like much, we have very high hopes for the inside. We’re thinking of this as a two-family, and because of its condition, it’s amenable to a number of configurations and sizes (you can check out some of these potential layouts on the [...]
Family Sized
We were thrilled to visit Pier 6, the latest addition to Brooklyn Bridge Park, this weekend. One of the things we noticed about it–besides the fantastic views and festive atmosphere–was how family-oriented the park is, and how appreciative people were of that factor. One of the age-old dilemmas for people who appreciate urban living is [...]
Opportunity of the Day: 183 Columbia Heights
183 Columbia Heights is a rare find: a beautiful, well-maintained building that’s perfectly positioned for reinvention. One of the things we like about it is its flexibility: the layout can be tweaked to an owner’s delight. We’re talking about spacious units, with three bedrooms and two baths, in what is arguably Brooklyn’s most desirable neighborhood. [...]
Link Love
DUMBO Farmers’ Market Opens (BHB) Pier 6/BBP Opens Tomorrow (DumboNYC) 15-Year Mortgage Rates Hit Record Low (WSJ) Can a Property Be Priced Too Low? (UrbanDigs) Luxury Homes Languish Thx to Wall Street (RISMedia)
Disposable Real Estate
The Times Magazine had an interesting article this weekend about the freegans (deliberately lower case), a loose-knit group of capitalism-rejecters who live off the excessive waste of our society. They forage for food in dumpsters, get their furniture on garbage day, dress themselves in America’s sartorial rejects. But due to the rise of foreclosures since [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized Tagged foreclosures, freegans, real estate market, recycled housing, renovations
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged foreclosures, freegans, real estate market, recycled housing, renovations
Twlight Swing Adds to BBP Coffers
Over 1,000 people attended Sunset Swing–the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy’s annual fundraiser–this year, and the event, along with the MyHome, Brooklyn-sponsored after party, raised a whopping $250,000. And while each attendee couldn’t squeeze into Galapagos for Twilight Swing, the aforementioned after party, the event was nicely attended as well, adding even more funds to the [...]
Opportunity of the Day: 259 Pacific Street
While the outside of this perfectly located property, 259 Pacific Street, doesn’t look like much, we have very high hopes for the inside. We’re thinking of this as a two-family, and because of its condition, it’s amenable to a number of configurations and sizes (you can check out some of these potential layouts on the [...]
Opportunity of the Day: 183 Columbia Heights
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