NYC Inside covers the interior of a Brooklyn Heights rental today: NYC Inside: Brooklyn Heights: The renter writes…We moved into this small yet completely gut-renovated apartment in November 2006. We pay $2,400 for the 1BD apartment which is approximately 550-600 sq.ft. Exposed brick (which is neither boring nor cliché as some might think), brand new […]
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World’s Tiniest Renoblog, Day 2-3:
The Lofting of Columbia Heights
Lots of work done over the weekend. Lowered the floor of the "standing area" for the loft portion, put in the rafters for the bed platform and the ceiling for the room aka The Study aka The Batcave.
World’s Tiniest Renoblog Day 1
Work began with cutting out the space for the "standing area" (the space to the right of the door), and installing the frame for it. I wasn't happy with the doorway being so close to the future stairway, it looked awkward. The entrance to "the study" (or "the TV room") should be centered between […]
World’s Tiniest Renoblog Day 0:
It’s Better To Have Loft And Lost Than Never To Have Loft At All
No, the room isn't leaning, just the camera. We can't all be a Brownstoner renoblogger. When I bought my "Junior 1 Bedroom" apartment, one of the more interesting aspects of it was the "Junior Bedroom". As you can see, the walls don't reach the ceiling, and the space inside barely fits a bed. Since the […]
Nabe Publicist is Serial Renovator
Music publicist/nabe resident Chris Chambers tells the New York Times about his adventures in renovation today: New York Times:A Repeat Renovator Finds His Rhythm: But Mr. Chambers claims that his first renovation six years ago, when the work was late and over budget, was as bad as any of these dramas. The moment he can’t […]
Forgotten Brooklyn: Hidden Art Discovered On Columbia Heights
Gargoyles, dolphins, sea nymphs…in Brooklyn? See them while you can, before they vanish into the past, victims of funding scarcity. Details of the facade of 177-179 Columbia Heights. Click for larger images. There’s an article in the Thursday March 1st edition of the “Brooklyn Heights Press & Cobble Hill News” by Phoebe Neidl about my […]
135 Joralemon: Old Timey Brooklyn
The restoration of 135 Joralemon seems to be nearing completion, at least the exterior is. For better photos…
Ask a Designer Tonight at DWR
From ApartmentTherapy: DWR and Pret-a-Habiter Design Q&A Bring your design questions. Wine will be served. February 1st, 6-8pm. First Thursday of every monthRSVP to brooklynheights@dwr.comDWR Brooklyn Heights Studio, 76 Montague Street
Just Sold in Brooklyn (Heights)
An addendum to this list: Brooklyn Heights $3Toomuch,000Somewhere on Columbia Heights "Junior" one-bedroom, one-bath co-op, around 500 sq. ft., 11' high ceiling, with renovated kitchen, touched-up wooden floors, a dwarf refrigerator, and a showerhead that snapped off shortly after use. Maintenance $average.00, 44% tax-deductible. Asking price $SlightlymorethanToomuch,000, on the market since the late summer 2006. […]
Gourmet Dinners in Tiny Nabe Kitchen
As we're about to renovate the BHB kitchen, nothing catches our attention more than a story on great kitchen makeovers. And when it's in the New York Times, about someone in the nabe who is the executive chef at The Harrison in TriBeca, it sends us into a Snoopy Dance of home improvement/foodie joy. New […]
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