Earlier this month, we shared CWB Architects’ photos of its interior reno at 146 Hicks Street, after 2011′s Hurricane Irene hurled a mature elm from Mansion House into the two adjoining townhomes at 146 & 148 Hicks Street. Now it’s time to give a little love to the equally lovely wood clapboard residence at 148 […]
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Inside The Reno At Stately Federal-Style 146 Hicks Street
After 2011’s Hurricane Irene sent a mature elm hurling from Mansion House into the two adjoining wood clapboard multi-level town-homes across the street at 146 and 148 Hicks Street, many in the nabe watched as the homes underwent some pretty major cosmetic renovations, ultimately restored to grandeur. BHB showed you the exterior results in March […]
Iconic 1826 Hicks Street Homes Reveal Fresh Facades
The two adjoining wood clapboard multi-level town-homes at 146 and 148 Hicks Street—whose exteriors were seriously damaged when the Mansion House tree fell during last August’s Hurricane Irene—have both been undergoing intensive renovations since, with all new planking installed and replacement windows, many of which were broken by the felled American elm. This weekend, the […]
Upcoming CB2 Committee Meetings: Transportation and Land Use
The Transportation Committee of Community Board 2 will meet tomorrow evening (Tuesday, October 18) at St. Francis College, First Floor Board Room, 180 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Court), starting at 6:00. On the agenda are: (1) a presentation by Cheska Tolentino, of Transport Workers Union Local 100, on a campaign, New Yorkers Deserve a […]
AT&T Shoots Commercial on Hicks Street
Nabe blogger Chuck Taylor tells us that an AT&T commercial was being shot today at 146 Hicks Street. The location was recently used for the Coen Brothers flick Burn After Reading.
Burn After Reading, Partially Filmed in Brooklyn Heights, Will Debut August 27
Reports out this week say that the Coen Brothers Burn After Reading, which filmed in Brooklyn Heights last year, will debut at the Venice Film Festival on August 27. Also out – photos from the film including the above shot of Tilda Swinton in what appears to be the 146 Hicks Street location. The film […]
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