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Which One of These Things Doesn’t Belong.

Its not exactly a McMansion but overdevelopment looks like its creeping faster into Marine Park. Take for instance 1817 Marine Parkway (above) which was sold on March 28, 2008, and according to records from the New York Department of Finance. Records show the sale price was $790,000

There is so much lumber on the property, that it looks like they are building another house behind their existing house, which it looks like they are doing.

The permit issued states “REFURNISH EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING, INCLUDING VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ENLARGEMENT”. The construction is making the horizontal enlargement obvious.

I’m not sure if they are doing anything to the front of the house or if the wooden fence are required, but look at this.

Google Street View has what it used to look like.

Kinda makes me want to sing “Guess which kid home is doing its own thing”

[Like We Need This / Lisanne!]

East 13th Street & Avenue X

Continuing with our “one of these things doesn’t belong” game; up next is 3415 Fillmore Avenue. They completely squared off the front of the house then and added a floor. While walking down Fillmore you will immediately notice its out of character profile.

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Continuing with our “one of these things doesn’t belong” game; up next is 2892 Gerritsen Avenue. If you missed last episode check out: Allen Avenue Lets Play a Game With This New House.

Here are the zoning requirements for new york:

New height and setback rules which limit overall building height maintain the existing streetscape and re-establish the distinctions among residential districts. In zoning districts where peaked roofs and setbacks predominate (R2X, R3A, R3-1, R3-2, R4, R4-1 and R4A), the new regulations permit residential buildings with at least two full floors or two floors and an attic. In R2X, R3 and R4A districts, the maximum perimeter wall height of a building is 21 feet; in R4 and R4-1 districts, 25 feet. A third floor is permitted within the parameters of the designated building envelope. The envelope has a series of planes which permit a variety of pitched roof and setback designs that reflect neighborhood scale. The maximum height at the apex of the envelope is 35 feet.

I could be completely wrong on this one but this construction looks more than 35 feet high and it also looks like it not maintaining the existing streetscape.

Isn’t it nice when new buildings fit in with the rest of the community? Then you gotta love this new building with those stucco columns, stucco siding and stucco fence.

Whatever happened to brick? I think this video will tell it all:

One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn’t belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others.