Pretty in Pink, The Brownstone Edition
I never would've guessed that a 90-year-old man lives inside that bubblegum-colored brownstone!
Does everyone else's property value go down when someone coats their house with such a bold color? Or does property value go up when your home attracts news crews and tourists?
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Here are some less hostile quotes from the owner: http://gothamist.com/2006/09/22/park_slope_brow.php
@NeverSleeps Golly! only in NYC I guess...hmmm dont know about the effect on property values..
Speaking of weird colors my neighbor has a scarlet colored living room that I find really jarring. I can understand the color in the winter when it is freezing but in the sultry NYC summers I find it stifling and oppressive guess I like neutrals best..
It's not a color, but that east village townhouse with all of the gargoyles covering it is definitely interesting.
@JenMac Where is that? I don't think I've ever noticed.
@NeverSleeps It is a little strange that someone pained a brownstone any color, isn't it? I thought those things tended to line up pretty homogeneously along the streets of the Slope.
I just looked at the article. That is a pretty color. It really does stand out.
He's 90, which makes him
a) awesome and
b) able to get away with whatever he wants.
More power to Mr. Henry!
@ajadedidealist Yeah, I have to say I really enjoyed his crotchety quote to the Times. Kinda classic.
Yeah, let people knew where he stood, that's for sure.
I love Mr. Henry! You tell 'em, Mr. Henry! I mean, a guy who is 90 presumably doesn't want to spend the rest of his brief time among us answering dumb questions about the color of his house!
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