It was a lovely day for a house tour yesterday, despite being windy. It was so cool to see all the people walking around with their programs. I wondered who had come from other neighborhoods.
Personally, I much prefer the private homes to the institutional buildings. Don’t get me wrong- it’s amazing to have the opportunity to get inside the Pratt mansions, and the woodwind performance at St. Joseph’s was really lovely. I’m just much more interested in seeing how people choose to renovate and decorate their homes.
I wasn’t able to take as many photos as I’d have liked, since a lot of the homes were not allowing photography inside. Personal favorites were:
315 Washington Ave. – the program said to “note the lovely built-in china cabinet.” I snickered at that line, but boy were they right. The dining room china cabinet was gorgeous and filled with amazing things. This place also had GORGEOUS flower arrangements and a stunning coffee table.
302 Clinton Ave. – the friends I was with thought perhaps the renovation was too modern. I absolutely loved it! Gorgeous dark-wood floors, funky bedroom rug, amazing furniture, modern kitchen and a large koi pond out back.
Speaking of which, what do people do with the koi in the winter?
258 Hall St. – omg, omg, omg. A loft-like reno of a carriage house! I wasn’t 100% sold on the layout of the living room, but the furniture throughout was amazing.
281 Greene Ave. – I’ve been in this place before, on the SONYA Stroll. Props for the neat foliage, cool office and the swing hanging smack dab in the center of the apartment! Nice roof deck, too.
The rest of my photos are here. Again, apologies that there aren’t that many!
What were your favorites?
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Thanks for posting the photos– I’m bummed to have missed the tour! Looks like there were some interesting interiors to view (I’m with you in terms of preferring to see what people have done with residential spaces).
My Wife and I are from Park Slope, soon to be in Downtown Brooklyn. We really enjoyed the house tour. Our favorite house was 315 Washington. I just loved the layout. I was like the house gave you a big hug when you walked in.
The wife & I went and had a great time. 281 Greene was unique. Anyone know why the artist/owner Kris Krohn paints so many odd-looking pictures featuring motorhomes? Was he forced by his family to go on roadtrips in the family RV during his childhood? LOL
Thanks for the photos. I loved the whole tour, though some of the lines were long. It was really wonderful to see those hundreds/seemed like thousands, of people walking around with the tour guides and just marveling at the beauty of our streets, trees and homes. I so lucky to live here. I heard several groups, obviously from Manhattan, saying they were definitely moving here. A compliment for sure, but more competition for housing! Do we have to wait 2 whole years for the Soc. for Clinton Hill to do this again? That’s too long.
I lived at 302 clinton ave from 1968 till 1980, top floor apt #4. I was wondering if the brownstone still rents apts, who owns it now or is it a private residence?
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