BFD

Posted by: chrishavens at February 8, 2010 12:40 PM in response to Norah Jones' Windows Coming In

i was in mile end sunday at 1.30pm and just got my smoked meat before they ran out. terrific people and food....get the platter and share 13 instead of 8+8 for two

Posted by: chrishavens at February 3, 2010 11:53 AM in response to Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up

This is so important due to event space challenged nature of BKLYN, especially central Brooklyn. Really will be great, and huge cash commitment by City a result of decades of work by the Borough President. Flatbush rising!

Posted by: chrishavens at February 3, 2010 9:09 AM in response to Loew's King Theatre To Be Restored

FLATTERY coming into it's own! means development....

Posted by: chrishavens at January 29, 2010 9:31 AM in response to McDonald's on Tillary Closes!

BK Marriott top occupancy levels in country. Nothing would be going ahead without massive study and examination of results of current hotels. Huge equity needed to build these, ain't no 80 or 70% financing, no one doing that for fun.
BK a 2.5 million person city seriously under-served. Who stays here? foreigners, cool people, tourists who've done manhattan, parents visiting kids, spouses kicked out of homes, sex trade, fun... Molto obvious-oh.

Posted by: chrishavens at January 29, 2010 9:30 AM in response to Brooklyn Has 40 Hotels in the Pipeline

FOR SALE is not really the term of art here. EDC wants a proposal reflecting City desire for economic development of site involving industrial and other uses. There is little value in the site, given need for complete new systems and low rents that will be paid for industrial and craft space.
Residential is not on the table and never will be on this side of the highway.

Posted by: chrishavens at January 4, 2010 11:33 AM in response to Federal Building #2 For Sale Once More

boymelgreen don't own it anymore

Posted by: chrishavens at January 4, 2010 11:30 AM in response to It’s Never Too Late for Good Advice

take a look upstairs at 147 Front Street entrance next to this space go to 2nd and 3rd floors and you'll see what they have in mind

Posted by: chrishavens at January 4, 2010 11:26 AM in response to Green Desk Model Goes Retail

bloody fecking fantastic news

Posted by: chrishavens at December 22, 2009 10:22 AM in response to The Flea Popping Up in Williamsburgh Bank

beware, JB is everywhere.... what was he doing on that block?

Posted by: chrishavens at December 17, 2009 4:54 PM in response to Closing Bell: Alight on Dean

Leeser is a very exciting architect. Did the American Museum of the Moving Image upgrade and much more. Due to timing of City funding, won't be done next year. Key is new theater for the area, much better facility for Urban Glass, gallery space and much more. BRIC House.

Posted by: chrishavens at December 17, 2009 9:20 AM in response to Strand Theater 2.0 Renderings Revealed

my grandfather went to high school here... thank you MM

Posted by: chrishavens at December 10, 2009 4:52 PM in response to Walkabout: Favorite Brooklyn Buildings - Reader's Choices

there are several space options for Barneys in the area, including this one another on Atlantic, one on Adams and a couple hidden ones we'll see...

Posted by: chrishavens at December 8, 2009 9:35 AM in response to Barney's Looking for Co-op Space in Cobble Hill

building is a rental

Posted by: chrishavens at December 8, 2009 9:13 AM in response to Barney's Looking for Co-op Space in Cobble Hill

January subject to permits, the hard part!

Posted by: chrishavens at December 7, 2009 4:00 PM in response to Streetlevel: New Cafe for Dumbo

vietnamese sandwich shop please! brownstoner picks the right food....

Posted by: chrishavens at December 7, 2009 2:27 PM in response to Streetlevel: New Cafe for Dumbo

I worked with Jim on a project being developed by Yolande Nicholson (stopped by the r.e. crash) and he did some awesome green design with her. He does great stuff.

Posted by: chrishavens at December 4, 2009 10:40 AM in response to Red Hook Green Shoots for Zero

some of my favorites too

Posted by: chrishavens at December 1, 2009 10:40 AM in response to Walkabout: Some Favorite Things: Part I

was out for 2m a couple years ago
cut into about six one bedrooms
G-normous property.....

Posted by: chrishavens at November 11, 2009 3:00 PM in response to House of the Day: 75 New York Avenue

understand that generally the 'client' is in Rikers and not visiting the bondsman! d family and friends to the paying!

how many incidents arising from the multi decade bail offices on atlantic and on court in the Heights (Schermerhorn) have you heard about?

Posted by: chrishavens at November 11, 2009 2:59 PM in response to StreetLevel: New Bail Bonds Office Closed Til Next Year

Not Cheesecake, not in the market. Nothing like these tacky guesses. going to be at a higher level fer sure......

Posted by: chrishavens at November 11, 2009 9:40 AM in response to 'Nationally Known' Restaurants May Land in 345 Adams

Very good news for Brooklyn that this has been worked out.

Posted by: chrishavens at November 2, 2009 11:50 AM in response to Brooklyn Brewery Staying Put Courtesy of Weak Market

yeah, very cool this area of BKLYN has great night life
smoke cigars, if only to push back on neo-puritanism
watch out, next they'll come for coffee and chocolate !

Posted by: chrishavens at October 23, 2009 10:46 AM in response to Puff, Puff! Cigar Bar for Fort Greene

Big congrats

Posted by: chrishavens at October 22, 2009 11:21 AM in response to Kudos, Sorta, from The Village Voice

Well, the market will determine the value. As Montrose said, views are the key. Until you stand in those views, as i have done a couple times when space empty years ago, you can't know how special those views of the two bridges, the river, lower manhattan, dumbo, brooklyn and beyond really are.

Fixtures are irrelevant. Buyers at this level change them.

Posted by: chrishavens at October 21, 2009 11:23 AM in response to All About the Clocktower

we have more of a real estate finance problem than a pure real estate problem..... banks lend too much then too little

Posted by: chrishavens at October 20, 2009 3:34 PM in response to Some Traction at One Brooklyn Bridge Park?

will NBA approve this?

Posted by: chrishavens at September 23, 2009 2:59 PM in response to Nets Will Have New Owner; FCR Will Have New AY Partner

doesn't this mean we jumped the shark?
have to do the BX now

Posted by: chrishavens at September 22, 2009 3:58 PM in response to Brooklyn's Nod from the Daily Mail

The area is now called FLATTERY flatbush& tillary

Posted by: chrishavens at September 22, 2009 3:57 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 189 Bridge Street, #13D

BK Friends may have some 'hyper wealthy' families but it is the most or one of the most diverse private schools in USA,
has many middle class students and gives much scholarships
least 'fancy' of the three in downtown/Heights, by far

Posted by: chrishavens at September 21, 2009 11:57 AM in response to Friends' Expansion Making Enemies on State?

G Man, regarding your point - developer would have to have a deal set up and agreed upon before getting State to change the restrictions, how it works.

I have a lot of friends on State and can understand their concerns. However, school is a great use, one that would have been permitted if developers put in for it. I am biased as my dad went to BK friends and so did my daughter.
Wonderful institution. Be kinda convenience for those boerum hill familes.....

Posted by: chrishavens at September 21, 2009 11:34 AM in response to Friends' Expansion Making Enemies on State?

Too early to say market is in normal fall mode. Fall off to a slow start, market is not woken up from August yet, wait til after holidays, check back in mid-October. Too early to tell....

Posted by: chrishavens at September 21, 2009 9:11 AM in response to Brokers Find a Silver Lining in Autumn Data

lovely building

Posted by: chrishavens at September 17, 2009 10:43 AM in response to BSA Postpones Decision on Carroll St Norten Again

If/when we get this arena and attend rock and roll festivals, Chicago Bulls games and political meetings we'll forget the whole hassle and rejoice in having a new BADLY needed venue BK.

Posted by: chrishavens at September 15, 2009 10:01 AM in response to Atlantic Yards Arena: Subject to Change

The tax exempt bonds are available to projects in this area of northern brooklyn due to the stimulus legislation. Shovel ready projects are needed, of which there are few mixed use ones teed up like the city point site. The city still owns the land, as was pointed out so has a stake in this beyond the usual. The development will accomplish various things: large number of entry level jobs (retail and restauramts are the ONLY way to do that now, virtually no more factories coming ever again to BK); construction; better stores for Fulton as the middle class and working class that shops there deserves better and is slowly getting it on Fulton; continued investment in downtown BK and Fulton, a key street; AFFORDABLE HOUSING, a great thing.
Remaining issue is how to employ local residents, and concern i agree with.

Posted by: chrishavens at September 14, 2009 11:06 AM in response to Sparks Fly over Bailout for Downtown Development

Dept. Consumer Affairs has jurisdiction over sidewalk cafes i believe. Possibly they received multiple warnings. Anyway, moving to Patois space..... or maybe they didn't pay the large cost of having outdoor tables...

Posted by: chrishavens at September 8, 2009 3:28 PM in response to Streetlevel: Provence en Boite Shuttered by DCA

best flea in world, best flea in solar system
this is getting out of hand
flea for president in 2016, ok?

Posted by: chrishavens at August 21, 2009 2:58 PM in response to More Accolades for the Flea

i was there tuesday
this spot is special!
stone looks ancient, really cool

Posted by: chrishavens at August 14, 2009 1:53 PM in response to Brooklyn Bridge Park's Grand Staircase

Going lowrise. Previous plans predated Lehman crash so were more ambitious yet feasible then.

This project key as it advances the upgrade of Fulton retail to the benefit of the folks that shop there.

Posted by: chrishavens at August 13, 2009 4:48 PM in response to City Point Gets Financing Boost from The Feds

Game scheduled to close out issue.

Posted by: chrishavens at August 10, 2009 11:07 AM in response to A Turning Point for Atlantic Yards

20 Henry is in BK Heights.

Posted by: chrishavens at August 10, 2009 11:05 AM in response to 20 Henry Street Gets Emergency Roof Repair

First, the appeal will fail, once again. Condemnation rarely looses, the CT case was a rare exception. Second, key is financing; if anyone can do it, the lead underwriter Goldman Sachs will get it done. If they 'float', it happens, period.

Leaving aside the entire housing project, the arena is GREAT for BK. Watching the Knicks lose in BK, bar fights btw fans at Hank's, rock and roll, academic sports, caribbean festivals, NCAA, religious events. we need that arena big time!

Posted by: chrishavens at August 10, 2009 9:28 AM in response to A Turning Point for Atlantic Yards

grand army is so right
banks lend too much then too little

Posted by: chrishavens at July 29, 2009 1:26 PM in response to More Trouble for CoHousing Group