The Abandoned Brownstones Of Park Slope ...

brooklyn baby daddy · July 2008

Hi All,
Kind of a weird request. There are several long abandoned brownstones in Park Slope, including one at the intersection of 3rd Street and 7th Ave.

My question is: anyone know about these? How can something so valuable be empty so long?

Which abandoned brownstones do you guys know about?

Do you guys know who owns any of these? Better yet do you know why they're abandoned?

Could be a lot of fun to find out!

--BBD

new2hood · July 2008

there was a LOOOOOOOONG post about the one on 7th ave and 2nd street on brownstoner. Very interesting. Owner sounds totally awful, imo. Here's the link:

http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/04/closing_bell_sl.php#comments

an article from the NYT:
http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/03/wassup_at_2nd_s.php

There's a place on the park corner of 6th street that seems in ruin too, and I can't figure out why....

possibly_maybe · July 2008

I went to high school with one of the daughters of the owner of the one on 2nd, just off second (will mention no names for the sake of keeping as much anonymity as possible). Her mother (as the linked articles mention, I'm sure) owned the Landmark Pub, which I believe is the location you mentioned on 3rd & 7th.

I was in their place on 2nd only once, and the inside was just as nuts as the inside of Landmark. Stuff hoarded EVERYWHERE.

Lots of bad stuff has been said about her and her family, and yes, they were definitely a little kooky, but she was always super sweet to me. We were actually best friends of sorts, but went our own ways after high school.

belzjm · July 2008

i don't recall where i heard it, but i thought i heard that the one on 7th and 3rd (next to barrio) is going to be fixed up.

i seem to remember hearing about it when there was all the press about barrio opening up...

jack krohn · July 2008

A few years ago, the NYT ran a piece on the 7th Ave/3rd Street building (near Barrio). I don't recall the details, but the man who owned it, I believe, lacked the finances for a full-scale renovation.

The Landmark Pub was a fun place. Nowadays, I wouldn't walk near that building, for fear that it would collapse on me.

bullyboy · July 2008

What's the deal with the boarded-up brownstones on Ninth St between 7th and 8th?

whatchuwant · July 2008

Yea, but that bar she had was a fuck-ing blast! Warm beer, tons of toys to play with, and she and her daughter were cool. I'll never forget the impromtu band all the patrons created one night with all the toy instruments. One of my fondest memories of Park Slope when I first moved here....

jennitrixie · July 2008

bullyboy wrote: What's the deal with the boarded-up brownstones on Ninth St between 7th and 8th?

I lived around the corner from there up until a few months ago, and I've always wondered about those building(s), which have been boarded up for at least five years. . . . it's such a prime location, so how has it stayed fallow for so long? Fix it up, tear it down, sell it, whatever! Also, what do the people living in the neighboring buildings think? (i.e. Do they have problems with bugs, etc. due to the abandoned property being a breeding ground for god knows what.)

longtimesloper · July 2008

possibly_maybe wrote: I went to high school with one of the daughters of the owner of the one on 2nd, just off second (will mention no names for the sake of keeping as much anonymity as possible). Her mother (as the linked articles mention, I'm sure) owned the Landmark Pub, which I believe is the location you mentioned on 3rd & 7th.

I was in their place on 2nd only once, and the inside was just as nuts as the inside of Landmark. Stuff hoarded EVERYWHERE.

Lots of bad stuff has been said about her and her family, and yes, they were definitely a little kooky, but she was always super sweet to me. We were actually best friends of sorts, but went our own ways after high school.

The brownstone at 3rd & 7th Avenue is NOT owned by mrs. nash.. And, the Landmark Pub is at 2nd Street & 7th Avenue. Not quite sure who owns the one on 3rd right near 7th but it has been empty like that for ages.

belzjm · July 2008

there is another really decrepit, abandoned one on berkeley place between 5th and 6th...right across from the schoolyard...

one of those that always makes me go hmmm....how could that be sitting there like that on such a beautiful block...

jamzer · July 2008

I'd love to learn something about the abandoned brownstone on Garfield between 6th and 7th.

livetotravel · July 2008

and the long-boarded-up building at PPW and 6th...

mookie wilson · July 2008

berkeley between fifth and sixth avenues, too.

i've been told that this particular brownstone is boarded-up because of family dispute about who owns it. during the winter, no one shovels the sidewalk in front of the building; i always say that the ownership issue will be solved as soon as someone gets hurt and sues.

booklaw · July 2008

I once had dinner with Mrs. Nash, and I live a few doors away from her locked-up and disheveled home on 2nd Street (not the building the Landmark Pub is in). She appears to be a perfectly rational person, if a little odd. Why she has not either sold or repaired either of her buildings is beyond me.

superjonbot · July 2008

bullyboy wrote: What's the deal with the boarded-up brownstones on Ninth St between 7th and 8th?

From what I've overheard from a neighbor on the block is that the owner went crazy. He became very paranoid and actually had the window knocked out and then cemented shut after 911. He was still living there but basically in his own fortress and eventually he was committed to an asylum. However from what I understand he still owns it. Or its quite possible the neighbor was f*cking with me. just passing along what I've heard.

new2hood · July 2008

as for the house on 6th and PPW, I thought I heard that the owner was some guy who hated his family, so he wanted to minimize their inheiritance? Still not sure why you wouldn't sell it/donate it/etc, but that's what I heard.

longtimesloper · July 2008

Jack Krohn wrote: A few years ago, the NYT ran a piece on the 7th Ave/3rd Street building (near Barrio). I don't recall the details, but the man who owned it, I believe, lacked the finances for a full-scale renovation.

The Landmark Pub was a fun place. Nowadays, I wouldn't walk near that building, for fear that it would collapse on me.

I don't understand why they just don't sell that house on 3rd right near 7th Avenue, renovated or not-someone would buy it who has the money to re-do it!

possibly_maybe · July 2008

LongTimeSloper wrote: [quote=possibly_maybe]I went to high school with one of the daughters of the owner of the one on 2nd, just off second (will mention no names for the sake of keeping as much anonymity as possible). Her mother (as the linked articles mention, I'm sure) owned the Landmark Pub, which I believe is the location you mentioned on 3rd & 7th.

I was in their place on 2nd only once, and the inside was just as nuts as the inside of Landmark. Stuff hoarded EVERYWHERE.

Lots of bad stuff has been said about her and her family, and yes, they were definitely a little kooky, but she was always super sweet to me. We were actually best friends of sorts, but went our own ways after high school.

The brownstone at 3rd & 7th Avenue is NOT owned by mrs. nash.. And, the Landmark Pub is at 2nd Street & 7th Avenue. Not quite sure who owns the one on 3rd right near 7th but it has been empty like that for ages.

Whoops, didn't realize the old Landmark building was on 2nd, and not 3rd. I just remember it being near their home, which was across from the yard of that school, not too far down 2nd from 7th Ave.

obamanut · July 2008

superjonbot wrote: [quote=bullyboy]What's the deal with the boarded-up brownstones on Ninth St between 7th and 8th?

From what I've overheard from a neighbor on the block is that the owner went crazy. He became very paranoid and actually had the window knocked out and then cemented shut after 911. He was still living there but basically in his own fortress and eventually he was committed to an asylum. However from what I understand he still owns it. Or its quite possible the neighbor was f*cking with me. just passing along what I've heard.

Those two neighboring buildings on 9st have been abandoned or in shabby shape since I was a kid. I remember using the basement steps as a urinal during many a street football game halftime.

sneakyonstmarks · July 2008

I used to have a crush on Esther big time, but that was in Elementary and Junior High,i know they were a bit different but they always treated me nice.. Man Esther was and still is a hottie, i run into her once in a while but have not seen her since she was on Blind Date like 2 years ago. Land Mark Pub was a blast and i fucking miss it!!

charlesbklyn · July 2008

Subject: Two buildings in decay

I am a life-long resident who went to school with a daughter of Miss Nash.
The daughter was a very nice and intelligent person.

Sounds like Midwood is 'in the house' on this thread. wd.

Both buildings (2nd and 7th) and (3rd street at the top of block near 7th) have been abandoned for many years. Different owners.

The brownstone on 3rd street has been abandoned for long enough that a full gut job is in order, and my understanding is a family inheritance dispute b/w bothers and sisters. In any event, it's pathetic ...

The building on (2nd and 7th), with the old bar, is old school Park Slope, and although it's hard to understand for people new to Park Slope, people lived in this area for many years without thought solely on renting for money. Many store fronts 20 years+ ago were strange, exotic, and very different than today. There were street churches, motor cyclic gangs, junk stores, etc ... and this bar. A classic old school Park Slope bar, as very few are left. If you want to see what this neighborhood was like 30+ years ago, the Landmark Pub is what you would see. (Same condition, I might add). This is one of the few buildings were absolutely nothing has changed in 30 years.

Anyway, I would say, forget the issue. If they needed money, they would have sold long ago. Besides, they are not paying us any mind, whatsoever. Very old school.

And please, no eminent domain talk.

Charlesbklyn

possibly_maybe · July 2008

sneakyonstmarks wrote: I used to have a crush on Esther big time, but that was in Elementary and Junior High,i know they were a bit different but they always treated me nice.. Man Esther was and still is a hottie, i run into her once in a while but have not seen her since she was on Blind Date like 2 years ago. Land Mark Pub was a blast and i fucking miss it!!

You and me both!

Except my crush on her was during high school. She even asked me to the prom (junior year, I think?), but I was such a prude and hated the whole idea of proms. We were never more than good friends.

Yes, definitely "different", but she was always aware of that, and it never slowed her down, which I thought was admirable and just downright courageous considering how fake so many people were at Art & Design. She'd wear these crazy moonboots and a gold sequined skirt to class... crazy.. People would talk shit about her sometimes, and it's hurt her sometimes (didn't show in public or let them know, of course), but she never let it get to her to the point that she'd change.

new2hood · July 2008

The building on (2nd and 7th), with the old bar, is old school Park Slope, and although it's hard to understand for people new to Park Slope, people lived in this area for many years without thought solely on renting for money. Many store fronts 20 years+ ago were strange, exotic, and very different than today. There were street churches, motor cyclic gangs, junk stores, etc ... and this bar. A classic old school Park Slope bar, as very few are left. If you want to see what this neighborhood was like 30+ years ago, the Landmark Pub is what you would see. (Same condition, I might add). This is one of the few buildings were absolutely nothing has changed in 30 years.

I'm all for the old Park Slope, until it starts falling down Which this one has. No matter what it was 20 years ago, it's a shameful display of neglect and complete disregard for the neighborhood at the present.

garfunky · July 2008

Jamzer wrote: I'd love to learn something about the abandoned brownstone on Garfield between 6th and 7th.

its been that way for at least 17 years.

muggle · July 2008

What about the one on Garfield betw. 7th & 6th Avenues? Looks like it's collapsing into the earth. I've lived here for two years and it's been like that.

pastoralia · July 2008

"sneakyonstmarks" wrote: I used to have a crush on Esther big time, but that was in Elementary and Junior High,i know they were a bit different but they always treated me nice.. Man Esther was and still is a hottie, i run into her once in a while but have not seen her since she was on Blind Date like 2 years ago. Land Mark Pub was a blast and i fucking miss it!!

You and me both!

Except my crush on her was during high school. She even asked me to the prom (junior year, I think?), but I was such a prude and hated the whole idea of proms. We were never more than good friends.

Yes, definitely "different", but she was always aware of that, and it never slowed her down, which I thought was admirable and just downright courageous considering how fake so many people were at Art & Design. She'd wear these crazy moonboots and a gold sequined skirt to class... crazy.. People would talk shit about her sometimes, and it's hurt her sometimes (didn't show in public or let them know, of course), but she never let it get to her to the point that she'd change.

http://www.esthernash.com/gallery.php?ID=15

To each his (or her) own I guess...but ew.

jenphoto · July 2008

Subject: Re: The Abandoned Brownstones Of Park Slope ...

Hey,

I know their are two abandoned buildings (worth millions) in Park Slope. The one on the corner of 2nd Street and 7th ave and one brownstone (red painted) on 2nd street bet. 7th and 6th.

There was a lady with red hair who owns both. She has 3 daughters I think and she opened an odd bar filled with old toys on the corner many years ago. Her daughter opened a used clothing store called Sugar Daddy there as well.

They used to live on 2nd but they moved to Manhattan. She left some years ago. Gets fined all the time...I think pigeons live rent free there now. She is a litte crazy...but nice.....Dont really know why she has not sold the buildings as they are worth SO much $ now. Both prime locations.

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