A Carroll Gardens Condo Convertor

The Brooklyn Eagle has a little story about how a Carroll Gardens architect has found success as a developer. Although it's not uncommon for architectural firms to invest in their projects (see: SHoP), it isn't frequently seen in our neighborhood.

"“The demand is there for well-designed conversions, particularly, and they sell quite well,” he told the Eagle. 

“And that fits with our philosophy. We care about the design and the neighborhood is one that appreciates that.” Noting that he looks for “underutilized” properties, he admits he finds them in “motley” ways.

“We looked where we live and at what we loved and by luck and good fortune we found projects we wanted to do,” he said."

It's a little ironic that the before photo included in the article is was of one of the uglier buildings in the area (seriously, how small can you make the windows?), but developer is such an ugly word.