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May 24
2012

Bauhaus Homes on 2nd and Green Almost Finished

When we last checked in on the five new construction homes plus two condo units plus parking at 211-221 Green St. back in November, the buildings were framed and sheathed. As we mentioned in an earlier post, these buildings are being developed by a subsidiary of Tower Investments, on land originally purchased from the (now renamed) Citizens Alliance for Better Neighborhoods.

In the past

September

November

We happened upon this development the other day, and the homes look like they’re nearly finished and ready to go on the market. While they are definitely an upgrade over some of Tower’s other residential projects, and certainly unlike any other homes we can think of in the area, we confess we’re a little concerned in the long term.

Bauhaus

Shot of the corner

The homes are mostly stucco, with what looks like plastic or composite bays. Aesthetically, we think we comprehend what they’re going for. But in practice, the folks who ultimately purchase these homes could regret the stucco color. The homes are, after all, a block off of Spring Garden Street, and a block and a half from the El. Doesn’t it seem likely that these homes will fade to gray in the years to come?

On the plus side, the future homeowners will have a view of the progressing Democratic Headquarters across the street. Hey, it’s stucco looking at stucco!

Rear of the Democratic HQ

Democratic HQ from Spring Garden Street. Finnigan's Wake in the background.

Regarding the Democratic Headquarters, this was the best design they could come up with?

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  • 3rd&Brown

    You didn’t know? That’s the Democratic HQ for the City of Miami Beach.

  • veggie

    bauhaus, i think not.

    fyi, tower worked on those homes for MONTHS with the proper building permits.  they should take out that dead tree and plant 1-2 new ones, also.

    that dem. committee building is a complete waste of space… but it was by right, not much the nlna could do.

  • anonymous

    those homes will make great urinals for an expanded finnegan’s wake

  • veggie

    … and the nearly windowless, white stuccoed first floor on american st. will make a great graffiti magnet.

  • riderxcx

    I think I like the old building better. As for the Democratic Party Headquarters… I think that I am OVER the ugly 60s style box buildings on Spring Garden east of Broad! I think that Spring Garden east should try to model itself after Spring Garden west and shoot for three and four storey row homes and high rise mixed use buildings with retail on theground level. Spring Garden east is a MESS and this building does little to improve it. 

  • riderxcx

    I think I like the old building better. As for the Democratic Party Headquarters… I think that I am OVER the ugly 60s style box buildings on Spring Garden east of Broad! I think that Spring Garden east should try to model itself after Spring Garden west and shoot for three and four storey row homes and high rise mixed use buildings with retail on theground level. Spring Garden east is a MESS and this building does little to improve it. 

  • Guest

    Poophaus

  • guest

    what’s the asking price?

  • http://twitter.com/F1rstCitizen First Citizen

    I sure hope the recessed wall under the windows is finished with something other than stucco.  I don’t mind the style so much, but jeez whoever buys these is going to be paying through the nose for stucco on OSB.  They could have gotten the same aesthetic with some 4×8 fiber cement panels or something.

  • Fdonahue

    The Democratic Party headquaters is a total piece of crap.  It could have built in two months with modular construction (which is what it looks like in the end) but I bet it cost a fortune to build with all of the union workers from NJ milking this one.

  • Marjtini

    Is there a tax abatement on the property?

  • veggie

     *without* proper permits.

  • Gust

    great looking house

  • Noah Ostroff

    Yes there is a 10 year tax abatement

  • Samcintire

    Democratic hq is a a fitting tribute to the philly dem machine. A complete pos that revels in it’s own stench.

  • Robot6

    People in this city have a sense of style from the 1700′s-move on dick-heads and look towards a future other than red brick and colonial finishes!!!

  • veggie

    i like modern. these homes are garbage.

    thisguy, the stucco underneath the final finish languished for months without protection from the elements when tower got slapped with a stop work order, btw.

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