Since I’ve been spending more time shooting houses than creating furniture or blog posts, I’ll just display some photos for ye. Perhaps I’ll single-handedly get more people to move up here and open some fabulous (vegetarian) restaurants and art movie houses, etc. Perhaps then I’ll think Beacon is as cool as everyone up here thinks it is and I won’t need to take refuge back in Brooklyn every weekend. Or perhaps pigs will fly out of my butt.
If you want the low down on moving up here or real estate or such, give me a shout. I’ll hook you up.
I shot this massive brick building during the week. It goes on forever! There are 4 decent sized apartments and a gallery space in the basement. Next door is a store front gallery/apartment duplex and a separate studio apartment upstairs. The $699,900 price lists it with 4 units, so they may have added the second building after.
All apartments are currently rented to people with great taste. Especially that “Pretty in Pink” apartment, which belongs to a friend of mine.
Isn’t she….? Funny thing is, I saw the DVD in her movie collection! Not that I was snooping. It was right out there. FYI, Richard “Furs” Butler lives in Cold Spring and I always see him wandering around Beacon. Like even more than I see Pete Seeger around.
This guy’s apartment was being eaten by books, but I love the doll fetish!
The basement gallery space was tres cool! There’s a separate entrance on the side that leads out to a deck overlooking the creek. You can have some kick ass parties down here, huh?
This extremely sweet 2BR Victorian is priced at $239k. I love the location. It’s verrrry walkable to Main Street and the train. The house is in good condition, currently owned by (what else?) an artist. Is anyone in Beacon NOT an artist? Oh yeah, me. And the hubby.
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Actually, I have a number of comments!
My first is this: we have had three kickass parties down there, all of which you’ve been invited to and none that you’ve attended.
Secondly, I do look very pretty in pink and I did study that movie very closely for inspiration, including current haircolor. I admit that 2 rooms of punk may be overkill, but I blame my mom for not giving me more access to pink as a child. Also, I bought 2 gallons of that color!
Lastly, RH, maybe if you actually spent time hanging out with us cool kids in Beacon instead of running down to Blyn every weekend you could make cool instead of just watching it happen around you.
So there.
-M
Comment by Melissa — May 30, 2009 @ 2:40 pm
Does M stand for Molly?
You have to throw parties when we’re around. Then and only then will your parties be cool.
Problem is….we earn more $ in BK. And have more friends who invite us out when we’re around.
But don’t even get me started on the local businesses!
Comment by RH — May 30, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
um, ok. Next time I’ll check with u first. While Beacon is a snooze approx 75% of the time, at least it costs less and has fewer wannabes. Also more trees. When are you guys leaving?
But you’ll still help me pick up the bed this week right?
Comment by Melissa — May 30, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
I’m so glad you are stuck here! Maybe they’ll all move up just to be near you.
Comment by Taj-rific — May 30, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
I think we were happiest when we were weekenders upstate. I screwed that up by thinking I wanted to be in the country more/city less. We’ve outgrown the city spacewise, but may think about reversing the weekender thing if our Brooklyn tenants decided to move. Then we’d have more space here, but can also get to Beacon on weekends for parties.
Comment by RH — May 30, 2009 @ 5:02 pm
Oh, PS, I just realized an important factor. This “down on Beacon” thing got really bad when the hubby got the Greenpoint job. He spends most weeknights there and we never see each other. So there you go.
Comment by RH — May 30, 2009 @ 5:21 pm
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wow those properties are awesome. Especially the first one.
Comment by Cherry@NewburghRestoration — June 17, 2009 @ 2:52 pm