Another Ticky Tacky House Plopped Onto Smith Street Row House

142 Smith Street with addition

One ticky tacky house added to an old brick townhouse on Smith is an oddity. But what if a second one makes an appearance just two doors down? Does it constitute a trend? 146 Smith Street at the corner of Bergen Street was bastardized by the addition of a one story brick "maisonette" a few years ago. But in the last few weeks, # 142 Smith Street succumbed to an even worse fate. Someone thought it appropriate to plunk a blue vinyl clad "bungalow" right on top of the existing townhouse.
On the NYC D.o.B. site, this little horror is called a penthouse. Oh, excuse me.
How long do you suppose, dear reader, it will be till number 144 follows suite?



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