When It Comes to the Stoop, Size Does Matter In some ways, this batch of six new townhouses on Lexington between Franklin and Bedford isn’t so bad–the bay windows and the cornice are a nice touch and the brick choice is unoffensive. But the proportion of the stoops is throws the whole thing off. (Check out the close-up photo on the jump.) Instead of setting the ground floor a couple of feet below grade in the style of older brownstones, it’s right at street level. This means that the stoop has to be that much higher and, therefore, deeper (which perhaps has something to do with why the houses are set back several feet from the adjacent facades). The result is a stoop that is massive in proportion to the three-story house. Does anyone know if there’s some kind of building code that results in a decision like this or is it just bad design?
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By: Yahya Al-saeed
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