Converting outdoor balcony to storage space

Nice. Don't forget to save a spot for the dog to poop.

LOL. Four cement blocks, a piece of plywood and a tarp.

Very dangerous for yourself and the people below. Watch the weight limit supported by your balcony, especially if it's old. If you have kids, they might be tempted to climb on top of the storage benches.

It can be done but, I can't help but share this one that went off the market again. The terrace is storage area that must have sent neighbors into a tailspin!

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/532397-condo-350-west-50th-street-clinton-new-york

Wow, that is priceless. Great illustration of potential condo neighbors that would not survive in a co-op.

Yeah, that's a hoot and gets the FSBO Follies cake. There has to be a story there. Who else would've covered a door in that faux-tin-ceiling stuff *and* painted it gold? The loving photos of the DIY-disaster details, the garden ornaments, etc.

Believe it or not, my co-op and the building next door both have sh*t sheds on their roof. At least my co-op's is made out of wood. The one next door is a plasticky mess. I assume this was done back in the 80s, perhaps even before the building converted, and probably without permission. Who knows. But they do exist in co-ops, unfortunately.

The same building with a plastic shed on the roof also has old leather sofas covered with a sheet (summer) or tarp (winter) in the backyard. When the weather is warm, two older, very large lesbians like to sunbathe nude on the sofas, chain smoking all day long and either not knowing or not caring that they're directly in sight of about 100 apartments. Ah, Manhattan.

If I understand it right though that's not even on the roof out of sight of other unit-owner view. All those windows above have to look down on this mess. (and the huts almost seem to meet the window line of the above floor!)

lad - from your previous posts I got the impression that you are adding the roof space to your apartment as a terrace. So you don't plan on having any storage up there? For pillows for the furniture you'll be putting up there? For gardening supplies for whatever you'll plant up there? For all the things you're not going to want to lug up a flight of stairs? Etc. Etc. Etc.

@ph 41....no we have a regular balcony space and NOT a roof or terrace space. We live in a new condo by the east river and it can get very windy at times. fortunately, one end of the balcony is protected from the wind by the building so this is an ideal place to place the storage units.

OMG, LOVE the unit you linked to Bil7284! I especially love the financing "deal" that comes with the place;

"SELLER WILL FINANCE 50% WITH 50% DOWN, AVERAGE CREDIT SCORE OK TERMS: 30 YEARS, 9.5%. Best deal at World Wide Plaza. "

Do you think anyone will really bite at 9.5%? If that actually works, I'll seller-finance my place and sleep in the park.

Well . . . maybe not the park, since I can't smoke there anymore. . . .

I went to a dinner party at one of those WWP duplex units with terrace around the inner courtyard a couple years ago. The whole vibe in there is a bit weird. Neighbors stand around on their adjacent terraces checking each other out. Feels like you have eyes on you at all times, like a little miniature creepy stacked up voyeur village.

For anyone tracking this, it's actually 7G. Not quite as exposed as the courtyard ones, but bad enough for the neighbors who have to overlook it.

Re: NWT: You stated "Not quite as exposed as the courtyard ones". What do the courtyards have, tractor trailers?

@ph41, we only have about 250 s.f. of roof space, so we're not planning to waste any of it on storage. We're doing a small sink/bar area and can store cushions and gardening equipment in the cabinets with any overflow going into a closet that will be right across from the stairs leading up to the roof terrace.

The courtyard is surrounded with duplexes where the upper floor is on 6, with a terrace. This one faces north on 50th St, and the west side of the terrace faces the roof of the courtyard section. So it's only the people higher in the tower who have to see it.

This one does have room for a tractor-trailer, a car on blocks, scattered toys, the whole shebang.

It's back! http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/532397-condo-350-west-50th-street-clinton-new-york

On your way to Home Depot for storage sheds, be sure to stop for a tattoo on your neck. That, too, is a very classy look!

I keep going back to the photos. That poor sap got suckered out of $6K for those curtains. The roach trap on the bedroom floor. The floors done with the short cast-off pieces of wood....

OH NO!!! The storage festival continues. The copy is rich, "Tell your banker to stuff it". Charmed! You know we will be following this through to the bitter end. Hang on!

The outdoor storage house is back on the market:
http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/671810-condo-350-west-50th-street-clinton-new-york

The fountain appears to have been removed, however, possibly accounting for the 9% chop.

There's always more to see with that place. In the first go-round, I missed the weeds growing between the terrace pavers.

The open house (seven hours!) this Sunday will be good. The owner will have had quite the ear-full by the time that's over.

Maybe if it's still windy this Sunday, here's a good idea for the broker to attract lookers:

Stand on windy balcony/terrace.
Wrap sheet around shoulders.
Throw arms out to side.
Do best Diana Ross song in vocal range.

This will bring a few pedestrians up to look and it will seem like a busy open house.