Waterfront Warehouse Rehab Project
History of Brooklyn, New York VideoTo open the 14th season of Bob Vila's Home Again, Bob greets his viewers from the Brooklyn, N.Y., waterfront. Standing in front of the world famous Brooklyn Bridge, which was completed in 1883, Bob gives a brief history of the bridge's construction, and its subsequent impact on the surrounding neighborhoods along the water's edge. After World War II the neighborhood went into decline as warehouses and factories sat empty. In the early Eighties, pioneer urban developers started the conversion from vacant commercial space to upscale residential. This area, known as DUMBO, Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, is the location of this year's first project. We meet the newest member of the Home Again cast, Chris Vila, who will be joining the show as the project manager. The building the father-and-son team have chosen to rehab is in total disrepair. Once a pepper mill, it has been abandoned and empty for several decades.
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History of Brooklyn, New York To open the 14th season of Bob Vila's Home Again, Bob greets his viewers from the Brooklyn, N.Y., waterfront. Standing in front of the world famous Brooklyn Bridge, which was ...
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| Inside the vandal and age-damaged building Bob and Chris Vila have their work cut out for them. The rehabilitation will consist of converting each of the three upper floors to ...
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| In the recent past many of New York's historical landmarks have had facelifts to keep them both structurally and aesthetically sound as well as true to their roots. One of ...
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