A little two-story house on Green Street has been stirring up quite a bit of heat despite its icebox exterior. Located in Brooklyn at 198 Green Street, the building underwent a daring residing in the hands of the owner, who intended to create a standout modern home. Now, 198 boasts an entirely stainless steel façade at its front that gives it a very sleek and modern feel, particularly when juxtaposed with the wooden slat homes next to it. The façade is also ornamented with a raised striated steel band that diagonally cuts the home on its surface into its two levels. Compact and metallic, the building has been cited to look like a refrigerator, garnering the property nickname “Sub-Zero House.”
After its unveiling, however, the fridge house has been stirring up a lot of controversy, pitting adoring Brooklyn residents against some violently detesting individuals. Members of the opposition claim the house now looks like an uninviting fortification, with one vocal resident claiming the owner should hang himself from one of the façade light fixtures. Others disagree, and we here admire the creativity with which the owner approached his renovation, daring to step outside the box and create a unique modern home that’s joined the pool of real estate gossip for which New York is famous in the first place. Besides, that glossy steel exterior sure looks nice in the sunlight, and that scandalously slanting band makes the building look cool—refrigerator nickname or otherwise.
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