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AN INTERVIEW WITH THE HOMEOWNERS

SANDY AND TOM BREMMER
PROUD HOMEOWNERS OF
750 BURR STREET, SINCE 1999

Q: WHAT MADE YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH 750 BURR STREET?

A: We began our home search just looking for something interesting ... something
with character. We didn’t want the cookie cutter house that looked like everyone
else’s … and we wanted property. We found that unique space at 750 Burr Street. The
home was originally built in the late 1800s as a stable and converted to a house in the
1940s. We thought that the house was beautiful but we also had a vision for how we
could make it our own and get more enjoyment from it. While keeping the historic
character of the house, we blended it with modernized renovations and top-of-the
line detail.

Q: I HAVE TO ASK … WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE TREASURE?

A: We’ve been told that New York gangster, Dutch Schultz, may have buried
money on the property before his murder in 1935. I guess there was a special on
The History Channel about it (laughing). While we were renovating, someone
asked if they could go over the property with metal detectors. No treasure yet,
though.

Q: CAN YOU PLEASE DESCRIBE THE RENOVATION PROCESS ...

A: The construction on this house gave a lot of fine craftsmen the opportunity
to be creative because Tom worked right with them, constantly. They knew that
Tom wanted things that were unique, so whenever they had an idea for something
different they told him about it. Sitting down with an architect helped us to envision
the potential, like creating the master bedroom suite. The addition included a large
room for the bed, allowing us to turn what had been the bedroom into a spacious
sitting area leading to a private deck. Along with creating a master bedroom suite, we also
enlarged and modernized the Kitchen, and added a family room.