Here’s an interesting one. We’ve long admired the beautiful turn-of-the-century eight-story building at 167 Sands Street. We’d noticed the chinese lettering on the exterior but had never considered that it might be a co-op. Turns out the 120,000-square-foot building was divided into 120 apartments, possibly as recently as 2004. All the names in the public records relating to the building look Chinese. And here’s the kicker: The asking prices look absurdly low. Granted, the building is wedged between the BQE and the projects, but still, $280,000 to $315,000 for a two-bedroom with outdoor space in a prewar building with monthly maintenance under $600? Even if these are unusually small two-bedrooms, the prices still seem too good to be true. Anyone got the straight dope on this one?
Sands Street 2 Bedroom [GMAC] GMAP P*Shark DOB
167 Sands Street Listings [StreetEasy]