House of the Day: 136 Hawthorne Street
The folks who just put 136 Hawthorne Street on the market bought the house in rundown condition back in 2004 for $280,000 and then did a two-year painstaking renovation that maintained the historic details while modernizing the systems as well as the kitchen and bathrooms. Now they’ve put it on the market for $995,000. If…
The folks who just put 136 Hawthorne Street on the market bought the house in rundown condition back in 2004 for $280,000 and then did a two-year painstaking renovation that maintained the historic details while modernizing the systems as well as the kitchen and bathrooms. Now they’ve put it on the market for $995,000. If this were in the Lefferts Manor historic district, we’d say they might have a shot, but since it’s not and it’s only 2,300 square feet, we’d be surprised if they get their asking price.
136 Hawthorne Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
“We’d be surprised if they get their asking price.”
$995K is only $430/sqft. I’m sorry, but how much would this house cost in Park Slope? In Fort Greene?
I’m really unclear on the mission of this blog. If Brownstoner is a true advocate for Brownstone Brooklyn, then why do you encourage price deflation of privately owned homes while you profit from developer ads for high-priced, high-rise condos? What’s the message here? Only the big guys can profit when selling homes?
This site advertises high rise condos that cost $700+/sqft and have huge monthly carrying costs! But this house is a piece of history that is RENOVATED and includes ownership of a REAL YARD with REAL EARTH. How can you call it overpriced when it costs $300/sqft less a glass box in the sky?
Craziness!
It’s an amazing reno. I went to the OH to get reno ideas, and they went high end in a very eclectic and interesting way. The kitchen has a new extension off of it that makes a sort of atrium leading to the garden, and they’ve opened the back parlor up to full width. Also radiant heat and a pool table in the basement. If it was a block away in lefferts manor it’d get its price, but I’m guessing low 800s. Someone is definitely going to fall in love.
As for the block, it’s mixed housing stock, with a few larger buildings going coop. There was an NYT article about another cool house on the block a while back: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/realestate/13habi.html?_r=1
The location is hardly inconvenient, two blocks from the Q and Prospect Park. There are smaller frame houses in South Slope that are selling for more than this, and with way worse park/train access.
As for the violence, it’s an issue the community is trying to address. I’ve never felt threatened in the two years I’ve lived nearby. Schools are not good, but there’s a local drive for a charter school on now.
This house rocks! I love the backyard. I could see someone falling in love here and paying $899,000 for a turnkey place. Stranger things have happened.
I can’t believe this house hasn’t been on the house tour. I actually like the paint colors in the livinhg and dining rooms. I’ve been looking for inspiration in that area. For info about the street, go to the hawthorne street blog. They seem to like it plenty!
I think this house is adorable. But is there no sink in the first floor bathroom? Or am I missing something in the floorplan?
“Two VERY recent gunfire incidents”
First you hear the first shot (bang!)
Then you hear the second shot (bang!)
All I want to do is bid half-off-peak-comps…half-off-peak-comps…
***Bill Thompson for Mayor (TUESDAY!!!)***
House is lovely. Have no idea about block. Kitchen is fine. Unless you’re opening a pizzeria or a bakery one does not need too much space to make meals. Just more area to clean.
renovation value has a ceiling of no more than $100K per non-cellar floor. I only see two.
Posted by: Brownstones Half Off at October 28, 2009 3:52 PM
Good point.
I am not crazy about the locale but house and reno is very nice in my opinion.
“we’d say they might have a shot,” is not a phrase I’d use about Hawthorne Street! Two VERY recent gunfire incidents (on the 2 block stretch of Hawthorne near this house) have the neighbors nervous. Forget the square footage and the size of the kitchen; there are bigger problems here right now.