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The development—and now sale—of 398 Bond Street didn’t exactly occur at warp speed. The home that used to be on the site, which is around the block from Third + Bond, was demolished in 1998, and a new building permit was filed in 2005. We checked in on its construction in 2008 and 2009. Finally, after sitting there, construction seemingly finished, city records show the two-family just sold for three million smackers. Seems like a pretty good price for a small-scale development in Gowanus, no? GMAP


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  1. admit this front on not the prettiest spot (but same view as many of 3rd/Bond condos).
    Is still Carroll Gardens, shopping, conveniences and prices. Around corner – 100 ft or so away are some of the old-time neighborhood street around. Very family oriented and such – and am sure 3rd and Bond will bring lots more kids few feet away. Being on the tree-line block is not everyone’s 1st priority….but the location is fine.

  2. I agree it is a mind-boggling amount of money for such a location. Short lot, poor school, so not really family-friendly, more like ultimate bachelor pad for someone who loves cars? It seems to me $3,000,000 should get you something nicer than that, but maybe if you don’t like to garden, need 3 cars and enjoy pool parties, this is it.

  3. This place has such a weird esthetic, but maybe Gowanus is the perfect place for this sort of LA compound. It’s the glass version of the bricked-out bricklayer’s dream: glass, and lots of it. I wonder if the buyer is an international security consultant or maybe Batman?

  4. stargazer, wake up and smell the coffee… market is selling through the inventory we are an international family and many FN’s (foreign nationals) want to join us the new BKLYN

  5. stargazer, wake up and smell the coffee… market is selling through the inventory we are an international family and many FN’s (foreigh nationals) want to join us the new BKLYN