House of the Day: 196 Hancock Street
The first thing you notice about the red brick and brownstone Queen Anne at 196 Hancock is the exceptional exterior. Designed by architect Gilbert Alphonse Schellenger, the house was built in the early 1880s, according to Save Bedford Stuyvesant. Inside there are plenty of original details, including parquet floors, elaborate fretwork screens, mantels, a pier mirror, shutters…
The first thing you notice about the red brick and brownstone Queen Anne at 196 Hancock is the exceptional exterior. Designed by architect Gilbert Alphonse Schellenger, the house was built in the early 1880s, according to Save Bedford Stuyvesant. Inside there are plenty of original details, including parquet floors, elaborate fretwork screens, mantels, a pier mirror, shutters and pocket doors.
It is set up as two floor-through rental apartments over an owner’s duplex. It’s located between Marcy and Nostrand, an architecturally distinguished block that is has been the focus of the Bed Stuy house tour for several years. This is agent Ban Leow’s first exclusive since joining Halstead. There will be an open house Sunday from 1 to 3 pm.
Click through to the jump for more photos, including ones not on the listing. What do you think of it and the $1,850,000 ask?
196 Hancock Street [Halstead] GMAP
Photos by Halstead
what do you think the banks will appraise for, what the real value is versus ….what it will sell for. Are we headed towards another 2008. Why aren’t we learning ?
dripping with original fretwork, Im afraid that it will definitely go for the asking price. if you plan to spend 250K on renovations it will mean that you bought a beautiful brownstone with original details for 2 million dollars, and in a few years it will be worth 2.5 to 3 million…
Most certainly a gem – tons of curb appeal and great intact woodwork. I only count three bathrooms in the floor plans. Worth its asking price because good luck finding another like it. They ALL require work…constantly. Ask me how I know.
Schellenger rarely designed homes in Brooklyn but he has this group on Hancock and another on Jefferson. Schellenger homes in the city are all very expensive: http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/1060872-townhouse-38-west-87th-street-upper-west-side-new-york
and
http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/1021015-townhouse-31-west-76th-street-upper-west-side-new-york