741 macon street bed stuy 102014

This one-family Romanesque-slash-Renaissance Revival sandstone and brownstone in east Bed Stuy has been updated, though it still retains plenty of original details. Located on a block of Macon Street near Saratoga Park that won “Greenest Block” in Brooklyn this year, 741 Macon Street was designed by architect Henry Vollweiler in 1889 for developer-builder James J. McCoy, according to the listing.

It has original slate and elaborate wood mantels with Minton-style tile, wainscoting, decorative plaster work, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a laundry room and an eat-in kitchen. The roof, facade and mechanicals have all been updated. What do you think of it and the ask of $1,500,000?

741 Macon Street [Halstead] GMAP


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  1. I agree with you that this is not “far out” in general, but come on, you do not get to Manhattan from Macon and Ralph in 10 minutes except by helicopter. According to MTA schedules, the C train from Ralph to Fulton is 19 minutes alone, and there’s a 10 minute walk in there somewhere. The A from Utica is better of course, at 16 minutes, but again missing a maybe 15 minute walk.
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    I use Clinton-Washington C and even from there, it’s 12 minutes to Fulton. From Bergen St 2/3, it is 12 minutes to Wall Street. So I don’t know if I’d say this is closer to Manhattan than Park Slope is, especially considering the difference in local amenities between the two.
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    Now, you can’t buy a house in the north Slope for $1M anymore, so that point is probably moot anyway.

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