House of the Day: 1193 Bergen Street
This lavish Renaissance Revival limestone appears to be in move-in condition, going by the photos, with an updated kitchen and baths as well as plenty of original details. Those include an elaborate built-in in the rear parlor, a pier mirror, a wood burning fireplace and five mantels. There is also an outdoor fireplace in the…
This lavish Renaissance Revival limestone appears to be in move-in condition, going by the photos, with an updated kitchen and baths as well as plenty of original details. Those include an elaborate built-in in the rear parlor, a pier mirror, a wood burning fireplace and five mantels. There is also an outdoor fireplace in the garden.
It’s currently set up as a one-family, although it’s a three, according to the listing, and the floor plan seems intact. It is slightly narrow at about 17 feet 3 inches. Built in 1894 as one of seven in a row, it was designed by architect Albert E. White, according to a Building of the Day post (White also designed 1234 Dean Street).
Do you like it? And with the neighborhood record having recently leapt from $2,108,902 to $2,900,000 for a 27-foot-wide mansion in need of work, do you think the ask of $2,300,000 is reasonable?
1193 Bergen Street [Corcoran] GMAP
I have to agree with reguy1. Yes, none of the houses for sale in Park Slope that he posted compare with this one in Crown Heights in terms of splendor of interiors, preserved moldings and architectural details, but they have the size and, for me, paying to live the “Magnificent Ambersons” fantasy of being a circa 1900 Brooklyn captain of industry, and then open your front door and be in a pretty sketchy working class neighborhood, when you can pay the same and be in a similarly sized but less opulent house in Park Slope, is just absurd. If like most of us you don’t move in the rarefied milieu of those who can spend 2.3 million, then you can spend much less and still have a smaller house in a much better hood like Bay Ridge.
So is the honking, car theft, snow and dog shit included in that price or do I have to pay extra? You people are delusional.
yeah, that is an amazing house.. hard to believe places like this can sit on the market for months and months while the same thing can sell in a few days in Crown Heights, Bed Stuy etc., and at a 50% higher price to boot
This is the one I’m talking about:
http://bstoner.wpengine.com/blog/2014/10/house-of-the-day-230-ovington-avenue/
IMHO this gives you the same splendor and fulfills all of your uber-privileged old mansion fantasies for a lot less money in a much better neighborhood. And I mean, MUCH better.
And that one in particular has been languishing in the market at the same price for almost a year because it is overpriced by 20%. There was a historic Bay Ridge mansion that was HOTD a bit ago, I think. That may be a good comparison
You can get this house which has been completely gutted and renovated inside and out, on a great block in a great neighborhood … and still have $500 grand left over to buy a vacation house somewhere else.
http://marketplace.brownstoner.com/listing/WARRENLEWIS-53528TH/bay-ridge-brooklyn-ny-11209/
ok, 1/3 the price may be an exaggeration (I was echoing reguy1), but you can do extremely well on 1/2 the price in a lot of other neighborhoods that offer a lot more in terms of schools and amenities and quality of life than this place does. And I agree, the details are pretty exceptional on this house, but what kind of premium are you will to pay for those details? Is it worth spending an extra million on your house–not to mention making real sacrifices in terms of location–in order to have intact period details? And after spending that extra million you still have a house that’s 125 years old that needs a ton of work.
By the way, this house is 17×47, so I don’t see how that becomes 3600 s.f. unless you count the basement.
1/3 the price? You can get 3600 sq ft with details for 760k?
Or Bay Ridge .. schools, amenities, nice housing stock, and 1/3 the price