If it’s a turnkey you’re looking for, this is not your week. All of today’s picks need some attention, ranging from a Bed Stuy brownstone that could use some upgrading to a Red Hook townhouse that’s been completely gutted.

The latter house is a three-story job with a two-family certificate of occupancy that sits on an 18-by-86-foot lot on Columbia Street not far from the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. When they say “bring your contractor” they’re not kidding — it’s stripped down to the rafters.

In Clinton Hill we’ve got a three and a half story brownstone, currently set up as a two-family. Most of what’s depicted in the photos actually looks to be in good condition, though there are obviously rougher spots to be found, given that the listing advises you to “start your interior renovations now” to be ready to move in by spring.

(Incidentally, this place was an open house pick back in February, when it was listed by a different agent for $101,000 more.)

On Macon Street in Bed Stuy we’ve got a four-story, three-family home with all original details, high ceilings, large windows and a fantastic backyard. So says the listing, anyway — we can’t vouch for it because the only photos are of the facade and a single fireplace. So you can use your imagination to picture what the rest of the place looks like, but presumably we’re not talking peak condition.

Last up is a house on Hart Street in Bed Stuy that’s in the best shape of the lot. In fact judging by the photos you could move into it as is, if you wanted to, but the kitchen and bathroom pictured call out for some upgrading. The place has an owner’s duplex with a pair of one-bedroom apartments on the top two floors.

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364 Grand Avenue in Clinton Hill
Price: $1,699,000
Broker: Compass
Sunday 3 to 4 p.m.

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364 Columbia Street in Red Hook
Price: $1,200,000
Broker: Corcoran
Sunday 2 to 3 p.m.

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164 Macon Street in Bedford Stuyvesant
Price: $1,499,000
Broker: Corcoran
Sunday 12 to 2 p.m.

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24 Hart Street in Bedford Stuyvesant
Price: $1,300,000
Broker: Brooklyn Properties
Sunday 1 to 3 p.m.


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