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January 17, 2006

House of the Day: Cheapest Brownstone Around

houseThe alarm system at Brownstoner HQ is wired to go off whenever a brownstone under $500,000 hits the market, so the lights started flashing when this little guy hit the market this week. Tiny? Yes. Out there? For sure. Yet there's still something intriguing about this prop. As built, the house is only about 1,600 square feet, but there's some extra FAR that would enable a 1,300 square foot addition. We nosed around Property Shark and couldn't deduce the exact address so hopefully someone can help us out. The description implies that the interior has some historic details left but, as everyone knows, we are very suspicious of listings in this day and age which don't include a representative sample of photos. Although the place needs a new front door, the original iron fence and railings appear to be intact.
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Posted by Brownstoner at 11:34 AM | Comments (15)
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Could be 150 Hull? Or maybe 142?

Posted by: DaveB at January 17, 2006 1:17 PM

Rockaway Avenue stop? That's not gentrified Bed-Stuy in the least.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 17, 2006 1:24 PM

For this price I think you have to bring your own gentrification

Posted by: Anonymous at January 17, 2006 1:37 PM

" situated in a very quiet and ever-transforming area with many new developments"

Ever-transforming is agent speak for "not entirely safe".

Posted by: Scott at January 17, 2006 1:54 PM

Getting shot is a big new development. Transform you to dead. The gunshot very loud but only last a second. Once you dead, very quiet.

Posted by: bennybenny at January 17, 2006 4:23 PM

that's East New York. unfortunately, still quite a creepy area.

Posted by: whatever at January 17, 2006 4:50 PM

And the number one precinct in the city for handguns, according to the Post.

Posted by: babs at January 17, 2006 6:02 PM

I guess the verdict's in, huh?

Posted by: Anonymous at January 17, 2006 6:22 PM

Actually, it's more Ocean Hill/Brownsville than ENY, but could be thought of as the edge of Bed-Stuy. Brownsville was up there too in the handgun statistics (3rd or 4th I think).

I wouldn't say the verdict is necessarily out, just more information needed. What's up with Halstead not disclosing the address? Is this an open listing?

Posted by: babs at January 17, 2006 7:15 PM

What is a B1 classification?

Posted by: ali at January 17, 2006 10:20 PM

You're going to need not only your square glasses but also a snub-nosed barrel.

Posted by: Anonymous at January 18, 2006 11:24 AM

good! sounds like you yuppies won't be taking over all of brooklyn.

Posted by: redbone at January 18, 2006 4:00 PM

east new york is a really sad neighborhood. they need a nice children's library, among other things.

Posted by: smitty at January 19, 2006 12:44 PM

Just looked it up in ROLEX: 153 Hull Street

Posted by: Anonymous at January 19, 2006 1:37 PM

Looks like Ocean Hill, a subsection of Bed-Stuy

Posted by: Anonymous at March 22, 2007 7:40 PM

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