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October 4, 2006

HOTD: BHS Price Cuts on Dean Street

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Brown Harris Stevens got out the cleaver this week on a couple of their townhouse listings on Dean Street. The house on the left, 239 Dean Street, has been on the market for 24 weeks, according to Natefind, and was just cut from $1,985,000 to $1,800,000. The address of the house on the right is undisclosed but is almost certainly further east. This baby gets about a zero on the charm-o-meter so we're not surprised the price was reduced within two weeks of being listed from $1,695,000 to $1,395,000. It never had a business at its original asking price and still has a long way to go before anyone's going to take it seriously. As for Number 239, we're curious to know what's holding it back. Were there questionable renovations done at some point?
239 Dean Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Dean Street Townhouse [Brown Harris Stevens]

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Funny when 1.3 million for an ugly house is characterized as "affordable."

Posted by: Anonymous at October 4, 2006 12:09 PM

I think that the 2nd house is b/w Underhill and Vanderbilt. I certainly recognize it as part of a group of truly ugly houses. They do all have off-street parking, though, which I guess is exciting for some people.

Posted by: ed at October 4, 2006 1:12 PM

the one on the right looks like queens.

Posted by: gpt at October 4, 2006 1:40 PM

I saw 239 Dean Street a couple of months ago. Apparently either the current owner or a previous owner is an architect and really did a number on the interior. There are a bunch of strange cut outs and angles inside. I'm sure that there must be some people that would like it, but the whole thing made me shake my head. It would take a fair amount of work just to make the place normal again.

The day that I saw the house, they were not showing the two rentals, which is sort of frustrating considering that they take up half of the house.

Posted by: Wally at October 4, 2006 1:45 PM

the owner's unit at 239 has only one bathroom downstairs, so that if you have to go... careful not to trip on the way down.

Posted by: Anonymous at October 4, 2006 2:52 PM

This seems to be pick on Helen Van Rhym day. (she's the broker for both listings)

Posted by: west at October 4, 2006 3:21 PM

239 has been on market for 6 months. so I guess time for a price reduction if seriously want to sell.
but it does look nice.
dear helen sold me my house in 1986.

Posted by: Anonymous at October 4, 2006 4:08 PM

I think the above posts make the idea of forced login names sound like a good idea again. Some smarmy troll out there thinks he/she is pretty cute.

Posted by: Shahn Andersen at October 4, 2006 7:23 PM

239 Dean St. looks like a real winner. Can you imagine how much this townhouse will be worth in 10 years. It's 3 blocks away from Atlantic Yards!

Posted by: Torch at October 4, 2006 8:01 PM

Why not a brownstone?
It's funny you say that, because I was thinking that about the steps
outside; I have a vivid memory of Bobbie sitting outside on those steps
crying during the birthday party that Tony and Carly gave for her (I
think this was just over 3 years ago), and Stefan finding her there;
that's the last time I remember seeing that set.

Posted by: Anonymous at October 4, 2006 9:19 PM

Always follow the money trail......
The WatchTower Corporation is a multi media production and printing
company, and we know all activities are only for the purpose of
promoting and raising funds for the WatchTower Corporation.
They produce books, tapes, CD's, and videos. Their main business is
soliciting donations, both door to door from strangers and from their
own members at WatchTower Corporation sponsored meetings.
Their second cash producing business is sponsoring events and
conventions and collecting donations at those. The third equity business
is the real estate development and speculating business.
A huge sub business is the soliciting and managing of the proceeds of
wills, trusts, and cash assets of loyal members. This is their lowest
road and they pursue it with impunity.

Posted by: Anonymous at October 4, 2006 9:20 PM

Writing about an unhealthy obsession with historic Brooklyn brownstones:

Brownstones
Brownstones
Brownstones

and the neighborhoods:

neighborhoods
neighborhoods
neighborhoods

and lifestyles:

lifestyles
lifestyles
lifestyles

they define.

define ???

Posted by: Anonymous at October 4, 2006 9:25 PM

Is everyone on acid or is it just me?!

Posted by: anon at October 4, 2006 9:50 PM

Maybe it's the owner of 239 Dean Street getting revenge on this thread.

Posted by: Anonymous at October 5, 2006 1:18 AM

The modern house on Dean is part of a 1980s middle income development that went south. Some of the houses were subsequently abandoned but many more of them were never even built. That has since been rectified with a contractor supervised by HPD coming in to build out the rest of the site -- completed about 2-3 years ago with new houses on Bergen and Underhill. Not a very attractive group of buildings but they serve their purpose. Not comparable to a historic townhouse, however, and still a stretch at $1.395 imho.

Posted by: NeoGrec at October 5, 2006 1:15 PM

This house was initially listed at $2.2 million in April, making this the second price cut.

Posted by: oblio at October 5, 2006 5:11 PM

The 239 Dean house, that is, was 2.2 mil.

Posted by: oblio at October 5, 2006 5:12 PM

Does anyone think that the 239 Dean house is a good deal at $1.8M? Or, is it still too high?

Posted by: Anonymous at October 5, 2006 6:34 PM

There's a 22-footer across the street on Dean that corcoran just listed recently for 1.8mm...

Posted by: anon at October 5, 2006 7:54 PM

Didnt the house right across @ 236 Dean previously in Brownstoner have a bidding war at 1.8M? since that needed a total gut job, did those new owners overpay at these new prices?

Posted by: aon at October 6, 2006 6:19 AM

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