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Open House Picks

Categories: Open Houses

houseCrown Heights
836 Prospect Place
Fillmore Real Estate
Sat 12-2, Sun 1-3
$1,750,000
GMAP P*Shark

houseCrown Heights
888 Park Place
Melonie Lynn
Sunday 1-3
$899,000
GMAP P*Shark

houseBedford Stuyvesant
368 Madison Street
Ardor
call for times
$675,000
GMAP P*Shark


Slim pickings this week! Maybe everyone's holding off until the new year. Anything interesting that we missed?



By Brownstoner at December 15, 2006 11:44 AM | Comments (20)

20 Comments

By Anonymous on December 15, 2006 11:56 AM

Better fix that price on Park Place before you scare everyone.

By crouchback on December 15, 2006 12:06 PM

Slim pickins' indeed but I see the crack pipe has not been put aside for the holidays. 836 Prospect looks beautiful on the outside, has 3233 s/f of living space and sits on a big lot (25 x 150), but does that justify such a hefty ask for this neck of the woods?

By Anonymous on December 15, 2006 12:15 PM

836 prospect is a development play, this is being marketed as a teardown, regardless of what they say about move in ready, etc. We all know that no one is going to pay $1.75M to live in 3200 sq. ft in crown heights.

This was listed on a commercial RE site as being a development site with 18,000 sq ft and cited numbers for the profit if the property was torn down and condos built.

Hopefully the recent landmarking on Lefferts will scare away any developers with this plan.

By Anonymous on December 15, 2006 12:21 PM

Yeah, I think that you should suspend the open house picks until after the holiday season.

I am really looking forward to the spring!

By Hal on December 15, 2006 12:26 PM

The Park Place house is asking $899,000. The block is (arguably) among the most archiecturally attractive and intact townhouse blocks in the area, rivalling Dean Street in its range of style and level of detail. Furthermore the location is very good, considering it's proximity to Nostrand Avenue, the subway and Brower Park. While the price seems high to me (who bought four years ago one block away for considerably less), it seems to reflect the market based on comparables. If the level of detail in the house matches the expectations inspired by the photos, it's a remarkable house. I wonder about the condition of the mechanicals, and the kitchen, which is not shown. I will try to make the open house on Sunday,

By Anonymous on December 15, 2006 1:53 PM

It's a veritable ghetto-fest!

By Anonymous on December 15, 2006 4:49 PM

Friggin Renters!

By Anonymous on December 15, 2006 4:58 PM

I'm getting to hate the brownstone market. This entrenched idea of sellers that they have the god-given right to make a bundle, no matter how recently they bought, is doing nothing but taking all the liquidity and choice out of the market. If brokers are crying over vanished liquidity then they should stop telling the sellers that they can hold out for 10% more than what a similar place sold for last season, and instead be realistic. Do you want to sell a house, or are you just fishing for payday?

By suzy on December 15, 2006 9:09 PM

compare the park place @ 899K - in all of its glory, including

Details in tack from original state
shatters, a victoria tubs!!!! oh my too Faboulous!!!

with this piece of absolute garbage on mcgolrick park in greenpoint, REDUCED from 1.1 million for all 12' x 35' of it.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/rfs/245957949.html

oh, MAN, it's not a tear-down, as a building 12' in width, book-ended by 12' buildings, isn't worth a fart.

everybody is nuts.

By Anonymous on December 16, 2006 3:31 PM

Wow. Do I take offense at the anonymous who called it "ghetto fest." Have you been to Crown Heights? It has some really beautiful buildings...

By Anonymous on December 16, 2006 3:31 PM

Wow. Do I take offense at the anonymous who called it "ghetto fest." Have you been to Crown Heights? It has some really beautiful buildings...

By Anonymous on December 17, 2006 2:47 PM

Hal, what did you think 888 park pl?

I hope that the softening of the market will give neighborhoods like Crown Heights the chance to change the zoning for the neighborhood so that even if someone does tear 836 prospect pl down, they will be required to build to the existing scale of the neighborhood.

By Anonymous on December 17, 2006 3:58 PM

Ignorance is bliss. Selective memory is better. Hypocrisy is the best.

I miss the old homes that were torn down to make these "townhouses/fake brownstone/cheap facsimiles of European originals" monstrosities.

All you purported owners of "brownstones", yeah right! This blog and the owners of said "brownstones" that post in this blog are cry babies. I can't wait for the taxes to increase on your property.

By Sammy2times on December 17, 2006 4:23 PM

WOW! YOU MUST SEE THE BLOG CHREALESTATE.BLOGSPOT.COM THERE U WILL SEE CROWN HEIGHTS.

By Hal on December 18, 2006 10:09 AM

Saw 888 Park Place on Sunday. All I can say is wow. First though, a few negatives:
The garden level needs upgrading, including the kitchen. The agent bragged about the boiler, but on inspection, it appeared to be an old coal fired unit that was converted to oil, and while the blower appeared to relatively new, it looked as if it hadn't been touched in a long time. The roof of the extension needs repair, as does the ceiling of the formal dining room with leaded glass skylight beneath it.

No doubt there's work to do in this house, but this is a museum quality house with it's numerous leaded glass windows and panels. The woodwork is gorgeous. Floor to ceiling oak panelling with coffered ceilings. The third floor dressing areas are completely intact with all the built-in cabinetry complete and unpainted, plus the his and hers sinks. The 'master' bath, while small, has the original tile throughout, with some repairs necessary, and a beautiful stained glass window with reeds and a bird.

It's not for everyone though. This house is a true antique in remarkable condition. I think it will sell fast.

By Hal on December 18, 2006 10:18 AM

P.S. 888 Park place is a mini mansion. If you want to do some very impressive entertaining, this is a great place. The idea that you can have a place like this for under a million dollars is remarkable.

By Anonymous on December 18, 2006 10:40 AM

All the anger and bitterness here is pathetic.

If the prices were truly so crazy, nobody would be able to sell these houses, and yet.....they are able to sell them. It only takes one buyer. And that buyer might be nuts in your eyes but whatever, deal with it like a grownup.

By Anonymous on December 18, 2006 11:22 AM

Thanks Hal appreciate the information. I'm thinking of having a look at this. If not to buy then just to see that woodwork. When you say the roof of the extension and dining roomceiling need repair, is there damage to them? Just wondering what you think it would cost to do the repair to the items you noted and replace the boiler?

By Hal on December 18, 2006 12:29 PM

Apparently the roof of the extension is currently in a leaking condition, and the old plaster ceiling beneath it is damaged and needs to be replaced. Cost can vary depending on how it's done. Personally, I would tear down the ceiling, repair the roof, and replace the ceiling with sheetrock after insulating. Some might opt for a more authentic restoration with plaster and lath, but that would be more expensive. I really can't be any help when it comes to the boiler.

By Anonymous on December 18, 2006 12:35 PM

Thanks Hal. I'm going to have a look at the place this week. I just can't not look at something with that much beautiful detail.

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