Condo of the Day: 25 Bergen Street

This 1,600-square-foot ground-floor condo on Bergen between Smith and Court feels like quite a stretch to us at $1,325,000, but then again, you know how we feel about middle-of-the-road renovations that have neither a historic vibe nor a strong modernist touch. Not that this doesn't feel like a perfectly pleasant place to live, but this isn't even one of Cobble Hill's most charming blocks either. The configuration is less than ideal, too, as you have to walk down a floor through the bedrooms to get to the patio. From someone who currently has to hike down two flights of stairs to get from the kitchen to the garden, believe us, this is not a non-trivial issue. Anyone care to defend this price?
25 Bergen Street, #1A [Douglas Elliman] GMAP

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The building was developed what...5 years ago?

This apartment never sold, has remained empty and available ever since.

I can just see the Times report now:

"weeks on market: 260"

Posted by: Anonymous at March 26, 2007 11:34 AM

I think the previous poster is thinking of the commercial space in the front of the building. This apt is in the rear and has been occupied since the building was first developed.

Posted by: Anonymous at March 26, 2007 11:42 AM

Ah, wait...I was referring to the chronically empty unit facing the street (as pictured above).

The apartment listed at DE is completely different, one of the rear-facing units (with no front/street windows).

Posted by: Anonymous at March 26, 2007 11:45 AM

Love the location, great shopping restaurants, montessori, bagel world, all right there. This duplex has a horrible floorplan & the whole 'going thru a bedroom to get to the patio' is absurd. I have to believe that with a little thought this could have been a beautiful apartment.

Posted by: Anonymous at March 26, 2007 11:57 AM

you quit ur day job?
good luck

Posted by: hat3r at March 26, 2007 12:04 PM

Rear facing, lower level, cookie cutter 2-bedroom condo on this block = $1.325 mm? That's depressing.

Posted by: Anonymous at March 26, 2007 12:18 PM

Stop and think of what you can get for 1.325 million: a knock down gorgeous house in Ditmas Park, a finished house in South Slope, a dump brownstone in Clinton Hill, a very very beautiful coop in Brooklyn Heights, (there are wide brownstones there and beautiful, beautiful apartments there for less), a 2 bedroom coop on the upper east side. Now would you pick this place?

Posted by: donatella at March 26, 2007 1:01 PM

Just to clarify (not bashing Clinton Hill which I love) -- a run down brownstone there might go for the same amount of money....

Posted by: donatella at March 26, 2007 1:03 PM

This is the reason I would never bite ... I used to live around the corner from this former cheese factory when it was first finished as apts. When I got a DSL hookup in my apt., the Verizon guys had to go through the back-right ground-floor apt ("right" if you're facing the building from the street). That's where the damn phone switch is for the entire block! On the patio! When the apartments were empty, Verizon was able to get the workers to let them in. Once it was occupied, I prayed that my DSL would not need any work. Who would want the phone company constantly running through their bedroom to make changes!? Anyhoo, that was 2003 - maybe the owner got them to change it, but I somehow doubt that.

Also, the bathroom in the basement is technically not up-to-code. It's a convenient block, but the ground floor (front and rear) are not worth it, imnsho.

Posted by: A non mouse at March 26, 2007 1:35 PM

Plus a $1200 monthly nut before taxes, currently but obviously not permanently abated. On a convenient but totally charmless block, it's an optimistic asking price.

Posted by: John at March 26, 2007 2:42 PM

I don't think it is priced so differently then other listings around.
example from the ne Smith bldg.
(where also -outdoor space is on different leve;/thru bedroom from kitch).
Did have to smile a bit... often talking about old industrial bldgs should be converted to resid... and this block has some of that.. then we dis the property as not being on the charming blocks.

Posted by: Anonymous at March 26, 2007 5:31 PM

i've lived in alot of neighborhoods and my favorite is definitely cobble hill. if this is in PS 29, then someone w/ kid or kids will buy it. can't afford it, but i'd buy it.

cobble hill has lots to do, close to the city, easy to get a cab, etc...

Posted by: condo dweller at March 26, 2007 5:50 PM

I think it's a fair asking price, given the availability of other similar apartments in the neighborhood. Frankly, apartments around there go in a snap. I think the apartment will likely sell at near asking price -- which really tells you something about the strength of the market, and the draw of this block.

Posted by: Anonymous at March 26, 2007 7:11 PM

Whats up with broker in picture he looks mumified.

Posted by: anon at March 27, 2007 7:24 AM

It looks intresting. Is it a good building? It is a GREAT location.

What would be the right price for the apt.?

Posted by: buying at March 27, 2007 11:35 PM

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