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August 31, 2007

Open House of the Day: 451 37th Street

451.jpgNot surprisingly, there ain't a lot open houses going on this weekend. The one that caught our eye is at 451 37th Street in Sunset Park. It's an attractive two-story, two family (used as one-family) house just a block and a half from the park. We're liking the original floors and woodwork and the yard is nicely done as well. Not so sure about the asking price of $799,000. If this had a real third floor, it would be a good value. Not so sure whether that basement counts for much. What do the Sunset Parkers out there think?
451 37th Street [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark




Posted by Brownstoner at 12:15 PM | Comments (15)
Categories: HOTD, Open Houses, Sunset Park

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I think this is priced right, it looks like it's in really nice shape. I like the woodwork and the kitchen looks well done.

This is right around the corner from the express train so the commute is good.

If this same house in the same condition was in the 20's it would be going for at least another $100k.

Posted by: guest at August 31, 2007 12:34 PM

Really is a very nice looking block. And steps from express trains.
Some new (large) condos on 36th are about same price.
(I don't live SP so no expert).

Posted by: Petebklyn at August 31, 2007 1:42 PM

I also think that it's priced about right...
charming clean house with some details, a lovely garden area complete with a small cottage-style shed... close to transportation... I'm liking it!

Posted by: bren at August 31, 2007 1:43 PM

No way is this priced right. About $300,000 too high.

Posted by: guest at August 31, 2007 1:56 PM

this house misses the ps 172 zone by a block. that's a darn shame.

Posted by: guest at August 31, 2007 2:59 PM

I think it looks nice and the price is right. It looks clean and well cared for. Just think of all the houses you have seen that need so much work. This looks like you can simply move in!

Posted by: Rick at August 31, 2007 5:46 PM

re:I am going to have to jack off on the floorplan now

If only the agent had done one-Tanks Lackie!

Posted by: guest at September 1, 2007 3:18 AM

F your couch. I'm Rick James.

Posted by: guest at September 1, 2007 6:37 PM

well shiver me timbers!It lives!

Posted by: guest at September 2, 2007 1:40 AM

the floor plan I mean...

Posted by: guest at September 2, 2007 1:47 AM

This seems like a pretty good deal for a limestone less than twenty minutes from downtown manhattan. Considering wood frames ten blocks away from the 36th St station have been going for 650,000, a limestone a block away going for only 150,000 more seems like a steal. Downside is that the ground floor is half underground and is probably very very dark.

37th between 4th and 5th is a nice block. Amenities are lacking slightly as that's a nice residential peninsula of a few blocks surrounded by a few industrial blocks on two and a half sides and the cemetary on the other. Plenty of bodegas, sketchy Mexican restaurants, ghetto chinese, okay to decent pizza, old school donut shop/luncheonette. Has one of Brooklyn's four bowling alleys on corner. Also only two blocks from Cosco, Brooklyn Liquors and a pretty good Beer distributor. Nearby 4th ave restaurants are for the most part fast food (McDonalds, Dominoes) and fifth ave ones in the 30s are rumored to be sex slave fronts. Good Mexican restaurants start in low 40's on 4th ave...

The 36th St station is awesome. Once the D train comes, its 18 min to bdwy laf, and just under 30 mins to Rock Center. On the N its 20 min to Union Sq, and 25 min to Times Sq...

(and in a few yrs, it'll just be one stop/5 mins on either to the new Nets stadium!)

Posted by: Sunset Parker at September 2, 2007 6:22 PM

There seemed to be a lot of people at the open house yesterday, mostly younger couples. The real estate agent was re-iterating why the price was so high by saying that the house was in good condition yet there was no information about the roof or about the condition of the upper floor ceilings which were covered with a hideous tile. Overall, the place looked decent but I believe that it is slightly over-priced for the neighborhood.

Posted by: guest at September 3, 2007 10:57 AM

i went yesterday and thought the previous owners did a creditable job on the renovation. definitely move-in condition, which is a nice thing in my experience of sunset park houses. (of course, that doesn't tell you much about the mechanicals hiding underneath the renovation.) i think the price is decent, but i have trouble knowing which way sunset park is going to go, given the current market turmoil.

Posted by: guest at September 3, 2007 7:11 PM

'Hideous tiles' - yes, they're horrible, though I guess they looked really cool in the 1970s when they were installed :-) Plaster on ceilings underneath badly needs repair. I removed the tiles in bathroom and small bedroom but ran out of energy for the large bedrooms.

Steam boiler is 4 years old (done at same time as basement renovation), water bolier is 7-years old, roof is 7/8-years old.

Light in basement is reasonable. We took out all the partitions and installed windows with thin frames at the back to get in max light.

Philip (Owner)

Posted by: guest at September 7, 2007 4:31 AM

hey Philip,

I went to the open house and thought the house was lovely, and a very economical use of the space. Did you do all the renovations yourself? And is it still on the market?

Posted by: guest at September 7, 2007 10:54 AM

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