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December 19, 2007
House of the Day: 381 Bainbridge Street
While measuring in at a modest 2,322 square feet, the three-story house at 381 Bainbridge Street in Bed Stuy looks like a nice option for a young family looking to have their own place. For the same price as a one-bedroom at 189 Bridge Street, you get three bedrooms, an eat-in kitchen and a yard, along with lots of beautiful old woodwork. (Our only quibble with this place is the exposed brick, but that's remedied easily enough.) For $659,000, this place is in surprisingly good shape, having been recently renovated. Think it'll fly?
381 Bainbridge Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
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good price, but its pretty far out there.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 1:36 PM
I'd want more than 17 feet wide . . . to go out near Ralph Ave. . .even at this price
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 1:45 PM
Why wounldn't the young family just buy a bigger place for cheaper in kensington??
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 1:52 PM
Hi Jerry!
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 1:56 PM
not bad...reasonably priced.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 2:04 PM
1:52 - i live in kensington and its hard to really compare this property to something in my neighborhood. The housing stock is very different and appeals to different people. I will say though my neighbors recently sold their house which was smaller than this and not nearly as well renovated for about the same price so i don't know if your assessment of prices in our neighborhood is that accurate.
That said its a lovely restoration, very nice house.
Posted by: mittens7922 at December 19, 2007 2:17 PM
That's a nice house! How's the immediate neighborhood?
Posted by: GHB at December 19, 2007 2:24 PM
exposed brick...that is a seriously silly quibble. it's not like it's an eyesore.
Posted by: North Sleeper at December 19, 2007 2:25 PM
Whitey on the moon!
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 2:26 PM
Where in God's name is this house located?
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 2:28 PM
According to the google maps satellite image, there's a big rectangle of green about a block away. Must be a park or something.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 2:35 PM
This is a nice house price correctly. I sold my house on bainbridge one block way for 650k and it wasnt this nicely renovated.
Posted by: Wick_or_Stuy at December 19, 2007 2:55 PM
Nice house, good price.
It is not in a diverse neighborhood though so it isn't for everyone.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 2:57 PM
" there's a big rectangle of green about a block away"
Try Projects.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 2:58 PM
The green space is Fulton Park...
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 3:06 PM
Nice House...it's far out there, though. Is this nabe still technically Bed Sty??
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 3:10 PM
is this a flip?
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 3:15 PM
is this a flip?
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 3:17 PM
I sold 2 houses like this in 2005. They are on the same block (no fuckheads I will not tell you the address). Anyway the price was 398 and 410 respectfully. In 2006 assheads was getting about 610k for these puppies but they wad flips and frauds. Now I heard people are offering about 400k on these now. Good luck to this chuklehead because the bank will not give the buyer a mortgage on this price.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end....
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 3:27 PM
Imagine The What being your broker.
I wonder if he speaks as eloquently as he types.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 3:33 PM
3:33, LOL!!
That would be hilarious. I would pay good money to see him try to do business with people in the same way that he comes on here.
He has something going on with head today: fuckhead, asshead, chucklehead. Not sure what any of these are.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 3:40 PM
"I wonder if he speaks as eloquently as he types."
I used to before the Market became whacky. I'm not doing Real Estate these days. I can be myself LMMFAO!
No one to this day is in default on Any house I sold them. NO ONE. I did not do any bullshit in my Real Estate career. Every one I sold a house to or sold one for is still my client and friends. I left the business because of the bullshit.
The What
Someday this war is gonna end....
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 4:01 PM
Notice the subtle change - it used to be "asshat" which I commented on asking if anyone had heard that one before. Now it's "asshead." What, go back to saying "asshat" that one cracks me up.
Posted by: Brooklynnative at December 19, 2007 4:02 PM
I'm starting to think the "What" is related to Jerry Minsky.
Posted by: Brooklynnative at December 19, 2007 4:03 PM
I think asshat is a great word too, along with that old favorite, but still cool, chucklehead.
fuckhead is just declasse.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 4:17 PM
The main problem with this property is that it is next door to BREVOORT PROJECTS. Which is a notorious projets. Many crips bloods. So be ware. Imagine your wife kids etce. I think this is a hard sell and should strongly be reconcidered due to the safety issues. The hood has not changed as yet and with the current economic crises it will likely turn for the worst. This property is OVER PRICED>> RUN!!
Donald
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 4:18 PM
The What is Jerry Minksy's alter ego!
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 4:19 PM
I wouldn't mind living amongst a few gang members, but exposed brick is where I draw the line.
www.gentryornot.blogspot.com
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 4:26 PM
Also notice how the What first says he won't tell us the addresses of the two properties he supposedly sold, but that they were sold them for "398 and 410 respectfully". What, don't be an Asshat. If you don't give us the addresses you don't need to say "respectfully" as there is no address to refer back to.
Posted by: Brooklynnative at December 19, 2007 4:33 PM
It is also "respectively" but that is a different problem altogether.
Nice house though. Any insights on the immediate surrounding area? I know there is a project right there...but there is also one near where I live in Fort Greene. Any ray of hope commercially yet? Or just nice big homes in various states of disrepair?
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 4:39 PM
Yes, this building is just around the corner from the Brevoort Houses. Get used to the sound of gunshots. On the plus side, plenty of hot, scantily-clad women strutting their stuff during the summertime.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 4:39 PM
I want someone from the projects to come on here and comment about the house and the area, and what they think of the price.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 4:46 PM
4:46 - I'd also like to hear what they think of the exposed brick.
Posted by: Brooklynnative at December 19, 2007 4:47 PM
@4:39 PM Breevoort houses is pretty far from Stuy Heights.....
You people have never walked through B-Sty to appreciate that it is big enough to have it's sections..you just assume that well since it is Bed-Stuy that you will see scantly clad women and gun shots...I am assuming that your close minded and yes white....
You see it serves no interest making dumb comments because you will never attempt to live here and I would never want you to, a white person that takes the chance to live here is open minded and you are absolutely no that....shame
Posted by: mysideofstuy at December 19, 2007 4:56 PM
The thing is, at this point almost every house in Brooklyn is $650K regardless of renovation or location. By those standards, this seems like a good deal to me.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 5:17 PM
one family houses in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn $625...come snap them up!
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 5:23 PM
As one-half of a white couple looking to buy a home in Brooklyn, we have visited Bed Sty and Crown Heights hoping to get a deal of a lifetime. Granted some streets are better than others and on some townhouse blocks the houses are beautiful from the outside...Deals...NO!!! Unless, we went out into the marginal areas of the neighborhood...I'm open minded to live there and be a trailblazer...but are the gang members? or individuals carrying guns and down on their luck because the economy sucks.
Tell me where does a white couple draw the boundry when looking in a predominately black neighborhood plaqued with crime?
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 5:30 PM
YOU ARE SO FULL OF CRAP 5:30 AND DONALD YOU ARE NOT LOOKING IN ANY OF THESE AREAS... US WHITES IN BS DON'T WANT ANY CLOSED MINDED PEOPLE LIKE YOU HERE.... YOU SOUND LIKE A REAL DONKEY....
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 6:19 PM
To 5:30,
You have the choice of doing the same thing black people have been doing for years when moving into an openly hositle white neighborhood which is either move into Bed-Stuy and live your life or move somewhere else.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 6:28 PM
www.shopbedstuy.com is a ray of hope into the commercial growth in Bedford Stuyvesant.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 6:52 PM
5:30: "Plaque" is what you get on your teeth. You meant "plagued." And why do you expect to find "Deals" in predominantly minority areas just because most of the residents aren't the same color as you are? That's not openminded - it's racist. Half your problem with "predominantly black neighborhoods plagued with crime" is your perception. Everyone who owns a house in the better areas of Crown Heights and Bed Stuy knows what they're selling for these days. And folks of all colors, including whites, were buying in Bed Stuy and Clinton Hill and Crown Heights twenty years ago, because they WERE openminded and liked the space and the neighborhoods. Those were the trailblazers...you're too late for the game. And plenty of people who aren't your color are also buying those houses you don't consider "deals" TODAY, and living in them quite comfortably. Contrary to what you might think, not every person of color is a pauper or an idiot.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 7:06 PM
Boring.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 9:03 PM
well said
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 9:44 PM
A 'Deal can be had in any neighborhood, some may consider 3.6 Million for a fixer upper in Park Slope a 'Deal'.
I'd like to find a 'deal' in a predominately white neighborhood with a high crime rate.
"Everyone who owns a house in the better areas of Crown Heights and Bed Stuy knows what they're selling for these days" - So where does that leave the people in the not so better areas of Crown heights???? The 'better' part of Bed Sty and Crown heights is one block from the not so 'better' part.
And what percentage of Bed Sty and Crown heights' black population are living in these so called 'Townhouses' that they own...as opposed to living in a 'project' or a city subsidized unit, or renting at below market rate.
"Half your problem with "predominantly black neighborhoods plagued with crime" is your perception" - My perception is that in the last month there have been THREE shootings in Crown heights.
If not for the crime in this predominately black neighborhood, how come the homes in the 'better' part of Crown heights are not listing for 3.6 Million for a fixer upper?
So tell me, what neigborhood does a 'White' person have to buy into now, and how far out from the city, to be considered a trailblazer....Kansas??
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 9:44 PM
Stop correcting other peoples typos, this is a blog, not a spelling bee.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 9:46 PM
this is too boring,
we all know black neighborhoods, we all know white neighborhoods, can we talk about something less obvious?
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 9:56 PM
at 659,000 that comes out to $284 a sq. ft....compared to $700 sq. ft. in park slope.
Can you say Trailblazer.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 10:03 PM
10:03, can you say cheapskate who has buyer's regret for twenty years?
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 10:37 PM
I have a crush on The What. I'm not kidding.
Posted by: guest at December 19, 2007 10:45 PM
Good luck on this one Alfred E. Newman.
Posted by: guest at December 20, 2007 6:31 AM
Thanks.
Posted by: guest at December 20, 2007 7:37 AM
I don't live this far out in Bed Stuy, but I do live in the general area. I don't think this person will have buyer's regret for 20 years.
Much of Bed Stuy is quite nice right now. I like where I live. I want to be able to buy fruits and veg and eat out more, but other than that I am pretty happy. There are cafes, I can buy wine, my commute to the city is pretty good (I am not on the G train) and I have a whole house.
I do live with a lot of black people. They are mostly nice, especially if you are nice to them. Just like all the other kinds of people.
Posted by: guest at December 20, 2007 7:47 AM
Yes thats true black people can behave for the most part. What a horrible way to say something positive 7:47. Can we officailly retire this blog?
Posted by: guest at December 20, 2007 9:27 AM
Hey, does anybody know that townhouses are selling for 2million across from Fort Greene Projects which is the largest in the city. Didn't hear any complaints about gangs and gun violence from those propective buyers.
Posted by: guest at December 20, 2007 9:34 AM
Sorry, I am 7:47, and all I can say is that the sarcasm that was in my head when I wrote that does not appear here on this screen.
What I meant to say was something more like this:
"every single Bed Stuy post turns into a discussion about the merits and pitfalls of living with black people. This makes no sense because black people are people. If you are having consistently negative experiences with black people, then you may want to look to yourself."
Posted by: guest at December 20, 2007 9:36 AM
Ok, 7:06, I see what you're trying to paint here, and it's partly true, but don't deny the history of what happened to the blighted brooklyn of yore -- which was, for lack of a more elegant term, white flight, which left blacks and minorities not only without a bank to get a loan from for basic upkeep of buildings, but complete neglect from city services including law enforcement, education etc.
There is no correlation between race and crime -- except when our social system imposes a segregation-by-economics on people of color.
I don't mean to sound professorial, but I feel like people try to paint this cutesy sesame street picture of the new brooklyn, while denying what was a harrowing experience for a lot of people, one which is still present for many of them despite the return of the "valued" race, the one that gets their loans approved, gets their laws passed and gets the cop on the block after one whiney phonecall.
Posted by: guest at December 20, 2007 10:52 AM
The house is nice and the price is a little high for being so close to a housing project. I LIKE the exposed brick.
I don't like The What (a.k.a. Mr Fucktard Asshat)
I don't like that all conversations about Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights become all about race and the ignorance of those who have never lived in the neighborhood and those who have lived in the neighborhood too long and who need an attitude adjustment.
Posted by: guest at December 20, 2007 11:23 AM
lol
Posted by: guest at December 20, 2007 6:20 PM
Decatur is as close to the projects as I would like to be. However, in a few years this area will be as nice as any Fort Green, Clinton Hill, Boerum Hill, or D.U.M.B.O area near the projects- untouchable. 600-650 for a house that appears as nice as in the pictures- a deal. By the way I live on Macon; the area is really nice- as with any where don't be foolish.
Posted by: guest at December 22, 2007 6:28 PM
I am a young couple w/ a baby. I have looked at this house & I love it. I don't, however like the block. I know the neighborhood, have friends on Bainbridge & Stuyvesant. O love it over there. I walked from their place to this one & it just starts to look more & more run down the closer you get to the house.
The neighborhood just doesn't feel the same. Plus, I'm not so sure about those projects. I currently live on Willoughby near the Ft Green Projects & for some reason don't mind them as much. They seem more quiet. Anyway, I think it seems over priced. There are other similar houses in the area for $100K less. & Minsky is a scumbag. I had a bad experience with him in the past.
Oh, forgot to mention, mixed-race family here for all the people fascinated with race...)
Posted by: guest at February 29, 2008 12:19 PM
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