House of the Day: 547 9th Street

Reasonably priced. What's wrong?!

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:33 PM

"The top floor rental is a two-bedrm apt.

The lower duplex does require a full renovation."

You will be living in this duplex after you shell out 1.6m

hmm

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:35 PM

It says month-to-month lease, so you can get rid of the tenant, right?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:36 PM

tenant has no lease

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:37 PM

Williamsburg has much better houses than this.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:37 PM

me likey...

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:37 PM

cute house--but when all is said and done you have 2 BRS, right?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:38 PM

Annual taxes: $41,598

Is that even possible?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:38 PM

Perhaps they actually want to sell this one. Before the real sh*t hits the fan.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:38 PM

The house will be gone within a week.

1.6 million is an incredibly good deal considering that some nicer co-ops in the hood are fecthing 1 million.

People in Park Slope are desperate for homes under 2 million.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:40 PM

1.6 Million, reasonable? 300K in renovations?
Brownstoner = Real Estate Broker
What's your commission Mr. B?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:40 PM

Why are the annual taxes listed as $41,598?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:40 PM

"Williamsburg has much better houses than this."

Show me one. Just one.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:41 PM

The f train runs under these houses and cause a lot of noise and vibrations. They run every few minutes 24-7!

Can the tax number be right!

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:42 PM

Somehow, the chance to spend aprox 2 million for a 3 story house on a busy road isn't make me all giddy.

And "extra wide" at 20.5 feet? I'm sure that extra 6 inches really makes the house feel bigger than a standard 20-footer!

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:43 PM

Finally Park Slope is beginning to understand that it is really not that special and should be valued accordingly. Especially when you consider all the mercury poisoning coming out of Blue Ribbon Sushi.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:44 PM

Lived on this street and never once bothered by the subway.

I love how everyone complains that the F train NEVER comes and that Park Slope sucks because the F is so bad, but now it "RUNS EVERY FEW MINUTES"

My oh my how people change their tune based on their own agenda.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:45 PM

Hey, I wouldnt mind an extra 6 inches. Oh wait, you guys are talking about houses right?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:45 PM

That extra 6 inches did wonders for me.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:46 PM

The Cod Gurgles.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:49 PM

I have heard that mercury from Park Slope urine has seeped out of the waste pipes and into the soil. Soon all the trees will be dead. Then, finally, Williamsburg will take its rightful place as....

oh no, wait, it'll still be a tar paper, asbestos and snot constructed shithole. Sorry.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:50 PM

This place is great, but 7th Ave in Center Slope is turning into a ghost town these days. Everything is closed or closing, like Dags, the Gothic cabinet, 7th Ave books,Maggie Moos, Tempo Presto, Slope Books and the 2nd Street Cafe AND the huge empty drugstore on 5th and 9th street. It looks abandoned. Are these places even being filled? They are sitting empty for so long. It's pretty sad.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:51 PM

The taxes are $4596. What are you guys talking about???

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:55 PM

Park Slump is here again.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:55 PM

Oh come on with the Williamsburg vs Park Slope debate. Completely different nieghborhoods, attracting different individuals.

If ya ask me, when I think of Williamsburg, I think of trendy, hip, hipsters.

When I think of Park Slope I think strollers, yuppies, and lesbian moms. Oh, did I say that?

HA!

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:56 PM

1:51 Would Dags have stayed around if everyone hadn't clogged up our streets with Fresh Direct trucks?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:57 PM

It's an old timer who is selling. House hasn't traded since 1977. Those are the kinds of houses that are worth it. Some old timers price high and are inflexible (like St. Johns Place owner) and others are more reasonable.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:58 PM

I heard that the MTA is actually considering bringing the F train above ground at 9th Street, just for about 200 feet, then back down underground where it belongs with all the mercury saturated urine from the Slopers.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 1:59 PM

Orrichio Anderson website lists Taxes as $41,596. I'm guessing it's a typo as this is $40 grand higher than the taxes on any of the other buildings on their site. Surely someone from their office is tracking the response to one of their properties being a house of the day. Might want to correct the typo or explain the ridiculously high taxes.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:01 PM

1:51....

all those places you just lised are CRAP...

can't wait to get some better commercial into those places.

and yes...almost all are already spoken for. there is a list a mile long of people looking to rent on 7th avenue.

it takes a while to find the right tenant for the right space, etc.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:01 PM

2:01
Nice positive spin on a bleak situation.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:06 PM

taxes definitely a typo

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:08 PM

apple store is looking at the space on 5th and 9th where the drugstore was.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:10 PM

Property Shark lists the 2008 taxes for this house at $4,678.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:10 PM

U N I O N
M A R K E T

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:13 PM

Nice house. Those that haven't been touched much are definitely the ones worth it. Me, though, I prefer the narrower, one-way streets, and not being above the subway tracks (I'm squeamish about vibrations and tunnels full of rats). I'm sure somebody will get this, reno a bit, and be very happy here, though.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:15 PM

The drug store only closed because Rite Aid bought Eckerds and consolidated

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:17 PM

I couldn't even buy a brownstoner sweatshirt for $300,000.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:24 PM

If the house were priced at 3.5m you people would be complaining. It's priced right at 1.6m and you people are complaining. You can't win in this town.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:25 PM

I would snap this up...but I'm $45 short of the asking price....damn hoodie!

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:26 PM

Say what you will about Park Slope, but there are plenty of people who love it and are looking for a place under $2mil. Most places in the slope at this price are much farther from the park or have had their ceilings dropped and their details stripped. Sure, it's a busy block and needs some work, but if it were on 3rd street and pristinely renovated already it would cost $1mil more.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:29 PM

Agreed 2:29. I'm in the market. I think this is a cute house. My only problem is that I think I'd rather spend an additional $400K and get an extra story with those 2 or more additional rooms. It also give you more leeway in terms of renting out a unit later.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:33 PM

"or it has something majorly wrong with it."

Yeah, it's in Park Slope.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:33 PM

Agreed 2:33,
But I would actually rather live in a cooler nabe.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:35 PM

There is no "cooler" neighborhood to me than Park Slope.

Come summertime, seeing all the hot guys with their shirts off in Prospect Park is enough to keep me here for eternity.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:40 PM

Nobody "cool" uses the word "nabe."

In fact is is Dork Alert #1.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:42 PM

1:56 While there are many single 20 and 30 ish types in williamsburg, probably most of the buyers are families with kids. With people not leaving the city, all property is good neighborhoods, especially so close to the city, is going to get gobbled up.

There's been a term going around - HUP. Hip urban professional. It does describe most in Williamsburg whether single or married.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:42 PM

Can someone tell me why some houses have pier mirrors and some have fireplaces in the parlor.. What is the deal with the large mirror? Why did the architects put them in these houses?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:44 PM

Hot shirtless guys in the park... mmmmm-mmmm. Gloabl warming, bring it on.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:46 PM

"There's been a term going around - HUP. Hip urban professional. It does describe most in Williamsburg whether single or married."

GAG me right now!

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:46 PM

Damn is nabe out of fashion already? So fleeting. Gone with likes of all those stores on 7th Avenue.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:47 PM

Nobody cool says
"There's been a term going around"

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:49 PM

Some houses in PS have pier mirrors for the really hot guys to check themselves out before going to the Park.

The fireplaces are for pigroasts, or roasting gurgling cod.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:55 PM

"I can only imagine what a house they describe as 'needing renovation' requires"

F train below = structural damage?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 2:58 PM

The term "Dork Alert" is a dead giveaway that a nitwit has just posted.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:00 PM

"Can someone tell me why some houses have pier mirrors and some have fireplaces in the parlor.. What is the deal with the large mirror? Why did the architects put them in these houses?"

The mirrors establish when a desire to look at one self first began to take precedent in Park Slope over the very real human necessities such as warmth, food and love. This marked the beginning of the era of delusion in Park Slope where its inhabitants pushed strollers around believing that Park Slope was the center of the universe.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:04 PM

Lokking at the map, I can't see why the F train would run under this house. Do you think it runs all the way up 9th under the street and then turns down PPW? Doesn't it go straight from 7th ave to 15th st?.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:09 PM

It never ceases to amaze me how many people are jealous of those who live in Park Slope.

If you make a nasty comment about an entire neighborhood of 65,000 people, it is quite obvious to anyone with half a brain that you wish you lived there.

It's psychology 101.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:10 PM

I think it runs right up the butt crack of the Slope shacking, shacking, shacking houses all the way to Windsor Terrace where it suddenly runs quiet as a little mouse.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:14 PM

Denton, is yours the center slope 2 family brick for $1,095,000 or the south slope 2 family with parking for $799k?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:14 PM

Okay people. Gotta run. Off to psychology 101 to look for the other half of my brain.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:16 PM

"The mirrors establish when a desire to look at one self first began to take precedent in Park Slope over the very real human necessities such as warmth, food and love."

Why do people always use the word precedent, when the mean priority?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:17 PM

Are there any "HUPs" in Park Slope? Or do they all prefer Williamsburg?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:20 PM

How do you know if you're "hip"?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:22 PM

Park Slope has no projects.

That's another huge plus over Williamsburg.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:23 PM

please, 3:04. You know slopers have no reflection.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:24 PM

Yes, priority. Off to English 101.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:24 PM

The term "nitwit" is a dead giveaway that a dork has just posted.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:25 PM

There is a project just down 9th street, right by the rumbling F train, a few blocks from all the shuttered stores on 7th.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:26 PM

3:26,

That building has already been discussed many times.

It may be hideous, but it's not a project.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:28 PM

i'm going to open a restaurant in PS called "no strollers allowed"

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:29 PM

Cupcake anyone?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:29 PM

Come on people. Let's be objective and honest. I think the overall "hotness" factor is much greater in Park Slope than Williamsburg. The dudes in Williamsburg are UGLY and zitty hipsters. Even the men in their 30s still have pimples. Park Slope guys are good looking and not style-conscious. Their masculinity really shines through. Lots of beautiful DILFs in the Slope. Too many fedoras, thick-rimmed glasses, and ironic plaid-wear in the Burg. Oh, and zits.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:30 PM

3:30 = under-sexed liberal park slope hag.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:31 PM

It's big and ugly, filled with low income tenants, and has the effect of lowering property values. Yup, its a project. Park Slope's got one.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:33 PM

I bought in DUMBO a year and a half ago....dumbo indeed. Maybe after the park gets here things'll turn around.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:35 PM

"It's big and ugly, filled with low income tenants, and has the effect of lowering property values."

you just described your stomach.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:35 PM

park snark!

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:35 PM

Speaking of projects that Park Slope "Rental of the Day" building on brownstoner today sure looks a lot like a project too.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:39 PM

I'll take a cupcake, thank you very much!

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:39 PM

Mint? It's wafer thin.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:40 PM

Projects are run by the New York Department of Housing.

Neither the rental of the day nor the building at 9th and 5th are such buildings.

Once again though...continue spreading your inane lies.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:43 PM

How do you know if you're "hip"?

If you live in Carrol Gardens.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:43 PM

Projects are places that harbor criminals on the cheap.

NY Dept. of housing irrelevant.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:46 PM

this house would be at least 25 million in CG

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:46 PM

If this house was in CG it would be 50 million dollars.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:47 PM

I think 3:47's estimate is correct.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:50 PM

Does anyone know what the upkeep is like on the exterior of a limestone building. Anything like the upkeep on a brownstone, where resurfacing costs upwards of $60,000.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:51 PM

If this 50 million was in CG it would be worth 100 million.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:51 PM

"There's been a term going around - HUP. Hip urban professional. It does describe most in Williamsburg whether single or married."

I'm troubled by the earnestness of this statement.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:51 PM

It's a court ordered sale. There's a mandatory waiting/viewing period. A judge will determine the winning bid in about two months.

Basically, it'll be an auction.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:55 PM

I think any earnest statements should be expunged from the boards. they have no place here. Neither do HUPs.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:55 PM

Can we auction off all of Park Slope. Sell the neighborhood to China maybe.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 3:58 PM

Bob Marvin, you are an embarrassment to these boards with your factual replies to earnest questions.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 4:02 PM

All oversized pier mirrors in the slope are mirror topped caskets.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 4:08 PM

I do not know about HOTD structural issues, but our house is probably closer to the same subway line on the same stretch.
Our house never had any structural problems. In fact the best first thing that we liked about our house is that floors were level and even on all three floors and house just felt solid like a rock.

We saw may be 20 houses in Park Slope before we bought and our house looked the best from the structural point of view. Later we hired an architect for renovations and he told us the same: our house is structurally in a very good shape.
You could hear subway in the basement or on the first floor if you really listen but nothing really bothering. Average street traffic on one way street gives you more noise.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 4:08 PM

you say you can hear the subway, but can you feel the subway?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 4:17 PM

nope. I lined my basement with 50's.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 4:21 PM

I think this a good price for the area...

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 5:01 PM

what are 50's?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 5:03 PM

On the SHTREEEEEET we call 50's "Grants"

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 5:09 PM

Completely ridiculous that 1.6 million is consider a fair deal, but that's what I think this is.

Think about it, buy it for 1.6M, add about 300K of renovations, and then try to sell and see if for over 2M. If it goes, it goes. If not, sit on the fucker and sell it in a few years.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 5:13 PM

I will be pilloried, but I don't think you can get a competent contractor to fart in your general vicinity for$300k.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 5:37 PM

1st of all, I live on 9th Street. I bought a 4-story house btwn 7th & 8th Ave, that was in similar condition. Plenty of details and wood intact, but in need of total systems overhaul (plumbing, elec, roof, etc.), and replacement of 2 kitchens and 3 baths. Our reasonably high-end, but by no means over the top reno, including redo of the backyard totaled $500K. And that was with us cutting a few corners too. Nobody - not the brokers, contractors, architect, etc. - told us it would add up to this much. We kept careful acctg of all expenses and this is what it cost. Don't let anyone tell you any different if you are truly replacing all the systems and restoring the home to its former glory. That said, most people spread these projects out over time, but if its in bad enough condition, it propbaly pays to get it done in one big swoop. Once the walls are open, you might as well get it all in.

So, what can I tell anyone who is thinking about this building:

1) I really enjoy living on 9th Street. I was worried about the subway noise/vibration. It has not been an issue and I am somebody who is very sensitive to this kind of issue. I actually felt the vibration much more when I lived on 8th Street. From talking to neighbors, it seems that it really depends on exactly where the house is located in relation to the subway station.

2) You cannot beat the value/location. You're at the entrance tot he park, the subway is right there, and its walking distance to lots of shopping, restaurants, etc. Also, everything on this side of PS is a bit cheaper (food, booze, etc.) and its not as congested.

3) There is still a bit of Old Brooklyn on 9th Street, even above 7th Ave. There are families who have been here for 2-3 generations. This is a positive. I say this as a totally yuppified invader. Not only have these people welcomed me to their block, they have mostly become good friends. We stick together, we watch out for each other, we are invited into each other's homes. This is the Park Slope I kept hearing about (the close-knit neighborly community) but did not find in my snotty co-op.

4) People on 9th Srteet care very deeply about their blocks. Witness the controversy over the bike lanes. While I might not have agreed with the opposition, it was well-intentioned.

5) If you are going to renovate a house in need of so much, be prepared for a 2-year reno that will drain every dollar from your bank account and then some. But, it is well worth it.

6) If I had a choice btwn paying less for the 3-story with no rental vs. paying more for a 4-story with a garden rental, I would prefer the 3-story. The rental income is nice, but I really don't like being a landlord. I'd rather have my house all to myself.

7) The F-train is not nearly as bad a commute as some people on this board make it out to be. People like to exaggerate.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 5:41 PM

Hey, what's with the reasoned, thoughtful post, 5:41? You some kinda asshat?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 5:44 PM

It would not be the 1st time I've been referred to in that manner ;)

- 5:41

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 5:49 PM

Yeah Jeez 5:41 at least mispell something or throw in a reference to a good ol' fashioned circle jerk or something.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 5:55 PM

5:41--total buzzkill!

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 6:02 PM

Does anyone have any good potty or knock-knock jokes they would like to share with the group?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 6:05 PM

Or maybe a Limerick?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 6:06 PM

Or a cupcake?

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 6:24 PM

yes, cupcakes please...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... red velvet or chocolate with vanilla icing...

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 6:41 PM

I just had two cupcakes over on that scarily angry "breeders vs. single breeder haters" but I've always got room for one more. Make mine angel food with chocolate marshmallow icing and "Fucktard" written in gold leaf!

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 7:02 PM

yummy, yummy.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 7:04 PM

oh--and lets wash it down with some Orange Julius!

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 7:10 PM

man, that Slope retail thread got really depressing. I need a shot of whisky with my cupcake.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 7:38 PM

We've actually been in the top floor apartment which is in nice shape. No fancy kitchen/bath but perfectly livable, even charming. The hallway was well maintained. I believe the owners are elderly, but they seem to have maintained the property well. How do you figure $300K for the renovation? Seems a bit steep to me. Also, anyone know what the lower duplex configuration is? That is, is it the typical kitchen on garden level and bedrooms on parlor floor? I always dislike the way the parlor floor gets "wasted" on bedrooms since that's the floor with the highest ceilings, and thus best for public, entertaining space. I'd much rather sleep in a bedroom that has low-ish ceilings (as garden floors usually do, and top floors sometimes do as well) and have a nice high-ceilinged kitchen/dining/LR for hanging out with family/friends.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 10:33 PM

3:51

why troubled by HUP - it's much more accurate in williamsburg than trust funder, hipster or whatever.

i live there work in photo industry have neighbors that are designers, record execs, small biz owners of clothing retail, cool bars, or fashion lines. run into people i know from advertising everywhere etc.. etc..

there are some finance and lawyer types of course, but like my one friend who is an attorney, he is also in a band.

it's definitely not yuppie in the typical sense of the word, but definitely full of people who work for a living - just in cool stuff.

Posted by: guest at January 30, 2008 11:41 PM

11:41 Billsburg is a bunch of posers. All the real people live in Bushwick, Bed-Stuy and Harlem.

You billsburg rejects are a bunch of afterthoughts who showed up after the place turned into a turd factory filled w/ yuppies who think they're cool b/c they all dress alike (women's jeans on men would be one good example of some retarded crap going on out there). Anyone with an original bone in their body instinctively pukes when exiting the L at bedford.

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 3:57 AM

there are no real people left.

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 6:24 AM

Maybe so but at least its not filled with whiny c*nts like yourself. Parkslope was interesting ten years ago, now it's packed to the gills with yuppies and agitated new mothers.

"You billsburg rejects are a bunch of afterthoughts who showed up after the place turned into a turd factory filled w/ yuppies who think they're cool b/c they all dress alike (women's jeans on men would be one good example of some retarded crap going on out there). Anyone with an original bone in their body instinctively pukes when exiting the L at bedford."

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 8:58 AM

All depends on if it needs new electric and plumbing, Hal. If so, that's a job that should be done BEFORE you move in... unless inhaling led paint dust gets you off.

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 9:49 AM

Getting off the L Train at Bedford is the equivalent to me of slitting my wrists in a bathtub filled with vinegar.

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 11:14 AM

I really like the houses on 9th Street. What 5:41 says supports the impression I always get on those blocks of 9th Street between 6th Ave and the park. That it's a tight knight enclave and feels old Brooklyn.

This limestone 2-story plus garden level is the type of house found all over in Lefferts Manor. We're not allowed to have rental apartments in the houses in LM, so we know what this house is like as a one-family and we find it's the perfect size for that. I'd feel too cramped on only two floors in an owners duplex especially at $1.6 million + $300K-$500K renovation cost. I'd feel I was not getting enough space for the buck. But the price is great for someone who has been looking at bigger houses with rental apt in Park Slope priced closer to $3 million. They can spend less and get the whole house to themselves.

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 12:21 PM

Tight knit, rather! Typo in my 12:21 post.

I wonder what a tight knight looks like. Pretty hot.

Aw, now I'm thinking of Heath Ledger. Sad.

Posted by: guest at January 31, 2008 12:31 PM

FYI:
I was in the house. You CAN hear the subway. It's not horrible but there is a noticeable rumble. That's a dealbreaker for me.
I heard it three times in about 35 minutes.
I would imagine that the 100+ a day that the train rumbles by would eventually drive me towards insanity.

Additionally, the woodwork, which is all intact and in decent shape, somehow felt cheap and inferior to the woodwork seen in other houses.
On the other hand, the facade and stoop are in magnificent condition.

yrmv.

Posted by: guest at February 6, 2008 11:26 AM