House of the Day: 160 Bond Street

This pad has had open houses in two weekends.

This house, while small, has had extensive renovations done by the prior owner. And considering that a house around the corner on Wyckoff sold for close to this price, we may see it get close to the ask.

Warning to potential buyers, it can get loud, particularly in the summer. A lot of people in the area are apparently very hard of hearing and play their radios extremely loudly. For music lovers, that is a plus!

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 1:39 PM

"A lot of people in the area are apparently very hard of hearing and play their radios extremely loudly. For music lovers, that is a plus!"

white liberal translation: the projects are 2 blocks away. The black folks play their car radios loud during summer months while youre sipping Chardonnay in the back yard trying to finish your screenplay.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 1:53 PM

1.495 seems a real stretch at this location for a relatively small house -- it is closer to the projects (for better or worse) and Bond at Wyckoff is a little further from subway lines.

I think the houses on Wyckoff near this price were larger -- have any gone for $1.5?

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 2:02 PM

2:02

The Wyckoff house that recently sold (see nancy mckiernan RE) was, I think, a bit larger. I believe the lot was larger too. The wyckoff st house also faced south getting light all day, the Bond St. House faces West & East. I'm sure it gets decent light.

Also, this house is not far from the subway at all. Its about 6 minutes from the F train; 6 from the A/E lines; 10 from the 2/3 lines and the N/R lines; Its a bit further to the 4/5 lines. Distance to subways is not a factor here!

IMHO the "Fried Green" house is a better deal.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 2:21 PM

2:02

The Wyckoff house that recently sold (see nancy mckiernan RE) was, I think, a bit larger. I believe the lot was larger too. The wyckoff st house also faced south getting light all day, the Bond St. House faces West & East. I'm sure it gets decent light.

Also, this house is not far from the subway at all. Its about 6 minutes from the F train; 6 from the A/E lines; 10 from the 2/3 lines and the N/R lines; Its a bit further to the 4/5 lines. Distance to subways is not a factor here!

IMHO the "Fried Green" house is a better deal.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 2:21 PM

Regarding the size, Property Shark's info on the square footage is wrong. The actual number is 2267. The house is built 20'x30' on three floors plus a 12'x17' extension on two floors (and a little extra on the garden.) So that's just under $660 a square foot. And the garden is pretty knock-your-socks-off.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 4:01 PM

across street sold for $1.25 and up at next corner sold for $1.725

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 4:13 PM

Oooh! I've been to a party there, and come away with severe home envy. If I recall correctly the back dining room has some pretty intense window action and looks out into the garden.

Want.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 4:25 PM

Gotta watch the 3 story vs 4 story home prices in BH.

There are many shorter 3 story homes in the area. This looks like one of them.

In 2004, the average 3 story was around 1 - 1.1M and the 4 stories were in the 1.4 -1.6 range. Don't ask how low the prices were in 1994.

My point: 1.5M for a 3 story that is 1/2 block from Wyckoff PJs is a total rip-off.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 4:43 PM

Gotta watch the 3 story vs 4 story home prices in BH.

There are many shorter 3 story homes in the area. This looks like one of them.

In 2004, the average 3 story was around 1 - 1.1M and the 4 stories were in the 1.4 -1.6 range. Don't ask how low the prices were in 1994.

My point: 1.5M for a 3 story that is 1/2 block from Wyckoff PJs is a total rip-off.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 4:54 PM

I went to the open house last weekend and was blown away by this house. It is in great condition and extremely family friendly while being perfect for entertaining. While it may not be huge, the layout really maximizes the square footage. The garden is to die for in itself. I think it will definitely fetch asking price at least.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 5:15 PM

4:43

Its a 1/2 block from The Gowanus Houses, its another two blocks from the scarier Wyckoff Houses.

The Gowanus Houses, while not ideal, ain't that bad.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 5:29 PM

I rent in one of the smaller 3-story buildings along Wyckoff, around the corner. I just had to respond to 1:39. It's really not that loud.

Rarely am I kept awake by radios, gunshots, house parties or any social customs as depicted on the 80's mild-hit comedy series "227".

It's only car alarms, the scourge of man, like everywhere else in this mangy burg.

Real screenwriters drink whiskey.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 7:01 PM

At least it does not appear to have stretched photos a la Corcoran.

The place is 'okay'...just okay...turn-key...boring...

I'm kind of surprised there aren't more photos of say, the bedrooms, bathrooms

It's all pix of the ground floor for G** sake. And that "dining room" looks a little wretched with the freezing-in-winter/hot-in-summer ugly 80's glassed in area (with lovely "window treatment"...ugh) and the equally lovely baseboard heating. Ugh bis.

Again, it's strange that only the ground floor is shown...with one lousy shot up to the front door. What? Is the parlor floor all cut up into bedrooms?

And also, that mostly paved yard is a bore. Who want's so much hot, impermeable paving? It's kind of ghastly. So what if it has a couple of curves, some cheap furniture and a "market" umbrella (all from China via Home Depot)...? Yuck...frankly I'd take IKEA over what's there...you'd think if you're trying to sell this house at 1.5 (unless the current owners paid near this), hello, it wouldn't hurt to stick in some DWR outdoor (and indoor) furniture...of course, the backyard photo is not current, but taken during the summer but it looks like it was taken with selling in mind. Hmmm...

That little folding bookshelf in the "living space" is Early Dorm Room.

It looks like a dumpy little house that has had some drywalling, updating of the kitchen, drab (but clean) furniture and boring knick-knacks stuck in. Very perfunctory. Definitely the domain of toddlers or small children that has to be seriously straightened up and cleaned for each open house. An 80's reno to which some recent 30-somethings added a kitchen update...

Some of the posts above sound like the broker pumping it. 4:25 PM's "home envy"?...come on, ahredi! The place is okay but not spectacular for this price.

You might as well get into a bidding war for a 3-storey house someplace in Park Slope for this kind of money...or an unrenovated house in FG (though both may cost more, granted).

Not worth going to the open house. Sorry.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 7:02 PM

I would much rather live in BOCOCA than Park Slope or Ft greene. Also this is a Brownstone you idiot, just because the brownstone is not entire over the facade does not mean it's not a brownstone

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 9:46 PM

I would much rather live in BOCOCA than Park Slope or Ft greene. Also this is a Brownstone you idiot, just because the brownstone is not entire over the facade does not mean it's not a brownstone

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 9:47 PM

5:29 guest and like minded who get all sissied up by the Gowanus Houses + Wykoff Gardens. Your anxiety is about 10 years to old. My 12 year old daughter and 77 year old mother walk around there daily. On there own. Separately. If they can do it, you can too.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 10:31 PM

while i must agree that the garden is paving-heavy and the greenhouse thing at the back is dated, it is a cute little house on a cute little block. the shots are mainly of the parlor floor, by the way, not the ground floor, which is actually a few steps down from the sidewalk. i am curious as to why it bothers one poster that kids' stuff has to be cleared out for the open houses; surely the kids don't come with the house......

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 11:44 PM

Right on, 10:31. People seem to be laboring under misapprehensions about Boerum Hill based on 15-year-old Spike Lee movies or something. Hint: the code is easy to read--when people say "scary" in this context they usually mean "black folks live there"

Posted by: guest at April 8, 2008 1:27 AM

if this dump gives you house envy, i would hate to see where you live. 1.1 tops (in bidding war).

Posted by: guest at April 8, 2008 1:08 PM

I actually visted the property and it is a lot closer to 2400SF. It really is in move in condition, my wife and are considering an offer bc we feel its a great deal. We just started our search and have a few other properties to look at first.

Posted by: guest at April 10, 2008 3:04 PM

I'm probably buying this house - after lengthy negotiations. It's bigger than some people indicate, and quite charming. Some of the negatives raised here are incorrect. Its close to the subway and 2000 square feet. Frequently realtors will not publish pictures of bathrooms or bedrooms online - for privacy reasons. The seller's broker has been efficient and forthright by the way.

The only issue I have, having lived nearby, is noise in the summer, and I'd like to hear from other neighbors about this. And I don't drink Chardonnay or write screeenplays by the way. But whisky, that's another matter...

Posted by: guest at June 26, 2008 5:00 AM