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November 17, 2008

Condo of the Day: The Ansonia, Apt. 4D

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Why would a broker leave out both the square footage tally and the floorplan? Kinda makes you wonder. This two-bedroom, two-bath condo at the Ansonia on 12th Street in the South Slope looks like a decent apartment, but lack of basic information is frustrating nonetheless. The price was recently cut (from what, we do not know) to $999,000. Given that it's hard to believe this is any bigger than 1,100 square feet or so, it still doesn't look like they're giving it away. Can anyone speak to the size and layout of this place?
444 12th Street, #4D [Timothy Norton Realty] GMAP P*Shark




Posted by Brownstoner at 12:42 PM | Comments (16)
Categories: Condos, Park Slope, South Slope

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Owner could have done better as a FSBO.
When will brokers learn to provide alot of photos of key rooms and a floor plan. This isn't chump change for an apt....earn your commission.

Also, bad feng shui in placing the bed on the same wall with the door.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at November 17, 2008 12:54 PM

BRG if i took pics of my bedroom and posted, could you give me your feng sui analysis of it? ive always been curious if whether all my maladies are caused by the placement of my furniture..

-rob

Posted by: PitbullNYC at November 17, 2008 12:56 PM

Can't be certain but it looks like a twin bed in the master. In any case, tight fit.

Also what does "smart amount of closet space" mean. If you're smart, don't own any clothing cause you ain't gonna be able to hang it here ...

Posted by: Ozymandius at November 17, 2008 12:57 PM

i really like this building. It will be interesting to see what this ends up selling for.

Posted by: Santa at November 17, 2008 1:27 PM

Before I checked the comps I was going to say the price was crazy. However an 1125sf 2 bedroom on 1st floor closed for 960K in August. A 2000sf unit closed for 1.95K in June.

Which brings me to this: Are comps, even from 3 months ago, insignificant these days? The sale was recorded in August, which means the closing most likely took place in July, which indicates the contract was signed in May/June and the offer made in April/May.
Spring 2008 was a totally different ball game.

Posted by: kdabrowski at November 17, 2008 1:54 PM

this place has always been expensive, for why, i do not know. i find it to be nothing special in terms of amenities, and not crazy about the location. i don't get it. good luck to them though.

Posted by: wine lover at November 17, 2008 2:30 PM

Totally ridiculous pricing! Corcoran had a 2 bed in this building at about 1100 sq ft for 849,000 that sat for 8 months and then, I think, was finally pulled a month or so ago. Where do they get off charging more now? I also think it is a walk up. In any case, if the owners need the money and the brokers want cash for xmas, the price needs to drop like the stock market!

Posted by: househunt at November 17, 2008 2:49 PM

"not crazy about the location"

Might I ask why? You have dining and shopping right on 7th Ave. You're two blocks from 5th ave, two blocks from the park, three blocks from the subway? What's not to like?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at November 17, 2008 2:59 PM

maybe he doesnt like parks, shopping, and subways. it's possible. :-/

-r

Posted by: PitbullNYC at November 17, 2008 3:07 PM

I like South Slope too, but a lot of people don't. There are F train haters out there, and the architecture as you move south in slope gets less beautiful even if there are some park blocks in the south slope. But I agree that the Ansonia prices have been high and maybe people are starting to think it's overpriced - another listing, 3BR, (from Corcoran) came on at almost 1.6 and was recently cut to 1.5 and is lingering. Part of the problem with this building is that it was converted to condos right at the start of the major boom (right after 2000) so prices just raced up and up and up - the building has never known anything else (unlike older properties, that have been through boom and bust cycles). I suspect prices in this building, as everywhere else, will see much bigger price cuts.

Posted by: Miss Muffett at November 17, 2008 3:07 PM

Aren't they in litigation with the sponsors?

Posted by: staceys at November 17, 2008 3:08 PM

Meant to say there are some NICE park blocks in south slope (of course there are park blocks, just meant to point out that some of them do have nice architecture - though overall, architecture is less grand/more industrial as you move south in the slope.

Posted by: Miss Muffett at November 17, 2008 3:09 PM

"There are F train haters out there"

LOL...probably everyone who has ever ridden the F train.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at November 17, 2008 3:32 PM

This Ansonia building's apartments are always listed high, higher than the neighboring Ansonias for some reason. Their floorplans (when included) appear "real" sized, as opposed to a carved up brownstone, and they have outdoor space. And regardless of what people say, they do not linger on the market long. People like having access to PS 107 around the corner and the park. Is it worth the high cost, I don't know.

Posted by: redwagon at November 17, 2008 3:33 PM

I don't know - I take the F all the time and it seems fine to me. Maybe the Ansonia never lingered before, but it is now - check out the Corcoran 3BR I mentioned. Climate is changing, period.

Posted by: Miss Muffett at November 17, 2008 3:57 PM

The NYC subway system is all pretty appalling, I don't think that the F is any netter or worse than any of the other noisy, rat-infested lines.

Posted by: sam at November 17, 2008 4:57 PM

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