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April 10, 2009

Open House Picks

houseCobble Hill
28 Verandah Place
Brown Harris Stevens
Saturday 3-4
$2,795,000 (was $3,100,000)
GMAP P*Shark

houseFort Greene
134 South Oxford Street
Maggie Hopp
Sunday 1-3
$1,350,000 (was $1,450,000)
GMAP P*Shark

houseCarroll Gardens
93 2nd Street
Douglas Elliman
Sunday 3-4:30
$1,125,000 (Appraised at $914,434)
GMAP P*Shark

houseBedford Stuyvesant
387 Classon Avenue
Corcoran
Sunday 1:30-2:30
$1,050,000 (What a joke!)
GMAP P*Shark




Posted by Brownstoner at 1:14 PM | Comments (41)
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What's the deal with the Bed Stuy house? If it were three houses closer to Clinton Hill, would it be worth the $1.05 million ask? Or is the price really high because of the deluxe baseboard heaters?

Posted by: mopar at April 10, 2009 1:25 PM

Agree that the pricing is a joke, but who is it on? It's Easter weekend, so these should be desperate, determined sellers and brokers, and the prices remains fanciful. What gives?

Posted by: househunt at April 10, 2009 1:27 PM

wasn't the 2nd street a HOTD like 3 weeks ago?
Also -what do you mean it's appraised at $914K, how do you know? - Zillow?

I still love the Verandah Place house which I think was HOTD a few weeks ago

and lastly, why are they having open houses on Easter Sunday?

Posted by: gemini10 at April 10, 2009 1:28 PM

I like how the google street view photos for the Bed-Stuy address were taken at night... to give it an extra scary feel!!

Posted by: tybur6 at April 10, 2009 1:29 PM

Both of those Corcoran entries are jokes. The Bed Stuy house might be the bigger joke, but they both cause a great deal of hearty laughter.

Posted by: RinTinTin at April 10, 2009 1:31 PM

don't get all worked up, click on the "Appraised" link, gemini10.

Posted by: tybur6 at April 10, 2009 1:31 PM

Oh, and Gemini10, not everyone loves Jesus.

Posted by: tybur6 at April 10, 2009 1:31 PM

> |"what do you mean it's appraised at $914K"

Click the link. The "appraisal" was determined by Brownstoner readers. Wisdom of the crowds... or something like that.

> "why are they having open houses on Easter Sunday?"

The word "desperation" comes to mind.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 10, 2009 1:33 PM

It all pales in comparison to yesterday's HOTD. Why does Carroll Gardens think it's going to get the price of a two or three-family for a one family? The Fort Greene house has some pretty fugly details -- like the shower the real estate agent highlights like it's a historic treasure.

Posted by: mopar at April 10, 2009 1:34 PM

sorry my blonde moment took over with my appraisal comment

I know everyone doesn't love Jesus Tybur6, I just think it's weird on the brokers part to actually want to host an OH on Easter Sunday as so many potential buyers will not be able to make it - why not do it on Saturday?

Posted by: gemini10 at April 10, 2009 1:35 PM

quote:

Oh, and Gemini10, not everyone loves Jesus.

but everyone loves the easter bunny! :)

*roB*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at April 10, 2009 1:36 PM

Mopar I think Realtor has this house in Clinton Hill, really it is kinda on the boarder. lately I have seen them even post ads on the first block of Halsey Street as Clinton Hill... I was reading this book about Bedford Stuyvesant written in 1968 and they have Bedford Stuyvesant starting on Washington Ave. Hopefully when Bedford Historic District is landmarked next year it will clearly define what is Bedford.

Posted by: Amzi Hill at April 10, 2009 1:36 PM

Rob--I swear I saw the Easter Bunny running down the stairs to my basement when I was little... And you should have seen my easter basket that year!!!

Posted by: tybur6 at April 10, 2009 1:41 PM

The Verandah Place layout and design is really odd. The bedrooms are on the ground floor (garden level but there is no garden) and the kitchen and living rooms are on the second floor. The whole thing is done up in a sort of Wild West style. So unfortunate. Good luck with that.

Posted by: sam at April 10, 2009 1:42 PM

Oh My - that Ft Green House listing is hilarious
I got dizzy looking at that staircase

I like that everything in the house has "details,details..."

I also like that the appliances are stainless....

Posted by: gemini10 at April 10, 2009 1:44 PM

Actually, there are some people who not only do not celebrate Easter, they keep the Sabbath on Saturday and so do not go to open houses on that day. This is true of some real estate agents, too -- so why shouldn't they work on Sunday? You never know!

Posted by: babs at April 10, 2009 1:44 PM

I keep Sabbath on Wednesday. Either Saturday or Sunday would work for me.

Posted by: tybur6 at April 10, 2009 1:47 PM

And calling that house "appraised" at $914K is as fanciful as some may find the pricing, knowing that it's actually Brownstoner readers who came up with that number, based in very large part on some peoples' ridiculously low estimates. Maybe someting like "Reader Appraised" at whatever would provide the sufficient caveat.

Posted by: babs at April 10, 2009 1:48 PM

Hey, real estate agents are most likely working Wednesdays as well -- why not call for a private showing of something that interests you?

Posted by: babs at April 10, 2009 1:50 PM

continued evidence that most sellers are not serious or blind to reality.

if you're a seller who HAS to sell, take whatever this brutal mkt has to offer and get it over with. If you dont need to sell, don't waste the real estate agent's time cause you know you aint taking current market prices.

Odds are that these sellers will see the easter bunny sooner than the now extinct rich & loose sucker

Posted by: more4less at April 10, 2009 1:53 PM

i was thinking the fort greene place looked interesting until i realized that the agent stating that it was 12.5' wide was not a typo.

Posted by: tribe at April 10, 2009 1:56 PM

Most Christians go to Easter services in the morning. The rest of the day is "free time". It's not like one has to stay home and pray all day. I think Easter Sunday is a good day to look at open houses. Easter is all about new beginings.

Posted by: sam at April 10, 2009 2:02 PM

Brownstowner: "No Good News" for who...sellers who either bought years ago and are unrealistically in the black, or bought too late and foolishly overpaid.

Please.

What's this horsebleep about feeling bad that prices are coming down to sustainable levels that ordinary dual 6-figure income earning families can consider.

Barf.

Posted by: brandedmatt at April 10, 2009 2:03 PM

Sorry, meant that for the 6-months later post....

Posted by: brandedmatt at April 10, 2009 2:06 PM

I think the Carroll Gardens house is absolutely adorable, and beautifully renovated and maintained. I love the facade in the back. No idea about the price though.

Posted by: Brownstonerlogin at April 10, 2009 2:11 PM

Ridiculous on Classon.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at April 10, 2009 2:30 PM

Do all the houses on Verandah Place have next to no back yard space?

Posted by: johnife at April 10, 2009 3:04 PM


"but everyone loves the easter bunny! :)"

Not everyone...

http://www.1010wins.com/NJ-Man-Accused-of-Abandoning-Pet-Bunny-in-Woods/4180112

Posted by: East New York at April 10, 2009 3:07 PM

Seattle's Woodland Park has a HUGE bunny population because of abandoned pets. And since it seems to keep on growing and growing, it's obviously not just anonymous gay men that are having sex there!!

Posted by: tybur6 at April 10, 2009 3:37 PM

The Verandah Place house appears to be about 1800sf, and has an asking price of $2,795,000.

When did Cobble Hill - nice as it may be - start to command over $1500psf?

Posted by: SnarkSlope at April 10, 2009 3:38 PM

What would Jesus do?

Not go to an Open House on Easter Sunday.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 10, 2009 4:00 PM

I won't be going to any of these. Not because it's Easter Sunday (don't care) nor because they're all too expensive (though they are), but because it's supposed to be chilly and windy out on Sunday. :P

Posted by: cwbuecheler at April 10, 2009 4:27 PM

@brg Actually, what better thing to do if you've just come back from the dead (but after brunch, of course!)? But wasn't His Dad the original RE Agent -- "In My Father's house are many mansions."

Posted by: babs at April 10, 2009 4:35 PM

I'm so ready when middle of the road houses in middle of the road neighborhoods return to middle of the road prices. The Veranda house is nicest so in the real world maybe 600K for it and the mid 300's for the rest. Why banks are still lending over $417K on anything middle of the road in Brooklyn is beyond me. Oh yeah, they're not really - except in rare cases when people are putting down 55% or more. That Bed Stuy house in person is apartment grade - the pictures really make it look a LOT better than reality. I'd say mid 300's is actually too high for it.

Posted by: williamsburgguy at April 10, 2009 4:53 PM

LOL Babs!

Posted by: bayridgegirl at April 10, 2009 5:06 PM

I've been in the South Oxford house. I would say it is actually very nice inside.

I think it makes a nice house for the right family who can affort it.

It's been tastefully done and finished out. I could see it being really gorgeous all fitted out with great furnishings. That said, it's not the house for me.

I do prefer our 20+ foot house. Our house is not terribly deep either (very standard front and back parlors for the width of house) so there's nice light.

That said, on a recent reconnaissance mission at one of the open houses, I didn't find the narrowness that bad. Some of the rooms were only a little smaller than those in our house since this house has that central stairwell.

The Carroll Gardens house is TINY! My, my!

All in all, must admit, the prices are all a bit high.

Good weekend All!


Posted by: BrooklynGreene at April 10, 2009 6:26 PM

I lived in what I thought was Clinton Hill, Grand between Greene and Gates, from 1989 to 2007. Many old-timer passers-by called it Bed-Stuy.

I guess I'd call this place Clinton Hill, but Classon Ave. is a speedway on the way to the BQE.

Posted by: rf at April 10, 2009 8:11 PM

"What a joke!"

Every listing on this blog is a joke. $1.35M for that four-story hallway on South Oxford or $1.125M for that H3 Hummer on 2nd St. All jokes. This madness has to end.

***Bid half off peak comps***

Posted by: Brownstones Half Off at April 10, 2009 11:43 PM

H3 Hummer, cute. I really like that one, though. Have been thinking about it since it was HOTD. I could live there for the rest of my life. Or a while, anyway. Couple, no children, no friends -- perfect. Room for home office, studio, occasional guest, parties (with no friends) -- perfect. Except the price. Price not perfect.

Posted by: Nomi at April 11, 2009 12:36 AM

I love the South Oxford House. Love it. The kitchens and bathrooms aren't necessarily what I would have done, but they're nice enough to live with for a long time. The garden is lovely and the house is adorable. I am not in the market for anything, nor could I afford it, but if I could...I have a thing for well-proportioned small houses.

Posted by: RAR at April 11, 2009 12:22 PM

Did anyone go to the 2nd St. house? Just noticing that the ceilings appear to be pretty low, looks like they must be around 8 feet judging by the front door. That could feel oppressive.

Posted by: Nomi at April 12, 2009 7:12 PM

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