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May 14, 2009

Co-op of the Day: 135 Prospect Park SW

Return of the stuffed animal photos! Our furry friend was last spotted in a studio in Prospect Heights and now has popped up in this two-bedroom co-op at 135 Prospect Park Southwest in Windsor Terrace. In case you couldn't tell from the Home Depot-esque kitchen, the listing is a sponsor unit--so no board approval required. You will be required to pony up a modest monthly maintenance of $670. The asking price is $639,000. By comparison, we featured a one-bedroom in the building in March asking $399,000 that appears to have gone into contract already.
135 Prospect Park SW [Arlene Greendlinger] GMAP P*Shark

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um...
I think the real question here is:
did the first apt that used the creative marketing idea that is "The Stuffed Kitty" go into contract yet? If so,
then Arlene might be on to something......

Posted by: gemini10 at May 14, 2009 12:54 PM

How do you all think this homey approach (stuffed animals, no floor plans, excessive verbiage) flies in this tough market? Who has patience for it?

Posted by: househunt at May 14, 2009 12:56 PM

This is overpriced by quite a bit. Actually, I find the price for this particular apartment insulting. And where is the floor plan? Amateurs...

Posted by: RinTinTin at May 14, 2009 1:06 PM

Sounds like a lot of space based on the verbiage, but a floorplan would go a long way towards showing off this place.

It's nice to be on the park, but there isn't really that much that nearby to justify the high price.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 14, 2009 1:14 PM

Looks like a solid handsome building and views of the park is nothing to sneeze at. Is there parking in the building? Is there a doorman? There should be. Most crucial question: How many of the apartments are owner-occupied and how many are old-timers who you will see every day, in their house dresses and slippers, in the lobby? Not to sound snooty, but a giant building full of old-school Brooklyn renters would give me pause.
So I want to know more. I like the fauxdega on the corner. otherwise, google streetviews makes the loation look a little like suburban Albany. Wide open spaces.

Posted by: sam at May 14, 2009 1:23 PM

Am I the only one to find this stuffed animal thiong annoying?

Posted by: cggirl at May 14, 2009 1:34 PM

I bought the tiniest two room apartment in this building right after 9/11 (I've since sold it.) The photos of the green tiled bathroom made me a bit nostalgic. A bit about the building, Sam...
-there's no doorman but there is a live in super
-there's no parking
-it's definitely not a building of old-school Brooklyn renters--lots of younger, single, married and folks with families who own their apartments
-there is one old timer--Fred--who everyone in the neighborhood knows--not because he walks around in slippers but because he holds "court" on a bench across from the building in the park and chats with his female admirers.

Posted by: wtgal at May 14, 2009 1:37 PM

you are not the only one cggirl. for all we know that stupid stuffed animal could have bedbugs and this dumb broker is spreading it from building to building!

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at May 14, 2009 1:42 PM

I live in the building next door. It's a great location, right across from the lake. The building is a handsome one. Best neighborhood in Brooklyn, IMHO. And the quietest.

Posted by: windsor terrace guy at May 14, 2009 1:44 PM

wtgal, that doesn't sound bad.
With a building this size, and with an influx of young blood, hiring a pair of doormen to deal with deliveries at least on the weekdays would increase the maintenance by very little given how many people will share the cost. But if the culture of the building is Spartan, that's that.
It looks like solid, cheap, no-frills housing.

Posted by: sam at May 14, 2009 1:45 PM

"And the quietest."

Why do people make a big deal about how quiet the neighborhood is?
If I wanted to live in a quiet (ie: dead) neighborhhod, I could live in Cleveland for one quarter the cost of NYC.

Posted by: mcKenzie at May 14, 2009 1:49 PM

Um, I want to live in NYC AND have some quiet at home . . .

How can anyone evaluate this place with no floorplan, no sq footage, and pictures the size of large postage stamps?

It's probably a decent apartment. I don't understand why any agent, even an idiosyncratic one like this, would want to show it off as little as possible. I don't get it. People who don't happen to know the building, area, etc., are likely to look at a comparable, or even less desirable place if the presentation is good. Good, meaning at least enough to get some sense of the space.

Posted by: Nomi at May 14, 2009 2:02 PM

Oh. Sorry. Just saw the link to her site . . .

Posted by: Nomi at May 14, 2009 2:05 PM

what means "old-school Brooklyn renter?" I rent. So do plenty of others and I know plenty of owners I wouldn't want to live next to either- especially the ones who police the street in their muu-muus and hair rollers.

Posted by: bxgrl at May 14, 2009 2:07 PM

I hope people realized i was being sarcastic by my first post regarding the stuffed animal

I like WT though - however I do think this price has to come down!!!

Posted by: gemini10 at May 14, 2009 2:13 PM

But her site only has three photos and no more info .. . . OK, I'll stop now.

Posted by: Nomi at May 14, 2009 2:13 PM

I have trouble falling asleep without city noises in the distance, traffic, the ocassional siren, voices coming home late from a date.
What I absolutely hate are crickets. When I go to the country and there is no human noise at night but this incessant cricket noise!! I really can't stand it. crickets give me the creeps.

Posted by: mcKenzie at May 14, 2009 2:35 PM

Mckenzie I suggest you move to Cleveland anyway.

Posted by: windsor terrace guy at May 14, 2009 2:47 PM

windsor terrace guy: who asked you?

Posted by: mcKenzie at May 14, 2009 2:52 PM

I'm calling PETA. Someone's got to free that poor stuffed animal from such exploitative labor.

Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at May 14, 2009 2:56 PM

I can't believe nobody has ever sent this Arlene's nutty stuffed cat photos to the website lovelylisting.com

Posted by: traditionalmod at May 14, 2009 3:26 PM

This place looks amazing. Although it's kind of hard to tell without a floor plan. But from the sound of it, it has all my requirements for a prewar: Kitchen with two entrances, front door does not open directly into apt, living room is not long rectangle with one window at small far end, original bathroom (love the green tile).

Price seems high though. No idea where Windsor Terrace is, but I could buy a similar coop in Queens for $350,000. Does Windsor Terrace deserve a premium?

Posted by: mopar at May 14, 2009 3:35 PM

Does Windsor Terrace deserve a premium?

not really

Posted by: mcKenzie at May 14, 2009 4:14 PM

WT prices are high largely due to Park Slope spillover.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 14, 2009 4:17 PM

This apartment seems to be listed through 3 different brokers in the Times. If not, then no one is giving up the unit numbers. Laundry is not mentioned in any of them.

Posted by: jdthered at May 14, 2009 4:22 PM

Is Park Slope spillover toxic or can I just use some Downy to clean it up?

Posted by: Biff Champion at May 14, 2009 4:31 PM

jdthered: There's a laundry room (coin operated machines) in the basement.

Posted by: wtgal at May 14, 2009 4:32 PM

LOL Biff!

Posted by: sam at May 14, 2009 5:06 PM

Biff - I recommend Scrubbing Bubbles.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 14, 2009 5:10 PM

scrubbing bubbles and a haz mat suit.

Posted by: sam at May 14, 2009 5:14 PM

Scrubbing bubbles, a haz mat suit, and a fedora.

PS: Don't use Downy. That will just make an already soft market downright squishy.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 14, 2009 5:16 PM

Snark, lol! I used to love those old Bounty commercials with Nancy Walker. She always seemed like one tough cookie.

http://tinyurl.com/raclph

Posted by: Biff Champion at May 14, 2009 5:29 PM

Nice one, Biff. I remember that commercial, as well as the Calgonite "Spotmaker" one that cued up after it.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at May 14, 2009 6:08 PM

LOL!

Posted by: mopar at May 14, 2009 6:17 PM

I've looked at a few apartments in there over the years. It seems like a nice, well-kept building. I wouldn't pay that much for it, though. It's too far from everything (except the deli downstairs).

One plus about the building is that it has two elevators. Maybe that doesn't sound so important, but whenever the elevator in my building is out of commission, I wish I lived at 135 PPSW.

Posted by: renonoob at May 14, 2009 11:40 PM

WOW!!

I'm a VERY impressed by the restraint here... there were NO comments about the lack of a second, or even third, bathroom!

Was everyone just distracted?

Posted by: tybur6 at May 15, 2009 12:08 AM

>"I used to love those old Bounty commercials with Nancy Walker."

Wow, what a throwback. Who'd ever think that a paper towel commercial would one day become sixty seconds of nostalgia. Nice.

Posted by: Nomi at May 15, 2009 12:46 AM