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October 19, 2009

House of the Day: 524 2nd Street

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Here's a classic meat-and-potatoes Park Slope listing. The two family house at 524 2nd Street has a charming exterior, lots of interior details and a low-maintenance backyard. (It's also zoned for PS 321.) At only 18 feet wide, though, it's got a slightly more modest scale than some other houses in the area, which will make it interesting to see whether the asking price of $2,375,000 flies.
524 2nd Street [Townsley & Gay] GMAP P*Shark





Posted by Brownstoner at 1:18 PM | Comments (16)
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I consider Townsley and Gay to be the premier Park slope realtor.

Posted by: infinitejester at October 19, 2009 1:23 PM

That's not a $2.375MM kitchen and I suspect nor are the bathrooms.

Posted by: daveinbedstuy at October 19, 2009 1:26 PM

Definitely shabby chic in the finishing dept. Bathrooms and kitchens very likely livable in the short term but in need of renovation fairly soon. Nice location, if a bit far from the subway. Probably 200K over priced.

Posted by: wasder at October 19, 2009 1:31 PM

Would it have killed them to add 'toilet, bathtub, sink' symbols on the floor plan!?!?!

Would it have killed them to add a master bathroom to the master bedroom!?!?!?

Wow, you can have a dance party in that laundry room on the fourth floor. It's huuuuge.

Posted by: brownjokester at October 19, 2009 1:33 PM

I consider Townsley and Gay to be the premier Park slope realtor.

How can you be the premire anything in 2009 with such a pathetic website, lousy pictures and virtually useless floorplan.

The house is overpriced - it is 18' wide and is in need of extensive work to be a 2+M house - nice detailing though

Posted by: fsrg at October 19, 2009 1:50 PM

"shabby chic"

LOL!

***Bill Thompson for Mayor***

Posted by: Brownstones Half Off at October 19, 2009 2:46 PM

Beautiful home.

I notice that there's a sprinkler system, which I assume is leftover from when the home was a 3-or-more family home. For a single or 2-family home, does a sprinkler system add to the value, or decrease the value?

Do buyers often remove sprinkler systems?

Posted by: Pigeon at October 19, 2009 3:27 PM

Have you noticed how the comments thin out for "meh" properties. It's not grand enough for people to daydream about winning the lotto, and it's not modest enough for most people to seriously entertain buying such a house.

Posted by: the chicken at October 19, 2009 4:12 PM

there is a bike lane on that street. Does that add or subtract value?

Posted by: Petebklyn at October 19, 2009 4:17 PM

Not the most fabulous building in the area, but those 8 "Bids" on the widget at 1.5 Mil are out of their mind...

Posted by: newsouthsloper at October 19, 2009 4:40 PM

Nobody talks about the properties of the day anymore. It seems like the Open Thread is the only one that generates any comments these days.

Posted by: Oleg at October 19, 2009 4:40 PM

Why the decrease in interest?
Are people working instead?

Posted by: Pigeon at October 19, 2009 4:57 PM

For what it's worth, this late in the day, my friend, a retired NYC fireman, says that sprinkler systems are worth their weight in gold, ugly or not. He said that whenever FDNY did inspections, they were always pleased to see them, and said they save more lives than any other fire protection system. He would never advocate tearing them out. You can recess the pipes in the ceiling, as only the jets and the sensors have to be visible. Making sure they are inspected and in working order is a must, as well. There are companies that do that for a couple hundred dollars.

Posted by: Montrose Morris at October 19, 2009 5:55 PM

Right now there are 723 posts in the Open Thread, so I don't think people are working any harder than before. It's strange.

Posted by: Oleg at October 19, 2009 5:57 PM

I'm working!

This seems like a nice, turnkey property in good condition. A basic house, nothing grand. The price should be on the lower to middle end of whatever houses in this location go for.

Posted by: mopar at October 19, 2009 6:30 PM

Thanks for the sprinkler system info, MM.
So, if considering whether to remore a sprinkler system, it's a battle between safety and aesthetics.

Posted by: Pigeon at October 19, 2009 7:18 PM

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