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House of the Day: 32 DeKoven Court
The enclosed front porch at 32 De Koven Court is unfortunate from an architectural standpoint, but other than that the one-family house in Fiske Terrace has a lot going for it. The first floor has lots of charming original detail, including inlaid wood floors, stained glass and moldings. The modernized kitchen is attractive, though we’re not digging all of the other modern touches. Still, overall a very nice house in a good Ditman Park location. The ask is $1,195,000. There was an open house yesterday. Did anyone check it out?
32 Dekoven Court [AH Realty] GMAP P*Shark
10/24/2011 1:23 PM
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Rental of the Day: 1825 Foster Avenue, #5J
This two-bedroom at 1825 Foster Avenue in Ditmas Park has a lot going for it. There’s a nice blend of period touches and modern updates, and the kitchen is especially lovely. The asking rent is $2,375/month. Thoughts?
1825 Foster Avenue, #5J [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
10/24/2011 12:28 PM
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A B&B Opens in Ditmas Park
A new bed and breakfast called The Isabella at Ditmas Park is starting to take reservations. Room rates run between $140 and $155 per night, with two-night minimum stays. The B&B is being run by folks that’ve lived in the house at 561 Rugby Road for a few years, and they’ll also be affiliated with a satellite B&B down the road called the Isabella II that’s being operated by family members.
The Isabella at Ditmas Park Bed & Breakfast [Official Site] GMAP
10/06/2011 11:00 AM
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Closing Bell: Haunted in Ditmas Park
Scouting NY is holding a Haunted House Contest and asking for submissions showing the spookiest home you know. (The contest isn’t limited to NYC.) Scout’s pick: 1305 Albemarle Road (pictured above), a crumbling Victorian mansion in Ditmas Park with spooky windows galore. What are you picks for haunted homes in Brooklyn? The Rat Squirrel house comes to mind, along with 187 7th Avenue in Park Slope, and 87 MacDonough Street, The United Order of Tents building in Bed Stuy.
A Very Creepy House in Brooklyn [Scouting NY]
10/03/2011 4:00 PM
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Open House Picks
Boerum Hill
298 State Street
Douglas Elliman
Saturday, 1-3 and Sunday, by appointment
$2,675,000
GMAP P*Shark
Williamsburg
135 Bedford Avenue
Halstead
Sunday, 1-2
$2,100,000
GMAP P*Shark
Ditmas Park
674 East 22nd Street
Fillmore
Sunday, 12-2
$899,000
GMAP P*Shark
Greenpoint
220 Eagle Street
Aptsandlofts.com
Sunday, 2-3
$699,000
GMAP P*Shark
09/30/2011 1:07 PM
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House of the Day: 1917 Newkirk Avenue
This listing at 1917 Newkirk Avenue in Ditmas Park sure is a looker. The original details are stunning–the coffered ceilings and paneled dining room are particularly impressive–and the covered driveway is a nice bonus too. The house originally came on the market last December for $1,375,000 and got pulled from the market in August. It’s just come back on now with a new price of $999,500. The house is so impressive that we can only assume that the fact that it’s across from apartment buildings has been hurting its chances.
1917 Newkirk Avenue [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
09/28/2011 1:27 PM
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Co-op of the Day: 616 East 18th Street, #3L
With long-term mortgages rates hovering around 4 percent, it’s kinda crazy how cheap the cost of carry on apartments with low maintenances is. Take, for example, this FSBO in the Brownstoner Marketplace. The one-bedroom at 616 East 18th Street is asking $255,000 and has a maintenance of $591. At these numbers, if you were to put 20 percent down, you after-tax monthly cost would only be about $1,000. And that’s for a 700-square-foot one-bedroom in a doorman building. This is the point at which you wish you’d been a little nicer to that nutty great aunt!
616 East 18th Street, #3L [FSBO] GMAP P*Shark
09/27/2011 12:55 PM
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Open House Picks
Park Slope
129 Lincoln Place
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday, 1:30-4
$3,300,000
P*Shark
Fort Greene
414 Adelphi Street
Corcoran
Sunday, 2-4
$1,499,000
P*Shark
Ditmas Park
674 East 22nd Street
Fillmore
Sunday, 3-5
$899,000
P*Shark
Greenwood
210 30th Street
Douglas Elliman
Sunday, 2-3:30
$635,000
P*Shark
09/23/2011 1:02 PM
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09/23/2011 11:43 AM
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Open House Picks
Park Slope
415 Dean Street
Corcoran
Sunday, 2-3:30
$1,795,000
GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
429 11th Street
Brooklyn Properties
Sunday, 2:30-4
$1,599,000
GMAP P*Shark
Ditmas Park
1116 Beverley Road
Fillmore
Sunday, 1-3
$1,125,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bed Stuy
753 Quincy Street
FSBO
Saturday + Sunday, 1-5
$639,000
GMAP P*Shark
09/09/2011 1:05 PM
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Closing Bell: Looking Back at Vox Pop
It’s been a year since the Courtelyou Road coffee shop/community space Vox Pop closed, and Ditmas Park Blog has a letter from its former CEO, Debi Ryan, reflecting on the business’s shuttering. Ryan writes that Vox Pop “found a way to pull a community together by being affordable, welcoming and all inclusive” but that she’s still personally on the hook for back taxes that she says her predecessor failed to pay. Ryan also notes that the Vox Pop space is still empty, though she’s “confident that in such a creative community, someone can find a needed and profitable use for it.”
Vox Pop Remembered [Ditmas Park Blog]
Photo by lornagrl
09/06/2011 4:00 PM
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Rental of the Day: 801 Ocean Ave.
At 700 square feet, this Ditmas Park one bedroom at 801 Ocean Avenue isn’t huge, but it still seems like a decent deal. The space is nice, the listing says the kitchen is renovated, and the rent comes in low, at $1,150/month. The building’s also right off Cortelyou, an easy shot to both the subway and all the retail on the block. What say you?
801 Ocean Avenue [Lifestyle Realty] GMAP P*Shark
08/30/2011 12:45 PM
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Open House Picks
Clinton Hill
217 Lafayette Avenue
Kline Realty
Sunday, 2-4
$1,200,000
GMAP P*Shark
Crown Heights
1032 Sterling Place
Prospective Properties
Sunday, 12-2
$925,000
GMAP P*Shark
Ditmas Park
1904 Foster Avenue
Douglas Elliman
Saturday, 11:30-12:30
$835,000
GMAP P*Shark
Ditmas Park
24 Stephens Court
Corcoran
Saturday, 12-1:30
$550,000
GMAP P*Shark
08/05/2011 1:03 PM
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House of the Day: 478 Argyle Road
This freestanding house at 478 Argyle Road just hit the market with a price tag of $1,490,000. It’s a very nice house, though perhaps not quite as charming as some others in Victorian Flatbush. It’s big, though, in pretty good shape and has its own driveway and garage. And, while a very nice block, the location is arguably a little bit south of the most prime part of the neighborhood. Still, nice place overall for sure. We’ll see how the pricing works out.
1 Main Street, #14 [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
08/03/2011 1:22 PM
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House of the Day: 270 Rugby Road
This freestanding Victorian house at 270 Rugby Road just hit the market with an asking price of $1,249,000. It’s on a very nice block of Beverley Square West and has a fair amount of its original charm intact but is clearly worse for having been modified at some point in the middle of the last century, a move that resulted in the loss of one of the neighborhood’s trademark front porches; the kitchen and bathrooms are also quite dated. Still, great location, nice floors, private parking…We shall see.
270 Rugby Road [Brooklyn Hearth] GMAP P*Shark
07/26/2011 1:27 PM
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Rental of the Day: 800 Cortelyou Road
This apartment at 800 Cortelyou Road is big and the location is great in terms of being on Ditmas Park’s main commercial drag. We don’t have any complaints about the unit itself, but $1,500/month strikes us on the high side for a one bedroom in the neighborhood. Think the generous amount of space justifies the asking rent?
800 Cortelyou Road [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
07/19/2011 12:30 PM
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Open House Picks
Ditmas Park
731 East 19th Street
Corcoran
Sunday 12-1:30 pm
$1,399,000
GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
432 10th Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Saturday and Sunday 12-3pm
$1,300,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bay Ridge
328 Senator Street
Douglas Elliman
Sunday 2-4:30 pm
$1,299,000
GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
262 11th Street
Park Slope Info
Saturday 1-3 pm
$1,100,000
GMAP P*Shark
07/08/2011 1:06 PM
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Rental of the Day: 356 Stratford Road
Here’s a charming two-bedroom for rent in at Ditmas Park Victorian, at 356 Stratford Road. It’s hard to find much to complain about here (besides the wall color); the apartment looks very spacious with some well-kept details. The rent comes in a little high for the neighborhood at $2,300/month. At that price some updates in the bathroom might have been nice. What do you think?
356 Stratford [Lions Share Inc.] GMAP P*Shark
06/16/2011 12:32 PM
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House of the Day: 169 Stratford Road
After paying $1,260,000 in 2008, the owners of 169 Stratford Road in Prospect Park South recently put their charming unattached woodframe house on the market for $1,525,000. Everything appears to be in perfect shape, from the original floors and paneling to the renovated eat-in kitchen (which was done by the previous owners). (Digging the bathroom reno too!) There are bound to be a lot of interested parties. It’ll be interested to see if the sellers will get their price.
169 Stratford Road [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
06/08/2011 1:25 PM
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Open House Picks
Boerum Hill
20 St. Marks Place
Century 21
Sunday, 1:30 – 4:00
$2,495,000
GMAP P*Shark
377 7th Street
Corcoran
Sunday, 2:30 – 4:30
$1,995,000
GMAP P*Shark Carroll Gardens
82 Douglass Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday, 3:30 – 5:30
$1,295,000
GMAP P*Shark Ditmas Park
1116 Beverly Road
Fillmore
Sunday, 1:00 – 3:00
$1,150,000
GMAP P*Shark
05/13/2011 1:17 PM
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