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House of the Day: 41 Jefferson Avenue
This brownstone at 41 Jefferson Avenue just came on the market with a price tag of $1,299,000. It’s scale (20 feet wide with high ceilings), historic details and attractive renovation are bound to generate some interest–enough, we bet, to make this price viable despite the Bed Stuy location. What do you think?
41 Jefferson Avenue [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
05/24/2012 1:29 PM
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House of the Day: 159 Underhill Avenue
This brownstone at 159 Underhill Avenue is reasonably nice but lacking in the kind of historic charm we were hoping for when we clicked on the listing. The kitchen cabinets are pretty middle of the road and the parlor floor has very little original detail. That said, the house appears to be in good shape, it’s in a convenient location in Prospect Heights and there’s ample outdoor space. Plus, the asking price of $1,799,000 would surely be higher if this were a real show-stopper so it could be viewed as an opportunity to get a piece of the rock in this part of town for under $2 million.
159 Underhill Avenue [Halstead] GMAP P*Shark
05/23/2012 1:28 PM
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House of the Day: 328 President Street
This new brownstone listing at 328 President Street in Carroll Gardens would have benefited from a little staging. It’s generally got good bones (along with a big front yard) but the combo unfortunate kitchens and dreary furnishings doesn’t help the cause. Still, given the location and the fact that there still’s a fair bit of original charm, the three-family house should still get some attention. Whether it’ll fetch the $2,650,000 asking price remains to be seen.
328 President Street [Town Real Estate] GMAP P*Shark
05/22/2012 1:28 PM
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House of the Day: 778 Carroll Street
This house at 778 Carroll Street in Park Slope just hit the market with a price tag of $2,995,000. The centerpiece of the house is a grand center stair, enhanced, we would guess, by the recent renovation. The parlor floor has a nice open-plan loftiness to it that we bet’ll appeal to buyers. The bathrooms and kitchen of the owner’s triplex have also all be redone. The location, between 7th and 8th Avenues, is also very good. Think the price is right?
778 Carroll Street [Warren Lewis] GMAP P*Shark
778 Carroll Street [Aguayo & Huebener]
05/21/2012 1:26 PM
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House of the Day: 218 Saint Marks Avenue
This brick townhouse at 218 Saint Marks Avenue in Prospect Heights hit the market last month asking $2,999,000 and was quickly reduced to the current price of $2,795,000. We suspect it may have a little further to go, especially when you consider you can get yesterday’s House of the Day for just a couple hundred grand more. It’s certainly an attractive house in a good location but it lacks a certain wow factor that we think you need to get this number in this location. What do you think?
218 St. Marks Avenue [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
05/17/2012 1:28 PM
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Co-op of the Day: 563 8th Street, #3R
If you’re a fan of old architectural detail but aren’t in a position to buy an entire house, this 1,300-square-foot floor-through unit at 563 8th Street might be worth a look. The three-bedroom pad has beautiful inlaid parquet floors and along with a couple of impressive mantels and mirrors. The listing has been on the market for more than three months though and has already undergone one price cut, a reflection perhaps of the railroad layout. The asking price is currently $975,000 with a monthly maintenance of $850.
563 8th Street, #3R [Brooklyn Properties] GMAP P*Shark
05/17/2012 12:58 PM
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House of the Day: 488 13th Street
This two-family house at 488 13th Street just hit the market with an asking price of $2,695,000. The interiors are in great shape with lots of original detail and custom built-ins that will appeal to a traditionalist; there’s also a nice rear deck and modern bathroom. And the location on a park block ain’t too shabby either. The only question is whether, at just three stories, the house is big enough to pull off its asking price.
488 13th Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
05/16/2012 1:25 PM
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House of the Day: 314 Park Place
This brownstone listing at 314 Park Place in Prospect Heights sure looks good to us. In addition to copious amounts of interior detail (inlaid parquet floors, lotsa mantles, a pier mirror), the 4,100-square-foot house has the oversized backyard that comes with the 131-foot-deep lots in this part of town. The asking price for the two-family is $2,975,000, definitely at the upper end of the spectrum for this neighborhood but, given how nice the house is and how hot the market is, certainly not out of the question.
314 Park Place [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
05/15/2012 1:25 PM
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House of the Day: 204 Dean Street
This new listing at 204 Dean Street has great bones (moldings, floors, etc.), nice width (over 22 feet) and a location (prime Boerum Hill) that’s sure to please. The big question is whether $2,450,000 is the right price for a townhouse that, in the broker’s words, is “Oh so ready for a makeover.” Waddya think?
204 Dean Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
05/10/2012 1:28 PM
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House of the Day: 68 Midwood Street
Here’s another big-ticket listing in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. The single-family house at 68 Midwood Street looks like absolute perfection. The historic detail is impressive (original floors, moldings and mantels are particularly sweet) and everything appears to be in good shape. How do you think the asking price of $1,795,000 will fly?
68 Midwood Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
05/09/2012 1:29 PM
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House of the Day: 75A Willow Street
The eventual buyer of this new listing at 75A Willow Street in Brooklyn Heights will probably end up spending some dough reconfiguring the triplex-over-duplex configuration but at least they’ll have some great raw material to work with. The five-story brownstone may be on the skinny side (16 feet) but there’s lots of historic detail and the proportions are otherwise quite generous. The ask? $3,350,000.
75A Willow Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
05/08/2012 1:29 PM
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House of the Day: 28 Verandah Place
28 Verandah Place was an Open House Pick back in 2009 when it was on the market for $2,795,000 (having been reduced from $3,100,000). At just over 2,000 square feet, it’s relatively small for a house; at $2,795,000, it’s also pretty pricey on a per-square-foot basis. It’s location overlooking on one of the quaintest streets around and overlooking the small park deserves some kind of premium, as do the exposed joists that provide some lovely character to the carriage house. Time will tell whether the price is realistic. The market sure is stronger than the last time the sellers tried.
28 Verandah Place [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
05/07/2012 1:28 PM
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House of the Day: 370 Washington Avenue
Even though the listing for 370 Washington Avenue admits that the four-story brownstone needs a “loving touch” to bring out its full potential, we’re really liking the raw material a new homeowner would be working with: all the original stuff you’d hope for is here, from parquet floors to crown moldings to marble mantels. The house is less than 17 feet wide, but the upside there is that you get a lovely center stair and the generous landings it comes with. The asking price is $1,800,000, a number that’s hard to get your arms around without knowing how much you’d have to spend on fixing the place up. No matter what, though, this place has a special feel to it.
370 Washington Avenue [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
05/03/2012 1:26 PM
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House of the Day: 268 Clermont Avenue
If you’re a devotee of Dekalb’s restaurant row, you couldn’t find a more convenient house to buy than this new listing at 268 Clermont Avenue in Fort Greene. The wood clapboard house has lots of historic charm on the exterior and has been tastefully renovated on the interior; there’s not much in the way of original detail left on the inside though. Out favorite part is the new kitchen, which leads out onto a balcony and to the garden below. The asking price is $1,995,000, which these days qualifies as inexpensive for this part of town. We suspect the lack of moldings and mantels is what explains the relative discount.
268 Clermont Avenue [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
05/02/2012 1:25 PM
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House of the Day: 609 6th Street
As we reported at the time, 609 6th Street sold back in 2006 for $2,225,000. Now the lovely limestone house is back on the market and is asking $2,795,000. Given all the beautiful original detail and how hot the market is right now, this seems quite achievable to us. You?
609 6th Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
05/01/2012 1:25 PM
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House of the Day: 252 Dekalb Avenue
When 287 Dekalb Avenue hit the market in 2010 with an asking price of $2,250,000 didn’t seem crazy for such a beautiful house but it still took more than six months to find a buyer and ended up going for $1,800,000, which looks very cheap in hindsight. But that was a different market. This new listing at 252 Dekalb, while also dripping with historic detail, isn’t quite as special on the outside and is a bit narrower. Still, we suspect that it’ll end up selling for me given how hot the brownstone market is right now. Not sure they will get the asking of $2,200,000 but it’s bound to go quickly.
252 Dekalb Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
04/30/2012 1:27 PM
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House of the Day: 314 State Street
This 25-foot-wide townhouse at 314 State Street that just hit the market is pretty impressive. In addition to the princely scale, the two-family has been immaculately renovated in a traditional manner. The only thing we’re not wild about is the new flooring that runs across the parlor floor rather than lengthwise. But that’s a minor quibble compared with how nice the entire house is. It’s got a price to match, too: $3,975,000. Would that be a record for Boerum Hill?
314 State Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
04/26/2012 1:26 PM
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House of the Day: 511 East 16th Street
If you’ve been looking for a house in Ditmas Park for under a million bucks, this may be your lucky day. This new listing at 511 East 16th Street, while not as impressive as some of the other wooden Victorian houses in the area, still has some nice original features, a driveway, a front yard and a rear deck and garage. With an asking price of $890,000, we bet this’ll go fast.
511 East 16th Street [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
04/25/2012 1:28 PM
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House of the Day: 113 Prospect Park West
Impressive! That’s a good word to describe this house that just hit the market at 113 Prospect Park West. Because of a three-story extension, the four-story house weighs in at a hefty 6,000 square feet, all of which, according to the photos, are about as good as it gets if want a traditional pad. The asking price is $5,250,000, which comes out to $875 a foot. Achievable?
113 Prospect Park West [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
04/24/2012 1:26 PM
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House of the Day: 377 Grand Avenue
Everyone on our block is already buzzing about this: 377 Grand Avenue, which was bought by a Corcoran broker back in 2009 at the absolute dreariest time in the market for $1,144,330 and then very nicely renovated, is now on the market for $2,400,000. Seems like a stunning reversal of fortune for the four-story brownstone, but it seems about right if you think that the two recent sales on Cambridge were anything but flukes. After all, this house has another 400 square feet, higher ceilings and overall more grandeur than the ones on Cambridge. Obviously, as owners of a five-story brownstone right across the street, we’re watching this one with extreme interest! (Another funny note: Our car somehow made it into the photo of this house on Property Shark!)
377 Grand Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
04/23/2012 1:28 PM
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May 21, 2012 | 02:16 PM