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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. GRAVESEND $10,250,000.00
451 Avenue S GMAP
The sale of this one-family home came in as the priciest BK sale this year. As we said last week: “Simply on a price-per-square-foot basis this has got to be one of the biggest sales ever in Brooklyn history, though for total dollars it trails other Gravesend sales like 450 Avenue S, which sold for $11,000,000 in 2003, and 2111 East 2nd Street, which sold for $10,260,000 in 2009.” This home comes in at 2,914 square feet. Entered into contract on 5/5/11; closed on 5/5/11; deed recorded on 5/19/2011.
2. PARK SLOPE $2,850,000
35 Prospect Park West, #8-9B GMAP
Curbed beat us to the punch on this one, writing yesterday that “this duplex at 35 Prospect Park West finally closed for $2,850,000 last week after asking a high of $4,950,000 all the way back in 2008.” This was our Co-Op of the Day when it was asking $3,000,000. We thought it was a beautiful apartment and wondered how low the price could go. Now we have our answer. Entered into contract on 4/28/11; closed on 4/28/2011; deed recorded on 5/18/11.
3. WILLIAMSBURG $2,392,887.50
34 North 7th Street, PH1B GMAP
There isn’t a lot on this penthouse unit at The Edge. The sale includes a storage space. Entered into contract on 3/29/11; closed on 4/28/2011; deed recorded on 5/20/11.
4. MIDWOOD $2,200,000.00
1677 Ocean Parkway GMAP
1677 Ocean Parkway is a two family with some vacant land. According to StreetEasy, the 5,175-square-foot home sits on a 5,600-square-foot lot. It was asking $2,200,000. Entered into contract on 2/16/2011; closed on 5/9/2011; deed recorded on 5/18/11.
5. COBBLE HILL $2,175,000
14 Tompkins Place GMAP
The listing for 14 Tompkins Place says this: “Currently used as a two-family, this three-family townhouse needs a complete make-over, but your investment will be well spent on lovely, tree-lined Tompkins Place.” From the few pictures it still looks like this house has some surviving details. The ask was $2,350,000. Entered into contract on 1/10/2011; closed on 5/12/2011; deed recorded on 5/20/11.
Just missed the cut: 307 Adeplphi, a renovated townhouse asking $2,690,000, closed for $2,000,000.
05/24/2011 11:32 AM
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Open House Picks
Park Slope
106 Lincoln Place
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday, 12:00 – 1:30
$2,995,000
GMAP P*Shark
Midwood
712 East 18th Street
Mary Kay Gallagher
Sunday, 12-2
$1,250,000
GMAP P*Shark
Greenwood Heights
228 21st Street
Corcoran
Sunday, 12:30-2
$1,150,000
GMAP P*Shark
Windsor Terrace
517 Vanderbilt Street
Brooklyn Properties
Sunday, 12-2
$975,000
GMAP P*Shark
05/20/2011 1:12 PM
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New Performing Arts Center for Brooklyn College
The Eagle and Post have stories about how there was a groundbreaking last week for a new performing arts center at Brooklyn College. The $55 million project will be the college’s first LEED-certified building and “provide rehearsal, production, and performance space for the college’s Conservatory of Music and Department of Theater, which, together with the departments of Art, Film, and Television and Radio, comprise the college’s new School of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts,” according to the Post. It’s expected to be cfinished in 2014.
Ground Broken on Brooklyn College’s New Performing Arts Center [Eagle]
New Performing Arts Center for Brooklyn College [NY Post]
Renderings from Pfeiffer Partners Architects.
05/16/2011 9:30 AM
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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. WILLIAMSBURG $2,740,000
2 Northside Piers, #20AP GMAP
This comes in as the most expensive sale at Two Northside Piers, and Curbed supplied us with all the dirt when it hit public record. According to Curbed: “A look at the deed reveals the Rosenmans purchased #20AP, two adjacent 2BRs facing the river. Total size: 2,931 square feet. We’re not sure whether the apartments have already been combined (there don’t appear to be permits on file for the work) or whether the buyers are planning to pay extra for that.” Swanky! Entered into contract on 12/17/10; closed on 4/15/10; deed recorded on 5/3/2011.
2. MIDWOOD $2,300,000
711 Avenue J GMAP
711 Avenue J is a whooping 4,549 square feet, but unfortunately that’s all we know about this Midwood home. Entered into contract on 12/15/10; closed on 3/15/2011; deed recorded on 5/3/11.
3. PROSPECT HEIGHTS $1,950,000
1 Grand Army Plaza, #12B GMAP
Last week it was the penthouse unit, this week OPP’s big sale belongs to a three bedroom, two-and-a-half bath. This corner apartment was on the market initially for $2,100,000. Entered into contract on 2/9/2011; closed on 4/26/2011; deed recorded on 5/6/11.
4. PARK SLOPE $1,895,000
25 Montgomery Place, #1 GMAP
#1 at 25 Montgomery Place was our Condo of the Day last June. We called the duplex architecturally stunning but said of the $1,995,000 price tag: “It’s a tough leap to shell out that amount of dough when it would by you a pretty nice stand-alone house not too far away.” The average reader appraisal came in at $1,646,710. Entered into contract on 2/16/2011; closed on 4/26/2011; deed recorded on 5/2/11.
5. CLINTON HILL $1,890,000
414 Vanderbilt Avenue GMAP
414 Vanderbilt Avenue was HOTD October 2008 for $2,490,000. We guessed it would be a tough sell without any historic charm or modern appeal. (To characterize the home’s interior, we settled on “McMansion Chic.”) Since then the price went down to $1,950,000 and stayed there for awhile. The four story brownstone is currently configured as an owners lower duplex. Entered into contract on 1/17/2011; closed on 4/15/11; deed recorded on 5/6/11.
05/10/2011 11:30 AM
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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. GRAVESEND $6,000,000
420 Avenue S GMAP
We gave a shout out to Brooklyn’s biggest sale of 2011 in a post last week; this one-family home is 2,697 square feet and sold at $2,224 per square foot. Entered into contract on 4/5/11; closed on 4/5/11; deed recorded on 4/12/2011.
2. GRAVESEND $2,664,000
2233 East 3rd Street GMAP
A two-family, 3,200 square foot home on a 4,483 square foot lot. Entered into contract on 1/15/11; closed on 3/29/2011; deed recorded on 4/12/11.
3. MIDWOOD $2,000,000
911 East 9th Street GMAP
South Brooklyn was owning the top sales last week….This two family comes with a garage or vacant land. The 2,928 square foot home is on a 6,000 square foot lot. Entered into contract on 3/31/2011; closed on 3/31/2011; deed recorded on 4/14/11.
4. GOWANUS $1,835,000
345 Hoyt Street GMAP
Another big sale for Gowanus! 345 Hoyt Street was a HOTD in 2009, where we stated: “Maybe we’re missing something, but we don’t see how the asking price for this three-story house at 345 Hoyt Street (at Carroll Street) in Carroll Gardens can be $2,150,000.” The interiors had been pretty much stripped, although there was a three car garage and some unused FAR. Since 2009, the house has been on the market but didn’t drop any lower than $1,990,000. Guess there’s something to be said about sticking it out! Entered into contract on 2/17/2011; closed on 4/8/2011; deed recorded on 4/14/11.
5. COBBLE HILL $1,699,100
59 Tompkins Place GMAP
59 Topkins was listed for $1.9M last year with an aside to “bring your architect or designer.” And while there are still details in this three-story home, the listing photos suggest a needed revamp. What do you make of the final sale price? Entered into contract on 1/13/2011; closed on 3/30/11; deed recorded on 4/15/11.
Photos via PropertyShark.
04/19/2011 11:30 AM
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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. BOERUM HILL $1,625,000
476 Degraw Street GMAP
When 476 Degraw was a HOTD we were very fond of the reno but wondered if a house near the canal and Gowanus Houses could bring in an ask of $1,595,000. Turns out it could bring in even more. As Curbed pointed out last week, this was the home that turned up some pretty nifty stuff during its renovation. Entered into contract on 12/14/10; closed on 2/11/11; deed recorded on 3/23/2011.
2. MIDWOOD $1,600,000
1426 East 8th Street GMAP
Here’s the listing for this two family home on a big lot with R5 zoning. According to the listing, there’s a “private drive, alarm, parquet flooring and a very good layout of the rooms.” It hit the market for $1,595,000 in January. Entered into contract on 2/1/11; closed on 3/7/2011; deed recorded on 2/22/11.
3. BAY RIDGE $1,515,000
33 80th Street GMAP
This house has been on the market since 2009, originally with a price tag of $1,653,957. The listing touts a prime Bay Ridge locale, also that the “home was re-bricked, new hardwood parquet floors, radiant heat, etc.” Entered into contract on 8/18/2010; closed on 3/4/2011; deed recorded on 3/22/11.
4. PARK SLOPE $1,475,000
400 Butler Street GMAP
Weirdly, this three-family house doesn’t have a lot of information out on it. The home is between 5th and 4th Avenues, on the very last stretch of Butler. Entered into contract on 1/4/2011; closed on 3/1/2011; deed recorded on 3/23/11.
5. BAY RIDGE $1,300,000
221 76th Street GMAP
Wow….this is quite the mansion. “This prestigious home has retained almost all of its original details, such as solid mahogany carved staircase, d/r wall panels, stained glass windows thru-out.” The 4,000 square foot home is on a 51×100 lot. It was listed with two different brokers in 2010, for $1,900,000 and $1,699,000. Entered into contract on 12/1/2010; closed on 2/28/11; deed recorded on 3/23/11.
03/29/2011 11:32 AM
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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. MIDWOOD $3,750,000
2202 Avenue J GMAP
All we know about this house is that it is huge: 6,434 square feet on a 10,000 square foot lot. Entered into contract on 1/12/10; closed on 3/3/11; deed recorded on 3/14/2011.
2. FORT GREENE $1,915,000
131 Fort Greene Place GMAP
This two-family brick townhouse has been on the market since 2009. It’s an owners triplex with “self contained guest quarters” and a two-bedroom rental. There aren’t a ton of pictures of the listed interior details. It was first priced at $2,500,000 and cut a few times before selling. Entered into contract on 12/18/10; closed on 2/25/2011; deed recorded on 3/17/11.
3. PROSPECT HEIGHTS $1,900,000
126 St. Marks Avenue GMAP
This home at 126 St. Marks had a swift life on the market. It was listed in October 2010 for $2,100,000, entered contract in January and sold this month. From the listing: “this restored four family brownstone provides close to 4000 square feet of living space offering a host of options for the new owner(s).” Entered into contract on 1/12/2011; closed on 3/4/2011; deed recorded on 3/16/11.
4. CARROLL GARDENS $1,875,000
100 2nd Place, #1 GMAP
This brownstone unit was a Condo of the Day last September. We thought the duplex, complete with a master suite and two more bedrooms, was “immaculately renovated.” Couple that with an appealing layout and we were sold, although we thought the ask of $1,890,000 was somewhat ambitious. Guess we were wrong! Entered into contract on 1/5/2011; closed on 2/22/11; deed recorded on 3/18/11.
5. BRIGHTON BEACH $1,600,000
125 Oceana Drive East, #5C GMAP
This condo unit is from the Oceana, a gated community in Brighton Beach. #5C isn’t a penthouse unit but is priced on the higher end for the development. The unit also comes with a parking space. Entered into contract on 7/20/2010; closed on 3/2/2011; deed recorded on 3/14/11.
Photos via PropertyShark.
03/22/2011 11:30 AM
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Goal: A Family-Sized House for $600K or Under
This week’s “The Hunt” column in The Times is about a couple that was looking to buy a place because, with baby and law textbooks in tow, a $2,600-a-month, two-bedroom rental in Windsor Terrace was no longer big enough. After checking some website called Brownstoner.com daily, the determination was made that the pair’s max budget—in the low $600,000s—meant Windsor Terrace was too pricey. What followed: A visit to a five-bedroom in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens that, at $849,000, was too expensive and also unsatisfactory because it didn’t have a bathtub; consideration of two Bed-Stuy houses that were nixed because one didn’t pass muster at inspection time and the other was a two-family; and looking at a bunch of condos that weren’t big enough. They finally found a 2,000-square-foot house in South Midwood with appealing period detail that they bought for $540,000 in December. And now? “It’s appalling,” says the couple’s fairer half. We moved from an apartment to a house, and we filled the house.”
A Move Dictated by Miscellany [NY Times]
Photo via Property Shark.
03/07/2011 9:30 AM
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House of the Day: 814 East 19th Street
The wall-to-wall carpeting in this new listing at 814 East 19th Street give the Midwood house a certain time capsule quality that will probably work against it on the sales market. And the exterior, while perfectly attractive, lacks some of the wow factor that other houses in the area have. Still, it’s quite an attractive house, and it probably won’t take much to bring those floors back to life. In the meantime, you’ve got a bunch of nice architectural details, a front and back yard and a garage to get you through the night. And an asking price with only six digits: $990,000.
814 East 19th Street [Townsley and Gay] GMAP P*Shark
03/02/2011 1:25 PM
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Midwood Market Deal Attracts Criticism
Yesterday Streetsblog reported about how Moisha’s Discount Supermarket in Midwood is slated to get $2 million in tax breaks via the Economic Development Corporation’s FRESH program to expand. The EDC’s program is designed to bring more and better grocery options to underserved communities but “along with 15,000 square feet of supermarket…the neighborhood will be receiving 18,000 square feet of parking.” The blog concludes that the amount of parking planned is excessive: “Moisha’s is a perfect example of how when it comes to parking, EDC needs to do better. EDC calculates, for example, that helping Moisha’s expand will create around $3.7 million in new tax revenues over 25 years, but the agency doesn’t break down how they reach that figure. That leaves important questions unanswered. For instance: Would the Moisha’s project provide more economic benefit if, instead of devoting so much space to car storage, EDC helped them build housing or additional retail space? EDC did not respond to Streetsblog’s request for that information.” The Daily News, meanwhile, picks up on the story today from a different angle: “The Daily News counted 10 markets within 5 blocks of the store, all selling fresh fruits and vegetables. Owners Moisha and Barry Binik and their families have doled out at least $41,690 in contributions to local pols in the last decade. ‘This is not an underserved neighborhood,’ said Louie Mancuso, 60, who lives across the street. ‘That’s a fraud.’”
EDC-Backed Supermarket to Build More Space for Parking Than Groceries [Streetsblog]
Politically-Connected Supermarket Sparks $2M Food Fight [NY Daily News]
Photo: Google StreetView via Streetsblog.
02/09/2011 10:30 AM
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House of the Day: 681 East 24th Street
This house at 681 East 24th Street just hit the market with a price tag of $849,000. In addition to its external attributes like a driveway, porch and front lawn, the freestanding Victorian has a lot of interior charm to recommend it. The kitchen’s not exactly our taste but the rest of the house appears to have lovely original woodwork, floors and windows. Located one block from Brooklyn College, the house is asking $849,000. Does that sound reasonable to you?
681 East 24th Street [Fillmore] GMAP P*Shark
01/20/2011 1:23 PM
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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. GRAVESEND $2,500,000
2234 East 3rd Street GMAP
There isn’t much information on this Gravesend property, but StreetEasy reveals that this is a two-family home converted from a one-family, and it is on a 4,800-square-foot lot. Entered into contract on 12/16/10; closed on 9/39/10; deed recorded on 11/18/2010.
2. COBBLE HILL $2,500,000
22 Strong Place GMAP
This three-family home sold in 2009 for $2,055,000, then went back on the market April of 2010 for $2,875,000, according to StreetEasy. The price definitely took a cut but at least the owners still came out with a profit. This brownstone was also bought by writer Martin Amis, a purchase the New York Observer called “a holy grail, of course, for writers and poseurs.” You can still check out the listing here. Entered into contract on 8/26/10; closed on 12/8/2010; deed recorded on 12/15/10.
3. PARK SLOPE $1,680,112.50
392 3rd Street, #2 GMAP
392 3rd Street is a rental-come-condo building that looks like it is pulling in more than decent sales. This unit that sold is a garden duplex with three bedrooms and 2,700 square feet. It has been on the market since 2008, first for $1,749,000, then $1,700,000, and finally down to $1,695,000. Entered into contract on 9/30/2010; closed on 11/18/2010; deed recorded on 12/16/10.
4. MIDWOOD $1,275,500
3534 Bedford Avenue GMAP
Sale was for a one-family home with 2,415 square feet. Very little via StreetEasy. Entered into contract on 8/5/2010; closed on 12/01/2010; deed recorded on 12/15/10.
5. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS $1,267,721.25
360 Furman Street, #736 GMAP
Details of this unit haven’t popped up anywhere, but judging by the price we’d guess this is one of the larger two bedrooms, which usually come in around 1,500 square feet. Entered into contract on 10/27/2010; closed on 12/8/10; deed recorded on 12/17/10.
Photos via PropertyShark.
12/21/2010 11:30 AM
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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. GRAVESEND $4,700,000
2117 East 3rd Street GMAP
All we can gather from StreetEasy is that this house is 2,185 square feet. Entered into contract on 11/23/10; closed on 11/23/10; deed recorded on 12/6/2010.
2. MIDWOOD $1,500,000
1056 East 31st Street GMAP
This is interesting… this house was listed for $865,000 in 2009 and got price cuts for the significant time it was on the market. (The lowest it got was $799,000.) So it’s kind of mind boggling the Victorian home sold for so much more. Entered into contract on 11/15/10; closed on 11/15/2010; deed recorded on 12/6/10.
3. GRAVESEND $1,731,025
2085 East 3rd Street GMAP
Again, all StreetEasy has for us is that this house is 1,292 square feet. Entered into contract on 11/23/2010; closed on 11/23/2010; deed recorded on 12/6/10.
4. PARK SLOPE $1,495,000
17 Park Place GMAP
Marketed two years ago for $1,895,000 and then came back with a couple price chops. From the listing: “This uniquely designed three-story North Slope brownstone breaks tradition with skylights, glass transoms and tranquil, cool tones.” It is set up as an owners duplex with a first floor rental. Entered into contract on 8/14/2010; closed on 11/16/2010; deed recorded on 12/6/10.
5. MANHATTAN BEACH $1,425,000
120 Dover Street GMAP
This wraps up a Biggest Sales list which was dominated by South Brooklyn. StreetEasy shows that this three-bedroom detached home was on the market for awhile, sticking to the ask price of $1,725,000. It’s a duplex with a full-sized basement and a private driveway. Entered into contract on 9/8/2010; closed on 11/30/10; deed recorded on 12/9/10.
Photos via PropertyShark.
12/14/2010 11:30 AM
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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. COBBLE HILL $1,770,000
54 Cheever Place GMAP
Last week’s sales weren’t all that big. Topping the list is this 21′-wide, 3-family brick home, which was an Open House Pick back in January, when it was listed at $1,800,000. “Original details include original floors, mantels, pocket doors a pier mirror and 4 wood burning fireplaces… This house is set up as an owner’s duplex and two rentals,” says its listing on StreetEasy. Entered into contract on 7/27/10; closed on 9/28/10; deed recorded on 10/7/10.
2. MANHATTAN BEACH $1,725,000
170 Kensington Street GMAP
Coming in at #2 is this 2,442-sf, 1-2 family home. It’s steps from Manhattan Beach Park and a block from the beach itself. Entered into contract on 7/23/10; closed on 9/21/10; deed recorded on 10/6/10.
3. PARK SLOPE $1,600,000
33 St. Marks Avenue GMAP
20′ wide and 65′ deep, this 4-story, 4-family building was built around 1920, according to PropertyShark. Entered into contract on 5/25/10; closed on 9/22/10; deed recorded on 10/8/10.
4. EAST NEW YORK $1,469,655.68
508 6th Avenue GMAP
This 3-story corner building has 2,400 square-feet of residential space, divided into 2 apartments, and 1,950 square-feet of commercial space. Entered into contract on 4/7/10; closed on 9/28/10; deed recorded on 10/5/10.
5. MIDWOOD $1,400,000
1321 East 23rd Street GMAP
According to StreetEasy, this 1-family, 2-story home is located on a 4,000-sf lot. Entered into contract on 7/1/10; closed on 9/15/10; deed recorded on 10/5/10.
Photos from PropertyShark.
10/12/2010 11:32 AM
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Open House Picks
Clinton Hill
191 Madison Street
Corcoran
Sunday, 1:30-3
$995,000
GMAP P*Shark
642 East 18th Street
Kestyn Real Estate
Sunday, 11:30-1
$949,000
GMAP P*Shark West Midwood
24 Wellington Ct.
Mary Kay Gallagher
Sunday, 1-3
$925,000
GMAP P*Shark Crown Heights
854 Park Place
Douglas Elliman
Sunday, 12-1:30
$799,000
GMAP P*Shark
09/24/2010 1:17 PM
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Open House Picks
Prospect Heights
108 Underhill Avenue
Corcoran
Sunday, 1:30-3
$1,195,000
GMAP P*Shark
455 Marlborough Road
Kestyn Realty LLC
Sunday, 11:30-1
$1,100,000
GMAP P*Shark Williamsburg
261 Boerum Street
Douglas Elliman
Sunday, 12:30-2
$699,000
GMAP P*Shark South Midwood
2718 Bedford Avenue
Mary Kay Gallagher
Sunday, 2-3:30
$580,000
GMAP P*Shark
09/17/2010 1:02 PM
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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. PARK SLOPE $2,000,000
460 2nd Street GMAP
When this this two family brownstone—owner’s triplex over garden rental— was House of the Day last July, we thought the asking price of $2,380,000 was on the high side, considering that it’s only 18 feet wide. Average Reader Appraisal was $1,903,021. Entered into contract on 6/11/10; closed on 8/10/10; deed recorded on 8/24/10.
2. CARROLL GARDENS $1,675,000
600 Henry Street GMAP
This four-family, 22-ft wide, 46-ft deep brownstone between Woodhull Street and Rapelye Street has been owned by the same family since 1970, according to PropertyShark. Entered into contract on 1/25/10; closed on 8/4/10; deed recorded on 8/24/10.
3. MIDWOOD $1,460,000
862 East 10th Street GMAP
This one-story, two-family home sold for $1,390,000 in 2007, says StreetEasy. Entered into contract on 3/11/10; closed on 8/12/10; deed recorded on 8/23/10.
4. PARK SLOPE $1,412,500
444 12th Street, 4B GMAP
This condo in the South Slope’s Ansonia was priced at $1,495,000. According to its listing on StreetEasy, it has “over 1700 square feet and features 3 full bedrooms, 2 full baths (one ensuite), soaring ceilings, oversized closets, enormous windows on three exposures, a cook’s kitchen, laundry in the unit and a coveted terrace with Manhattan skyline views.” Entered into contract on 7/1/10; closed on 8/11/10; deed recorded on 8/25/10.
5. CLINTON HILL $1,330,000
83 Downing Street GMAP
When this 2-family brick home was House of the Day in March ’06, we thought it was aggressively priced at $1.55 million. According to StreetEasy, it sold for $1,295,000 in August ’06. This time around, the asking price was a more reasonable $1,325,000. Entered into contract on 4/27/10; closed on 8/10/10; deed recorded on 8/26/10.
Photos from PropertyShark.
08/31/2010 11:32 AM
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House of the Day: 2245 Glenwood Road
This cute house at 2245 Glenwood Road in South Midwood is looking like a pretty good deal to us at the asking price of $745,000. It’s got a front and back yard along with lots of original architectural details. While not as grand as some of the Victorians to the north, this place still packs in four bedrooms along with a dining room and eat-in kitchen. You like?
2245 Glenwood Road [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
08/25/2010 1:27 PM
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Last Week’s Biggest Sales
1. COBBLE HILL $2,900,000
254 Warren Street GMAP
An Open House Pick back in April, the dimensions of this two-family brick building are 21 ft x 42 ft (882 sf), and it’s on 2,097-sf plot — which includes the vacant lot beside the building. According to PropertyShark, the first asking price was $3,800,000 in April ’10, and it dropped to $3,500,000 a month later. Entered into contract on 5/24/10; closed on 7/21/10; deed recorded on 8/4/10.
2. GRAVESEND $2,550,000
1844 East 8th Street GMAP
This 1,660-sf, 1-2 family home is on a 3,495-sf lot, according to PropertyShark. Entered into contract on 5/13/10; closed on 7/26/10; deed recorded on 8/2/10.
3. MIDWOOD $2,200,000
975 East 8th Street GMAP
According to PropertyShark, this 1-family, 2,072-sf home has a garage and is located on a 4,000-sf lot. For whatever it’s worth, it’s in walking distance from Di Fara. Entered into contract on 3/15/10; closed on 7/27/10; deed recorded on 8/6/10.
4. COBBLE HILL $2,000,000
468 Henry Street GMAP
This 4-family brownstone was House of the Day in May ’08 (before we started using the reader appraisal widget), when the asking price was $2,600,000. Entered into contract on 5/28/10; closed on 7/22/10; deed recorded on 8/6/10.
5. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS $1,650,000
23 Pierrepont Street GMAP
Built in 1856, this 4-family, 5,231-sf building has been in the same hands since 1967, according to PropertyShark. Unfortunately, the last sale price isn’t listed in the public record. Entered into contract on 6/10/10; closed on 7/22/10; deed recorded on 8/5/10.
Photos from PropertyShark.
08/10/2010 11:33 AM
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Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up
Di Fara Makes a Fashion Statement
Slice took their intern to Di Fara to celebrate his last day on the job, and they spotted the new t-shirts for sale behind the counter. It ain’t the prettiest tee on the planet — though it does come in pink! Still, we appreciate that the scissors Mr. De Marco uses to cut his fresh basil were worked into the design.
Two Restaurant Openings
As we mentioned on Friday, an Italian restaurant called Dino is now open in the old Loulou space in Fort Greene. Grub Street shares some details: “Neighborhood residents and owners Thiru and Heather Rajamani remodeled the backyard, interior, and façade of the 70-plus-seat restaurant and named it after their 2-year-old son… The rustic, Italian comfort food on the menu recalls Heather’s Northern Italian heritage with bucatini all’ amartriciana, veal meatballs in brood with lemon zest, a green and black kale Caesar salad, and an array of fresh pastas and salads, all in a $12 to $18 price range.” … Plus, Feast reports that Cafe Collette is already drawing crowds to the old Silent H space in Williamsburg: “[Part-owner Vinh] Nguyen told us during construction that the menu would be standards, but done better than you can find them in the neighborhood now… A fairly perfect omelette with tomato, goat cheese, avocado, and basil arrives flopped into a layered mountain of egg, and the breakfast potatoes are roasted with whole cloves of garlic.”
After the jump: Four newly reviewed spots, the new menu at the Charleston, and the shunning of strollers at the Gate… (more…)
07/07/2010 11:30 AM
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