The Prospect Place house seems overpriced by $600K. This is three story house priced as a four story. The house looks to be in good condition and on a well located block. Because the stoop has been removed, it's facade has been compromised. This can be fixed but will cost $40,000. The broker on this one is living in the past!

I saw the 1st Street house a while ago. What I remember about it is that while it was in very good condition, is small, and felt narrow. I thought the narrowness was because of built in bookcases and closet placement, not because actual width. The 3rd floor feels like a large master bedroom suite, but nevertheless a one bedroom.

Posted by: chase at October 17, 2009 11:08 AM in response to Open House Picks

I lived in a loft building on the next block on Lexington fifteen years ago. It was was one of the most fun places I ever lived. Then there were a lot of Pratt students and some working artists in the surrounding buildings and blocks. Some of them still live there.

Posted by: chase at May 15, 2009 7:07 PM in response to Checking In On 105 Lexington Avenue

brooklynbaroque:
PS321 zoned area is south side President Street to north Fifth Street. All of Garfield is zoned for PS321.

Nothing is perfect, but this house looks good to me. I could change the paint colors and the appliances in time.

Posted by: chase at April 13, 2009 5:52 PM in response to House of the Day: 113 Garfield Place

I choose honed granite counter tops for my kitchen when I renovated about eight years ago.

I like the functionality. I can put a hot pot down without burning the counter top. I do have to wipe them to avoid smudges, but I don't mind that.

I will never use granite or marble or slate or any stone for kitchen counters again. They last too long! There is no one material or look that I will want for the rest of my life, yet these granite counter tops will outlast me and my children. I wish I had used a cheerful formica. Then when it got tired or it looked crummy after about 8-10 years, I could, in good conscience, pull it out, replace it and freshen up my kitchen!

BTW, I also had high quality custom cabinitry built for my kitchen. Yhey are great looking and while I love my kitchen, I will be tired of the look before it needs replacing. The next time I have an opportunity to renovate a kitchen, I plan to spend less and be pleased when it gives it up after ten years.

Posted by: chase at January 21, 2009 12:47 AM in response to Condos of the Day: 4 South Portland Avenue

The music is always just right, and the coffee is good.

Posted by: chase at January 5, 2009 10:49 PM in response to Shout-Out to Outpost

The music is always just right, and the coffee is good.

Posted by: chase at January 5, 2009 10:49 PM in response to Shout-Out to Outpost

Ironballs,
I know an "elder" in Fort Greene, who had worked in the NYC schools first as a teacher, then as an assistant pricipal prior to retiring. She recently sold her house to one of those undesirable people who paid between $1,500,000 - $2,000,000 for her house. She moved to Florida, bought a three bedroom house with an in ground swimming pool in a 55+ community, travels and is really enjoying herself. The new owners will raise their family in that house, and maybe someday sell it. Sounds like a good ending to me.

Posted by: chase at December 14, 2008 9:35 AM in response to Open House Picks

Is 1.26M too much for one of the houses on Park Place? The work can be done in stages. I like that spot.

Posted by: chase at November 29, 2008 10:02 AM in response to Open House Picks: Six Months Later

Great idea! Jerry goes to revive North Philly or Camden. No one will ever have to hear from him, again and again, how he is solely responsible for the neighborhood Fort Greene is today, or what marginal celebrity he has been associated with during a real estate sale.

Posted by: chase at November 2, 2008 10:24 PM in response to Minsky Out At Corcoran?