Sorry - I misread the price. I was thinking that the ORIGINAL price of 2.9 wasn't unreasonable for this house, in this market.

Posted by: misslo at May 26, 2009 8:13 PM in response to House of the Day: 243 Kane Street

This house went on the market at the same time as a similar house a few feet away on Tompkins Place. The Tompkins house sold for $4.1M almost immediately, even though it had no central a/c and a smaller yard.

The Kane St. house has been under renovation for nearly a year. Part of the problem, i think, is that this house has been unoccupied since it was bought. No one lives in it now, and the furniture you see is staging. It also sits a house away from an abandoned house (#247).

The price shouldn't be a problem, when you consider that a house about 5 doors away was bought (and ten extensively renovated) for $2.4M. that house is only 15 feet wide.

I don't think the price is unreasonable - it is big, a "best block", and zoned for ps29. It is, however, boring beyond belief, and cursed at it's previous price. Everyone knows this house, and no one wants to see it anymore.

Posted by: misslo at May 26, 2009 8:08 PM in response to House of the Day: 243 Kane Street

it was absolutely a methadone clinic. there were real decent neighbors, too. I'm amazed at how many people are shocked (shocked!!) that a methadone clinic has been nestled among the hi-end real estate.

Oh, and by the way, a methadone clinic is NOT a "rehab"

Posted by: misslo at May 7, 2009 4:15 PM in response to Building Collapse at 217 Court Street

I third the fact that they are crooks. You get caught up in their web if you ever call tripleA. Stay as far away as possible!!

Posted by: misslo at April 28, 2009 8:29 AM in response to Streetlevel: Atlantic Avenue Shell Station Open Again

I saw this car on Atlantic Avenue yesterday or the day before. Why does the driver look like an alien?!

BTW - If you want to be REALLY creeped out, take a look at Google Street View UK. The pics are really high quality. You can practically see people sitting on their toilets.

Posted by: misslo at April 17, 2009 6:27 PM in response to The Making of Google Streetview