Co-op of the Day: 135 Hawthorne Street
This one-bedroom at 135 Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens is large and, at $239,000, relatively affordable. It’s also got plenty of prewar charm to it–including the retro television set in the living room! The layout, complete with foyer and dining area, is also ideal. Think the price will fly? 135 Hawthorne Street [Brown Harris…
This one-bedroom at 135 Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens is large and, at $239,000, relatively affordable. It’s also got plenty of prewar charm to it–including the retro television set in the living room! The layout, complete with foyer and dining area, is also ideal. Think the price will fly?
135 Hawthorne Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
I viewed this place Fri and LOVED it. The price is down to $227,000. But I’m a first time buyer just starting to view places, and no nothing of the hood. I just read some nightmare comments about 80 Winthrop – a block away – where I was planning on viewing several listings. I’m officially scared away.
Has anyone lived here? There are some general comments saying it’s a good building – how do you know? I’m terrified of using my life savings and waking up in a nightmare!
(but how could this delight of an apt ever bring that?)
I actually like the brown (“Coppertone”) color of the range, but one side panel is rusting, as are some interior parts. It works, but is not as well made as an earlier model and is probably not a candidate for restoration. Besides, things from your own (relative–I was 29) youth never become vintage and cool for you 🙂
bob – the houses i know with aga stoves are all in the north of england – so yes a very different climate.
if you wait a few more years that ugly ’74 range will become vintage and “cool”. i tend to glamorize the 70’s since i didn’t live in the US then. and i was still quite young to know firsthand the negatives of the era.
if the range still works fine can you have the enamel stripped? or repainted? to give it a cosmetic makeover? sometimes i do see vintage stoves being given away or sold for minimal cost on craigslist – at least those would be local so you can inspect them thoroughly before purchase.
winthropst,
Thanks; yes,I know of Aga stoves, but the price is far higher then I’d be willing to pay. Also traditional Agas, which are always on, seem more suited to houses w/o central heat in areas where the summers aren’t hot. I know they also make conventional ranges, but the price is still an obstacle.
There are companies that sell restored vintage stoves, but they all seem to be in California and I’d hate to buy something like that sight unseen.
i know that building — after two years residency, no restrictions on sublets… not sure if the same at 50 Lefferts
the 1br at 50 lefferts is slightly smaller than this apt in that it doesn’t have an eat in kitchen. it looks like the same broker handlws both apartments.
bob – are you familiar with Aga stoves? i’ve stayed in houses with them – they’re amazing in function and look great but come with a hefty price.
I live in the neighborhood. It’s not comparable to Caton and Linden areas. It’s obviously not comparable to brooklyn heights or park slope. I think crime is less of an issue b/c of the design of the neighborhood’s layout. The east/west blocks are very long so it makes it harder to ambush and escape. There’s also no obvious place to run and escape.
Unfair to joe the bummer. Someone who just got robbed at gun point is understandably going to want to caution people about crime. Plus, I “know” lots of neighborhoods; doesn’t mean I know the crime statistics.
hey JIPS,how the hell is it a “dubious assumption” to say that Park Slope is nicer than PLG?