Park Slope Eyesore Fixed and For Sale
A crumbling building that bedeviled neighbors and the city for years has been transformed by one of the cleanest renovations we have ever seen. Long-time owner Peter Santini sold the boarded-up residence for $975,000 in 2010 to an LLC, presumably a developer, who renovated inside and out, leaving in the historic details such as the white…
A crumbling building that bedeviled neighbors and the city for years has been transformed by one of the cleanest renovations we have ever seen. Long-time owner Peter Santini sold the boarded-up residence for $975,000 in 2010 to an LLC, presumably a developer, who renovated inside and out, leaving in the historic details such as the white marble fireplaces, and adding lots of new white marble in the kitchens and baths. We’re amazed to see it looking so fine. It’s been on the market since early October — in fact, it was an Open House pick. It’s now asking $3,990,000. Curious what you think about the renovation. Click through for the surprising after shots, including interior pics.
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The restored exterior.
The parlor.
The parlor-floor kitchen.
A bathroom with marble tile.
anyone who thinks this renovation cost more than $250-300k for this FLIPPER, you’re just a sucker. they know where to put the money, and where not to, where to get it cheap and what sells a place like this.
I rarely agree with anything Dave says but he’s right about the reno costs.
Have you ever heard of discounted materials? Do you read reno blogs?
I have friends that just finished a full gut job on a property in Crown House bigger than the house in question for 150K w/ permits and high-end finishes. Now there backyard is no where near as nice at this PS house but the kitchen is on par. They got a used viking from craigslist, tile from outlet in NJ, and some work done under permit but with experienced day labors. .
you people are nuts with your renovation estimates.
the facade shows the quality of all of the other work done inside the house. i doubt they put more than a few hundred thousand into this place.
I’m surprised that they could salvage ANYTHING in this building! It had been left to rot, with water coming through the roof and through semi-sealed windows. It was such a wreck that the narrow house next door had water & mold issues on their side of the party wall. I had been hoping for decades that someone would, at the very least, just stabilize the house, let alone repairing it. This is a beautiful renovation/restoration, on the “raising Lazarus from the dead” scale!
i’m not sure with this one, but i have seen it done well a few times. best so far has the kitchen and bath on the opposite wall of the staircase and hallway behind the front parlor wall. depending on how you put the countertop or island, it flows well.
grand, i have gut renovated many, many buildings over the years. most of them were just shells when i got them. what about you?