House of the Day: 557 7th Street
557 7th Street was a House of the Day back in 2009 when it was asking $2,200,000. The sellers never got their price but that hasn’t stopped them from returning to the market this week with a new asking price of $2,400,000. The single-family house has been extensively renovated since it traded for $1,460,000 back…
557 7th Street was a House of the Day back in 2009 when it was asking $2,200,000. The sellers never got their price but that hasn’t stopped them from returning to the market this week with a new asking price of $2,400,000. The single-family house has been extensively renovated since it traded for $1,460,000 back in 2006 (an admittedly great deal at the time). It’ll be interesting to see what it fetches this go-round.
557 7th Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Also attended the OH; also was very negatively surprised with the state of the home. It had step-up plumbing [never seen that in Park Slope!], crumbling plaster, and purely costmetic updates (paint, wallpaper) trying to disguise a very worn and dated home with very cheap finishes. Less than 17ft wide; no A/C, no original or even real wood flooring (looked like a white-washed composite materal) and, the iceing on the cake for me was the ‘master’ bathroom, where the doorless shower, tub and toilet/sink are centered against the large front of house window facing the street [hello neighbors!!]. Should go for $1.75-1.85m.
Great place in many respects but wary of description in mint fully reno condition. Attended Open house and saw some big cracks in the walls, crown molding, and back yard, water damage and peeling paint. Someone will fall in love with this place as it is charming bu t do your homework re: soundness of the structure and cost of repairs. Not as mint as described!
I like the location, I like the house itself, I bet this goes for about 2.1-2.2, Just a hair outside of my comfort zone.
Did everyone see that the place adjacent to prime 6 went on sale today?
haha! Mopar, exactly. My first thought was that my toddler would love it. She’s really into glitter, polyester and shiny crap. But hey! Some toddlers never grow up, and they need houses too. Somewhere, there’s a girl looking for her princess castle.
This is modern? I think I broke a tooth just looking at it. Could this possibly have been the setting for Barbie re-launch party?
rather have a small renovated house to myself than a bigger less renovated one with tenants. i like it. decor is fine, but who cares cause it’ll go anyway.
I’ve never understood the allure of an open shower. Everything around gets wet because water splashes all over the place. I guess it’s great if you enjoy group sex followed by group showering, but… To me, that bathroom looks like some sort of autopsy or funeral prep room. Yech!
Also have to agree (or is that disagree) about couches in a kitchen. If someone actually uses his kitchen to cook, a white couch is not going to stay clean for very long. In this particular kitchen, if the idea is to have company with you while you’re cooking, then your back is going to be facing your company most of the time. Perhaps because I like to cook, I would have expected more actual cooking/food prep area in a house of this size. Gotta say, though, that tile floor would have to go!
I guess, though, these changes would not be all that expensive to effectuate.
Narrow, low ceilings even on the parlor? the open shower is great – in a more moderate climate (i like a steamy shower). Tub looks uncomfortable.
Never mind the 16ft wide. I’m surprised at the fact that the curtains are knotted hasn’t come up yet.