The Cheapest Old House in Brooklyn?
The flier for this house caught our eye for two reasons — the old wooden cornice and the $450,000 price tag. In reality, there are a few houses on the market for less in Brooklyn, but they are further out in places like East New York and Canarsie, not the increasingly-popular Bed Stuy. Nor do…
The flier for this house caught our eye for two reasons — the old wooden cornice and the $450,000 price tag. In reality, there are a few houses on the market for less in Brooklyn, but they are further out in places like East New York and Canarsie, not the increasingly-popular Bed Stuy. Nor do they have the potential to be restored the way this one does. Since the listing’s not on the Massey Knakal website yet, we emailed the broker to get our hands on some pics, which confirmed our suspicions that the house has some salvageable architectural charm, renovation choices from the last several decades notwithstanding. The location is fairly central Bed Stuy, though the Fedders house to the right does not bode well for the character of this block. And, to be fair, at 1,260 square feet, this ain’t a huge house. The upside of its diminutive size is that it wouldn’t be particularly expensive to renovate, meaning you could have a charming, fully renovated house for under $600,000. We hope that’s what happens, as opposed to a schlocky developer tearing it down and maxing out the FAR with a POS like the one next door. To that end, we convinced (okay, we didn’t exactly have to twist his arm) the broker to hold a Brownstoner-only open house. It’s tomorrow (Saturday) from 11:30 to 1:00 at 461 Quincy Street and you won’t see it listed anywhere else. How much cooler would it be to buy this than some cookie-cutter one bedroom condo? And how great would it be for someone who cared to buy this place and fix it up than for a developer to tear it down? Oh, and don’t forget the secret handshake and password. (Hint: Seven letter word for an architect who’s lost his self-certification rights.) GMAP P*Shark
Just did a little IP search and, lo and behold, Yasir and Genius are the same person. Actually, this same person has made over 30 comments in the past couple of months, all of them uniformly negative and rude. Thanks for playing.
Yeah, Yasir, trying to save an old house from being torn down and replaced by an ugly POS. How terrible!
there are just too many people out there who don’t “get it” good for you, mr. b…bed stuy is a wonderful place, and it’s trolls like 6:49 and yasir who will never understand. lucky for us.
I lived around the corner from this house for years and was never the victim of a crime. I think it’s a good starter house for Brooklyn even though it needs work. The house is a good walk from the Kingston Throop C stop or you can take the bus from that station – free Metrocard transfer. I think this will go fast.
I like the front facade. Really. It’s uber Brooklyn and in a few years will be worthy of preservation status.
True, getting mugged could happen anywhere, but it’s far more likely in this neighborhood.
I live on the 300 block of Quincy, and I think the location is okay. The real downside is the distance to the nearest train (the G). The Stuy Gardens projects are 3 LONG blocks away, and one wouldn’t have to venture east of Throop if they didn’t want to pass them. The Louis Armstrong houses are smaller buildings spread around between this place and Nostrand, and are both architecturally ugly and do exude a somewhat grimey vibe. But are fears for one’s safety well-founded? I don’t think so. Getting mugged could happen anywhere, and getting caught in the crossfire is just not that likely. All of that said, a tiny frame house that is potentially rotting with ancient wiring and plumbing and only 1200 sf might not even be worth $450K.
Are there seven letters in Robert?
aAnon 12:35 you hit it right on the nail. We will see a shiny new fedder’s building by sept. I only hope that repair and reuse the cornice at least.