Development Watch: Nightmare on Boerum Place?
This situation at 113 Boerum Place is looking like kind of a nightmare. The owner ran out of money last year and put the place, mid-massive renovation, on the market for $1,599,000. No nibbles, so he took the price down to $1,400,000. Still nothing, and the property was delisted in December with the owner deciding…
This situation at 113 Boerum Place is looking like kind of a nightmare. The owner ran out of money last year and put the place, mid-massive renovation, on the market for $1,599,000. No nibbles, so he took the price down to $1,400,000. Still nothing, and the property was delisted in December with the owner deciding to try to finish the job herself. The scaffolding that was up last year is now gone and there’s a Stop Work Order as well as an Intent to Revoke that was issued at the end of February; there’s also an unpaid fine for $3,000 on the place. To top that off, the craftmanship seems worthy of some of the South Slope hack jobs we’ve witnessed in recent years. Check out a close up on the jump.
House of the Day: 113 Boerum Place [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark
Mr. Brownstoner,
Good job on this tread… with the history, photos, and DOB link! Interesting!
It’s a great location, in a “I wanna live on a crest of the waves of Brooklyn” kind of way. This street feels like an outsider to both Downtown Bklyn and Carroll Gardens. Feels like it’s not really a part of anywhere. And it almost feels like an off-ramp from Atlantic Avenue. Or, an alcove or alleyway, even though it’s clearly not. Yet, it’s a super-convenient location. I guess those things could be the charm for a certain mind-set.
I love that street, even though I realize it kinda sucks.
I would love it a lot more if the sports club across the street were something else. Turn the sports club into a giant art gallery and boutique center and the entire street would be transformed. (That’s a fantasy, I know.)
My guess is the backyard is tiny, too.
Good for the urban dweller who wants his Bklyn townhouse to feel urban.
It would take a special buyer to drop that kind of money for a project like that in a location like that.
Seems to fit right in with whats gone up around there recently. At least its real brick and not stucco over foam core.
What is it with all these idiots that always use the cheap yellow brick on top of a building that’s all red brick???
I will stop there before it gets too politically incorrect.
f-ing amateurs
interesting shop next door….I think it is either vintage or used designer clothes for full figured women.
I’d buy it for $175,000 and finish it up nice like. I’ll give you my info if the owner’s interested.