Checking In at a $270,000 Red Hook Townhouse

The owner of this cheapo Red Hook townhouse wrote in to us, two years after they snatched up the property at a foreclosure auction for $270,000. Back then, the discussion centered on whether or not this was a good buy, considering that the townhouse looked like it needed serious work. The owner says: “Yes, it was a great buy. We did a total gut-reno and it was a lot of work but it took nowhere near 500K to fix it up. (The inside is twice as nice as the outside.) I am not a bank, a flipper, a hipster (I hope), a tearer-downer and luxury cinder-block builder…and there was no lein. I haven’t been shot on the way home. It’s blissfully quiet, and I have the nicest neighbors. I love living here.” So now you know! Click through for a 1930 tax photo of the building.
A Red Hook Townhouse for $270,000? Yessiree Bob [Brownstoner] GMAP