Condo of the Day: 25 Bergen Street
This 1,600-square-foot ground-floor condo on Bergen between Smith and Court feels like quite a stretch to us at $1,325,000, but then again, you know how we feel about middle-of-the-road renovations that have neither a historic vibe nor a strong modernist touch. Not that this doesn’t feel like a perfectly pleasant place to live, but this…
This 1,600-square-foot ground-floor condo on Bergen between Smith and Court feels like quite a stretch to us at $1,325,000, but then again, you know how we feel about middle-of-the-road renovations that have neither a historic vibe nor a strong modernist touch. Not that this doesn’t feel like a perfectly pleasant place to live, but this isn’t even one of Cobble Hill’s most charming blocks either. The configuration is less than ideal, too, as you have to walk down a floor through the bedrooms to get to the patio. From someone who currently has to hike down two flights of stairs to get from the kitchen to the garden, believe us, this is not a non-trivial issue. Anyone care to defend this price?
25 Bergen Street, #1A [Douglas Elliman] GMAP
It looks intresting. Is it a good building? It is a GREAT location.
What would be the right price for the apt.?
Whats up with broker in picture he looks mumified.
I think it’s a fair asking price, given the availability of other similar apartments in the neighborhood. Frankly, apartments around there go in a snap. I think the apartment will likely sell at near asking price — which really tells you something about the strength of the market, and the draw of this block.
i’ve lived in alot of neighborhoods and my favorite is definitely cobble hill. if this is in PS 29, then someone w/ kid or kids will buy it. can’t afford it, but i’d buy it.
cobble hill has lots to do, close to the city, easy to get a cab, etc…
I don’t think it is priced so differently then other listings around.
example from the ne Smith bldg.
(where also -outdoor space is on different leve;/thru bedroom from kitch).
Did have to smile a bit… often talking about old industrial bldgs should be converted to resid… and this block has some of that.. then we dis the property as not being on the charming blocks.
Plus a $1200 monthly nut before taxes, currently but obviously not permanently abated. On a convenient but totally charmless block, it’s an optimistic asking price.
This is the reason I would never bite … I used to live around the corner from this former cheese factory when it was first finished as apts. When I got a DSL hookup in my apt., the Verizon guys had to go through the back-right ground-floor apt (“right” if you’re facing the building from the street). That’s where the damn phone switch is for the entire block! On the patio! When the apartments were empty, Verizon was able to get the workers to let them in. Once it was occupied, I prayed that my DSL would not need any work. Who would want the phone company constantly running through their bedroom to make changes!? Anyhoo, that was 2003 – maybe the owner got them to change it, but I somehow doubt that.
Also, the bathroom in the basement is technically not up-to-code. It’s a convenient block, but the ground floor (front and rear) are not worth it, imnsho.
Just to clarify (not bashing Clinton Hill which I love) — a run down brownstone there might go for the same amount of money….
Stop and think of what you can get for 1.325 million: a knock down gorgeous house in Ditmas Park, a finished house in South Slope, a dump brownstone in Clinton Hill, a very very beautiful coop in Brooklyn Heights, (there are wide brownstones there and beautiful, beautiful apartments there for less), a 2 bedroom coop on the upper east side. Now would you pick this place?