Co-op of the Day: 431 7th Street
A reader who lives on this block of 7th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues sent this duplex co-op listing in disbelief. “I live on this block and paid waaaaaaay less for what I have,” he writes. “Are these prices crazy?” Of course, he neglects to say when he bought his place, so who knows….
A reader who lives on this block of 7th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues sent this duplex co-op listing in disbelief. “I live on this block and paid waaaaaaay less for what I have,” he writes. “Are these prices crazy?” Of course, he neglects to say when he bought his place, so who knows. As for this duplex today? We have a hard time seeing how someone’s gonna pay $1.8 million for a 3-bedroom walk-up in a 3-unit co-op. But, then again, according to Property Shark, this apartment traded at $1.5 million in June 2005, so there’s some basis for the price. What do readers think? Crazy? Or just so crazy it might work?
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I don’t think they’re lying about the heating problem. I live in a similiar building, on the top floor, and we get no heat unless the 1st floor people turn their thermostat all the way up. With that said, I think the apartment is lovely and whoever wants to pay 1.8 for it, so be it. But they’re going to need some space heaters!
when you’ve got a blog about brownstones in brooklyn that are constantly being criticized, critiqued to the point that even a dusty dresser is going to garner 30 comments, what is so wrong exactly with a seller coming on and defending their place?? i’m not saying it happened (although I’m sure it has) and personally i don’t think the poster above was the seller for this place, but seriously people…it’s called survival of the fittest. when you or your home are attacked in such a manner as so often happens on this site, it would only make sense.
this is a business of selling, afterall.
6:56,
Check your math please – because even if the place is 2100 Square feet (highly unlikely, and please don’t be including outdoor space here – it doesn’t count towards the total) a buyer would still be paying $857.00 per square foot. Not $750. That’s a big difference.
Even if the place is 1,950 square feet (a VERY generous figure) that still puts the pricing at $923.00 per SF. I personally think that is excessive for a walk-up in brooklyn, no matter where it is.
That’s not the seller, ParkSlopeRenter. This place is sold already so why does the seller need to come on here?
I read the tone and intent of the post totally differently. It’s obviously someone else in the building or on the street defending all the typical brownstoner bashing here, in order to protect the value of their own property. Perhaps they are planning on selling soon too. As for whether the price is suitable or not, the buyers spoke and the place got offers. ’nuff said.
Okay, didnt know you were such a stickler for language – let me re-word:
– the 3rd Br has only one small window (same as the Bathroom) which looks directly into the bathroom. This IMO is lousy for a bedroom, especially one that is in a 1.8M apartment.
Better???
6:56 — hi seller!
“virtually no windows”
sorry but you lost me after that.
either it has a window or it doesn’t. your comment is so ridiculous that you completely lose credibility after that.
Its worth it to whomever pays the 1.8M but to me it seems significantly overpriced for the following reasons:
-Really a 2br+ office – looks like 3rd br has virtually no windows.
-Walk-up
-Bedroom Area (upstairs) only has 1 Bath – which means kids/guest have to go downstairs (in the kitchen) to shower or everyone uses master bath
– Maintainance isnt all that low
-Low on closet/storage space
I think this apartment (although between 45h and 5th) is a much better deal at 1.3M
http://corcoran.com/property/listing.aspx?Region=NYC&ListingID=936030&ohDat=
We had Verrazano come in to try to figure out what was wrong with the heat, but they had no answers.
Um, I meant Vigilante. The plumbing company. All they could suggest was that the 1st-floor people turn up the thermostat (which they controlled) and turn down their radiators, but the 1st-floor people were like “sucks to be you.”