371 Hancock Gets Its (Reduced) Price
After two price reductions (from $1.1 million to $995,000 in the early summer and another to $935,000 in August), the detail-icious brownstone at 371 Hancock Street finally sold for $931,500 in November, according to Property Shark. This flies in the face of some of the comments that were made in August like “Still overpriced…It moves…
After two price reductions (from $1.1 million to $995,000 in the early summer and another to $935,000 in August), the detail-icious brownstone at 371 Hancock Street finally sold for $931,500 in November, according to Property Shark. This flies in the face of some of the comments that were made in August like “Still overpriced…It moves at $850K tops” and “Many more appealing properties to pay close to a million for in the area.” Quite of vote of confidence for The Stuy!
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Anon 4:06
The apartment is a two floor share. My roommate and I occupy the 2nd and 3rd floors and the owner has the garden and parlor floors. Monthly rent is very fair for what we get, but we understand that it is above market for the neighborhood. The entire apartment is roughly 1500 square feet (including staircase).
Anon 7:27
Thank you for your comments about the house. It was obvious when my roommate and I first arrived that there has been a lot of love put into and preserved in this home.
I just found out about Ibo Landing. Good grief their prices are high… But the stuff they have is AMAZING!!!
The retail part of Tompkins is great tho’. I got a bunch of things from the antique store, and a good friend of my wife owns the trendy clothing store next door.
I actually don’t mind the Bed-Stuy hate. Mainly because those haters make it apparent that they wouldn’t make for very good neighbors. 🙂
Dear “spread the love”,
Its not about color of the skin – its the attitude and behavior of the people that defines a person. I live on Halsey street and have some great neighbors – some of the new ones are black. So anyone that can afford to spend a lot of money to buy a house and make a home, it would seem that they have their act together. They have responsibilities that they address everyday. On the other hand that trash that hangs out all day, loitering, spitting, lound noises, public urination, littering, etc seem to be predomonantly of one color. So if you are offended – that is your problem. The community of Bed Stuy has lot of members from different backgrounds that strive to make this neighborhood a better place. Its the trashy element that takes offense to this change feel that there is a element of segregation here. Have you made any efforts yourself to try and better this neighborhood? Have you told your kids and friends that its rude to throw garbage out on sidewalks or back your car up all the way on the sidewalk till you hit the fence? Maybe you should consider your environment and others around you rather then being self centered.
Re: nearby amenities, there is quite a nice Caribbean restaurant called Brook’s Valley that just opened at Hancock & Tompkins a block away from this house. I always see people in there so I think this place will make it. The food is delish – I eat there all the time. The whole retail block on Tompkins btwn Hancock and Jefferson is really charming now, with two designer-based clothing boutiques, two antique shops, and a newly expanded home design store called Ibo Landing that was featured on HGTV. So yes, the neighborhood still needs some amenities, but they’re comin’.
Dear Jeremy,
Bed Stuy is already a ‘decent’ place to stroll and has been for a while now. I guess for some people ‘decent’ doesn’t mean the beautiful and well maintained brownstones on McDonough, Macon, Halsey, Hancock, Jefferson or Putnam or black owned cafes, restaurants; it means the amount of white faces with strollers and white-owned business you see while walking.
What is becoming very apparent about what is going on in certain areas and on Brownstoners.com is that there are a group of elitist/segregationists who think that because they have money they can eventually force change. This issue is just a much class as it is racial.
Some of my friends have become discouraged with Brownstoners.com because of the elitist crowd it has attracted, but I thank Mr. B for creating this site that is exposing how superficial brownstone Brooklyn is becoming.
Hi Guys,
I lived at 371 Hancock St and I remember reading this board when the house was for sale. The comments were nasty, racist and just plain ignorant. As I remember, the Board almost crashed and burned because of the comments. The house is really beautiful, and somewhat larger on the inside than its appears. The height of the top floor is about 9 ft with a slight decline in the front but the top floor was really charming and cozy. Let me clear some misstatements on the Board. First, the house was on the market from May until August. Once the offer was accepted, it took about two months to close. Second, the people in the Bed Sty community were wonderful. I knew more people in the year I lived there than in the 10 years I lived in Fort Greene. Moving was for personal reasons and had nothing to do with the Community. Third, the person who purchased the house is not stupid. I think the individual is very intelligent and would love to have his/her resources. People who spend that amount for a house tend to have a clue about money.
Bed Sty is a nice place and has some beautiful homes. Granted there are some parts of Bed Sty I would not live in and there are some negative elements but the Hancock block was nice. The amenities have not arrived in the area and I really missed the restaurants and other things. However, if you’re looking for a nice place with some beautiful houses( that are priced reasonable) you may want to check out the area. As for the nasty comments, I wonder how many of those people have actually visited the area. I remember all the people who said the price was crazy and the house was worth only $700K at the most. Granted the $1.1 million was somewhat of a stretch but the house overall sold for a good price and the seller got a beautiful house. While I like this Board overall, the items that generate the most comments appear to be discussions about “fringe neighborhoods†which often contains a large number of people of color. The comments become racial and demeaning and are somewhat useless. I guess this generates traffic and hits for the Board in the short-term but in time this is going to kill the Blog. Regardless, people should be able to disagree without demeaning each other.
Now if we can get a decent restaurant in Bed-Stuy….
Then we’ll have it made!!!
before a neighborhood takes a step foward ??
Let me ask you something . What was the defining moment for Park Slope ? 1994 when the first brownstone sold for aver 1 mil .. see the pattern?
Anon 1139 must of wanted it but he or she can’t afford it…. you cant afford it…. sing it me 😉