Change Coming for Old Bergen St. Buildings?
Call them Boerum Hill’s mysteriously languishing buildings: A few adjoining, dilapidated properties on primo Bergen Street between Smith and Court have been sitting boarded up, apparently immune to redevelopment schemes. They may not be immune for much longer, however, as their owner’s put them on the block for a sweet lil’ chunk of change. According…
Call them Boerum Hill’s mysteriously languishing buildings: A few adjoining, dilapidated properties on primo Bergen Street between Smith and Court have been sitting boarded up, apparently immune to redevelopment schemes. They may not be immune for much longer, however, as their owner’s put them on the block for a sweet lil’ chunk of change. According Prudential Douglas Elliman’s website, 51-61 Bergen Street is on the market for $25 million, and they may be sold along with a rental building right around the corner, the Trolley House at 129 Boerum Place, for an eye-popping $49 million. In the name of due diligence, we called up the Elliman broker handling the sale to double-check on the Bergen Street addresses (which didn’t jibe with the building numbers we recorded while walking by), and were told we had no right to write about those buildings. Oops. Maybe someone’s a little touchy about these listings not generating much interest.
51-61 Bergen Street Listing [Prudential Douglas Elliman] GMAP
You want an example of why Douglas Elliman is shady beyond belief? Check out curbed.com today.
There is an article about a studio listed by Douglas Elliman for a place in Sutton area with one photo of the apartment. That one photo shows a picture of the rent controlled TENANT! In all her old age/walker glory. Talk about disgusting. First of all…when have you ever seen a photo for a listed home with a picture of a person in it? Secondly, I wonder why they are showing a picture of her with her walker to try to sell a studio with a tenant in place.
HMMMMMM
We own the six family building with the organic cafe and skateboard shop and are thinking of selling, is this a good time to cash in? Rent roll is about 10k a month. Thanks
Hey, that’s the block where I got mugged at gunpoint!
Smith Street used to be Boerum Hill until it gentrified. Then it was claimed by Boerum Hill. Cobble Hill can have it as far as I’m concerned. As a Boerum Hiller, I’m equadistant between 5th + Smith and much prefer 5th.
isn’t that where the romance novel magazine publishes out of, there on the right?
I think most people would call it Cobble Hill until Smith, but the big dif as far as development is that the Historic District border ends at Court:
http://www.brooklyncb6.org/committees/index.cfm?m=web&a=webpage&tpl=main&show_menu=true&template_id=5§ion=3&page=11&content_id=52
The buildings housed a costume jewelry & novelty manufacturer / wholesaler. Also the exclusive worldwide manufacturer & distributor of “invisible dogs” – leashes & collars with an inbedded wire sold at amusement parks & Disneyland.
smith street is the border I believe.
but, really, am I confused, or is it 3 dilapitated buildings for $25 million? I don’t get it.
unrelated, but I have worked on 2 transactions (buying and selling places) with Elliman and thought that they were extremely professional. My old house went to contract within the week and i got a really good deal on my condo that i bought. not sure what the unscrupulous thing is about.
I think Court Street is the border of Cobble Hill. East of Court is Cobble Hill lite.