Condo of the Day: 177 Union Street
Sales have recently started on this converted Carroll Gardens brownstone, and although the listings promise old world charm with all the modern conveniences, the asking prices seem a little dear. The building’s biggest space, a 2,000-square-foot duplex, is going for $1.8 million, or $900 a foot, while the three smaller units are both asking around…
Sales have recently started on this converted Carroll Gardens brownstone, and although the listings promise old world charm with all the modern conveniences, the asking prices seem a little dear. The building’s biggest space, a 2,000-square-foot duplex, is going for $1.8 million, or $900 a foot, while the three smaller units are both asking around $1,000 a foot. We asked the broker selling the condos what buildings they looked to for comps, and she pointed to 240 Carroll Street, a conversion that did brisk business about a year ago—and was priced a heck of a lot cheaper (units there topped out at $800 a foot). The 177 Union listings don’t include interior shots, so it’s hard to gauge whether top-shelf renovations back up the lofty, new construction-esque prices. Think there’s a shot these’ll sell anywhere close to asking?
177 Union Street Listings [Fillmore] GMAP
Location is whick whick whack…
My wife and I looked at this house about a year ago and seriously considered buying it, but got cold feet. The location is not its best feature. It was going for around 1.5K. It was in very good shape as it was and in comparison to what one usually has to swallow as nice, although plain. Nice big apartments. I walked by this site every day for the last year on my way to work and I can tell you they gutted it right down to the bones and beyond – too bad. They extended the street level floor into the back yard a lot. I can also tell you that as far as I could tell the construction materials, are nothing but the standard builders fair. Live in Brooklyn these days and gut jobs are everywhere. I am shocked at the prices being asked for, then and now. Maybe the details for this house appeared after hours. I’m going to look at it just to see for myself. Woulda’, Coulda’, Shoulda’, Didn’t.
Brooklyn gets diminished daily by this kind of thing!
I think it is very misleading to have a picture of a much more attractive brownstone on the broker’s listing.
That is appalling.
The intent is to deceive.
Those prices are laughable at best, criminal at worst
It was a gut reno (+ extension) of a pretty plain brownstone — so I’m not sure where the “Old World Charm” is supposed to come from.
It looks like they were using nice materials during the build, but those prices are a bit nutty (especially when you are just a few doors down from the BQE).
Brownstoner’s exterior picture is correct.
this does not look like the same building on the broker’s site. will the real 177 Union Street please raise its hand!
No only that but the Bldg. does not even boasts
“Old World Charm”where is the ornate details
on the exterior???
photos are on the realtor’s website. low ceilings, boring finishes, canned lighting. looks depressing and dark for the potential it probably had.
if i’m reading the listing right, half of the duplex is a finished cellar, in which case the asking price is totally insane.