Condos of the Day: 24 Remsen Street
They didn’t cut any corners on this one. After a lengthy renovation, the brick-and-limestone mansion at 24 Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights has re-emerged as a four-unit condominium that, from the looks of it, aimed to preserve as much architectural detail while giving the 1896 residence a lighter, slightly more modern feel. It looks very…
They didn’t cut any corners on this one. After a lengthy renovation, the brick-and-limestone mansion at 24 Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights has re-emerged as a four-unit condominium that, from the looks of it, aimed to preserve as much architectural detail while giving the 1896 residence a lighter, slightly more modern feel. It looks very well done to us. Another sweetener: The building is also a stone’s throw from the promenade. Quality has a price though: All four units are priced well north of $1,000 a foot. The third-floor floor-through, for example, clocks in at 1,441 square feet and has a maintenance of $1,103 and an asking price of $1,745,000. The development’s web site is here and there’s an open house by appointment on Sunday.
24 Remsen Street, #3 [Brennan RE/NYT]
sam – I’m 31, so I have no idea if that’s too young or not. But I don’t mind living in a non-doorman, walk-up building. Then again, I don’t have any real need for a personal assistant, either, unless I could find one who knows how to write business plans.
I do approve of not being beaten and robbed in my building’s lobby, however. That’s always a plus.
I agree with Ringo that a good super is the most important thing about a building (and I know this because I’ve never had one).
http://www.24remsen-bre.com/#Floorplans
Interesting to note that Coburn did the interiors on this place as well as the place with the carriage house addition yesterday.
Two Coburn pieces in two days, Mr. B? [raised eyebrow].
I’ve lived in doorman buildings and don’t find it all that EXTREME of an amenity. Tho is was more useful than the elevator man — who wants to say “how ’bout those Knicks” every time they get in the elevator. I’m happier without any of this help. Give me a really really handy super and I’m happy.
Is there a floorplan here somewhere? I’m not feeling the place if there isn’t a separate dining room no matter how nice the finishes are.
I like that kitchen. A lot. Simple. Clean. Plain. Very nice.
bucheler,
If you don’t understand the EXTREME amenity of having a doorman, you’re either very young or not too with it.
Having a doorman is like having a personal assistant that doesn’t get in your way. Nothing is better (other than a private driver) for the busy city dweller.
cwb, they call the cops if someone tries to kill you in the lobby, or break into your apt. In fact that’s the MAIN reason for a doorman!
I guess there might be a feeling of safety with a doorman? Especially if you work late hours, or if you have a kid?
Doormen know every last detail about your personal life. They’re like paparazzi for the unfamous but attention-needy.