Co-op of the Day: 210 Congress Street
The 114-unit co-op at 210 Congress Street in Cobble Hill is pretty unremarkable as far as prewar buildings go, but it’s perfectly nice and in a lovely location. The scale of the windows and ceilings are a little blah, but we’re liking the layout of this two-bedroom. The asking price of $750,000, however, is definitely…
The 114-unit co-op at 210 Congress Street in Cobble Hill is pretty unremarkable as far as prewar buildings go, but it’s perfectly nice and in a lovely location. The scale of the windows and ceilings are a little blah, but we’re liking the layout of this two-bedroom. The asking price of $750,000, however, is definitely on the high side for the building. After all, only one apartment in the building has every sold for more than this amount. Think this one has a shot?
210 Congress Street [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
“The one thing you do have to love about plaster walls however was the way they just soaked up all that lead paint.”
Which is SOOOOO different from any other old building – say – Oh – a 3 million dollar Brownstone?????
ugly and ridiculously overpriced
3:20 – 1950 is not “right after the war” and plaster walls or not, the post-war period in NYC is one that is well known to have utilized the cheapest construction, and least amount of design and amenities.
You can bitch and moan all you want about ‘today’s’ construction but at least when comparing it to early 1950’s – nothing (generally) rivals that period for crap. The city was dealing with massive housing shortage (Quonset huts anyone) and the country was also fighting a war.
The one thing you do have to love about plaster walls however was the way they just soaked up all that lead paint.
The building is plain but it has a lovely garden with nicely mowed lawns and pretty ornamental trees, it seems very well taken care of. Not at all institutional. But if the apartment is on the first floor, then that’s a real minus. I would not touch it with a ten foot pole, although some people like the ground floor.
Saw this at the open house this past weekend. Its location, in my opinion, is great. The apartment, however, was not. It’s on the first floor and the living room windows look out over the driveway entrance to the underground garage. The ceilings were low. The bedrooms were a decent size. The building itself did indeed feel like a nursing home.
“This unit is literally above the garage and driveway, which makes for extra noise and fumes.”
no thanks.
drop the price 100K and maybe.
The building was built in 1949-1950. It converted to a coop in 1980 or 1981, which meant that the few remaining rent stabilized tenants (and sponsor units) and original owners tend to be older. However, with the turnover of about 10-12 apts per year, it has changed to a younger building with families and professionals (insert your determination if that is good or bad for the neighborhood).
In response to the various comments, the bathrooms are 5×7. The ceiling are 8 feet (give or take a few inches). The outside of the building is red brick, but the view is of gorgeous brownstones (sucks to be the brownsones looking at the building but that’s their problem) Unless a renovation changed the walls, the original walls are all thick plaster, not sheetrock. Put in some mouldings, change the doors and hardware, add some nice fixtures, and the rooms are wonderful and spacious.
As for amenities, it includes storage and onsite car and bicycle parking, as well as washer/dryer (all at extra cost). This unit is literally above the garage and driveway, which makes for extra noise and fumes. Stable coop board and wonderful grounds appearance. Literally across the street from Cobble Hill Park.
The building itself is no great shakes, but you can’t beat Cobble Hill park and Verandah place for pretty. It is cuteness in extremis.
no, 4:21…i think they were just saying park slope is prettier.
which i think it is also.
it’s almost too pretty.
people like to hate pretty things. ask giselle.