Co-op of the Day: 2 Grace Court
This two-bedroom at 2 Grace Court in Brooklyn Heights looks pretty darn good to us at the asking price of $675,000. With a monthly maintenance of $881, this place is cheaper across the board than the similar two-bedroom at 90 8th Avenue that we discussed yesterday. This place doesn’t feel quite as grand, but it’s…
This two-bedroom at 2 Grace Court in Brooklyn Heights looks pretty darn good to us at the asking price of $675,000. With a monthly maintenance of $881, this place is cheaper across the board than the similar two-bedroom at 90 8th Avenue that we discussed yesterday. This place doesn’t feel quite as grand, but it’s prewar to the core, has the elevator/doorman connection and is steps from the promenade. Seems like a lay-up to us.
2 Grace Court [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
I’m not saying that a bedroom without a closet isn’t a bedroom. It is indeed a bedroom, just a sub-par one. That’s fine for a rental, but not for a $675k purchase.
You get to call something a bedroom if either (a) it has at least one closet or (b) it has enough space to build a closet or install an armoire without turning the room into a shoebox. This is a one bedroom apartment. That being said, it’s a nice-looking one bed in a great neighborhood and I think the price is within the range of reasonable (not to say it won’t sell for less in the current environment, but unlike yesterday’s “2 bed” this isn’t clearly overpriced).
Agreed on the staging, it makes it look like there is no room to put a large couch in the room, when in fact there is. And having spent way too many hours watching all those Sell you House/Decorate your House shows on TV, I know that most people have zero imagination. Unless you get it right, they can’t imagine the layout of the room with their own furniture, a different color, etc.
according to streeateasy unit 4Z – same apartment 2 floors higher in this building sold at $619K a few months ago…
listed as a ONE bedroom…
closets may be lacking but that doesn’t mean a room isn’t a bedroom or a bedroom can’t be called a bedroom.
No one is answering the question from 1:00pm, what do you think constitutes a 2nd bedroom if this doesn’t?
1:14 you are mistaken. seriously, does it matter if it reads converted? what about all those lofts you see that build out rooms? should they read that they built out bedrooms or should it read 2 bedrooms? I don’t see what the matter is here…I agree with the other, if it has a 2nd bedroom (converted or otherwise)and the room has a window, then it is a 2nd bedroom. what if the folks living there use the 2nd room as an office or a den? should they not call it a bedroom just because it may not have a bed there now? people people people…
This apt is lacking closets. Where do people put stuff.
I have a 2 bedroom and I have 2 closets in the entry, 2 closets opposite the bathroom, and closets in both bedrooms, and I wish I had one more closet.
Even in the new condos they’re building, I think closets are lacking.
you don’t need a closet to call it a bedroom. buy an armoire or build out a small closet. my goodness. 2 minor things to do to make a lovely place a 2 bedroom. Closets are “dead space” when doing floor dimensions so put a closet in if you’d like, it doesn’t change the size of the room or the functionality. put a bed in it and you have a place to sleep. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Actually, I’m getting tired of looking at apartments that are “not really a two bedroom”. Maybe Realtors can start listing them as “2nd bdrm/converted dining room” or something. After all, it is a buyer’s market!