Co-op of the Day: 123 Henry Street
Three things this one-bedroom co-op at 123 Henry Street has going for it: (1) Good location; (2) Nice casement windows; (3) Decent floorplan. Negatives: (1) Zero architectural detail; (2) Home Depot-esque kitchen. Oh, the kitchen. Why do people persist in pursuing these short-sighted attempts at money-saving renovation? A little imagination and creativity go a long…
Three things this one-bedroom co-op at 123 Henry Street has going for it: (1) Good location; (2) Nice casement windows; (3) Decent floorplan. Negatives: (1) Zero architectural detail; (2) Home Depot-esque kitchen. Oh, the kitchen. Why do people persist in pursuing these short-sighted attempts at money-saving renovation? A little imagination and creativity go a long way. In this case, if the kitchen were compelling, it would help downplay the basic-ness of the rest of the apartment. The way it is now, the kitchen only serves to underscore the lack of charm. Not to be all negative: As we said upfront, this place has some good things going for it, enough probably to fetch pretty close to the asking price of $449,000.
123 Henry Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Exterior photo by Scott Bintner for PropertyShark
I also see a dozen or so units in contract or for sale for higher than 450k.
FYI McFly: Search Street Easy for “1 Bed / Brooklyn Heights” and you will see at least a dozen or so units in contract or for sale ranging from $325K to $430K.
yup 11217…its called “entitlement” LOL
“And if this place was $250-300K”
And if Wii’s were $89 bucks instead of 250, every child could enjoy one instead of just the super rich.
And if a nice engagement ring were $500 instead of 5k, diamonique would not be necessary.
And if Ferrari’s were 10K, I could have one!
Ok so it’s not overpriced in even this market, but isn’t this just a sad little one bedroom? Yes, we all love casement windows but they are leaky. And if this place was $250-300K, you could at least see spending money to really charming. But at this price, you can spend more but why? It is a third floor walk-up with no doorman or super.
Ok so it’s not overpriced in even this market, but isn’t this just a sad little one bedroom? Yes, we all love casement windows but they are leaky. And if this place was $250-300K, you could at least see spending money to really charming. But at this price, you can spend more but why? It is a third floor walk-up with no doorman or super.
11217, I would argue that the economies in those cities make paying $450K for a 1-bed seem like a lot more money than it does in NYC. But, I’m no expert.
Anyway, while I totally agree with the kitchen comment, I don’t completely hate it. Admit, though, that there was a missed opportunity to do something edgier.
McFly,
I’d argue that not only are they not paying attention to the Brooklyn market, but aren’t paying attention to the national one either.
1 bedrooms for 450k are not uncommon is many of the top tier cities in the U.S. – Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, hell even Baltimore has 450K 1 bedrooms down on Charles Street.
hmmm, well, you did say “less nice” but never mind that, there are significantly “less nice” blocks and stretches of even Henry, like above Clark…Henry ain’t so pretty up there.