Co-op of the Day: 70 Remsen Street
Here’s a nice meat-and-potatoes prewar listing in Brooklyn Heights that should hit the sweet spot of many apartment hunters. Wall color aside, this two-bedroom, two-bath place at 70 Remsen Street has nice prewar bones, a new kitchen and a more open layout than you’d expect to find. And obviously the 103-unit building is a charmer….
Here’s a nice meat-and-potatoes prewar listing in Brooklyn Heights that should hit the sweet spot of many apartment hunters. Wall color aside, this two-bedroom, two-bath place at 70 Remsen Street has nice prewar bones, a new kitchen and a more open layout than you’d expect to find. And obviously the 103-unit building is a charmer. The asking price of $865,000 also seems reasonable for a 1,060-square-foot pad in this part of town.
70 Remsen Street [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
BH&6 – don’t forget the footmen salaries.
I like yellow but a lighter, softer yellow than this. These walls look like they should have the word French’s in white on a red flag all over them. What about the home office? It looks teensy; not much bigger than the walk-in closet.
You’d think in an older classic building like this one, a 2BR would be more than 1000 sft. I agree, maybe combined from other apts.
I like the yellow but let’s keep it in one room only. Bad taste in those oak kitchen cabinets and that wimpy colored granite on the island.
like others, i see 2 drawbacks: high maint (anything over $1.25 psf for full-service is too much unless you’re on Park Ave.), and what appears to be the ground floor. that’s somewhat of a plus if you have kids/stroller, however.
Thinking this will sell, though, at close to ask. That’s a great area if you’re looking for peace and quiet and a negligible commute. And it has 8 closets, including a walk-in.
I, like others, would also break out the brushes and rollers…
Love the yellow! You guys are boring. . .
Maintenace in many of the BH-area buildings is higher than one might expect because 1) they are relaticvely small — not that many units to spread the cost of staff over, 2) they are staffed — 24/7 security/doormen, live-in supers and porters, 3) they were co-oped back in the last bubble with bad underlying mortgages (double-digit, maybe neg amort) and so have had to build solid financials while doing all the capital expenditures that keep these charming older building habitable and attarctive to live in. And the real estate taxes are significant. Wait till all those abatements run out!
Maintenace in many of the BH-area buildings is higher than one might expect because 1) they are relaticvely small — not that many units to spread the cost of staff over, 2) they are staffed — 24/7 security/doormen, live-in supers and porters, 3) they were co-oped back in the last bubble with bad underlying mortgages (double-digit, maybe neg amort) and so have had to build solid financials while doing all the capital expenditures that keep these charming older building habitable and attarctive to live in. And the real estate taxes are significant. Wait till all those abatements run out!
Robert, true enough. I know of 4 different bldg’s very close to this listing, that have high maintenance due to repairs, new elevators (or drums), etc. There is even a bldg on the corner of Pierrepont and Henry that has been doing exhaustive repairs for over a year, not only did their maint. increase, but their assessment for the work was ridiculous!