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As anyone who’s ever been in the courtyard of 141 Lafayette Avenue can tell you, this 21-unit co-op is one charmer of a building. (The casement windows seal the deal for us.) This two-bedroom apartment has lots of original architectural detail and plenty of windows; the one drawback, for some, may be that there’s only one bathroom. The 950-square-foot pad has a monthly maintenance of $744 and is asking $635,000. There are open houses on Saturday and Sunday this weekend from 2 to 4 p.m.
141 Lafayette Avenue [FSBO/NYT] GMAP P*Shark


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  1. “As for the casement windows, you could put storm windows…over them if you’re concerned about the cold”.

    Not if you ever plan on opening them–they open OUT. Maybe some kind of storm windows could be mounted inside.

  2. I think it is ok in price. Chicken, the place would not be 100% financed, so your numbers a off a bit. I know of 2 BR coops in brownstones on Lafayette about a block away that sold for around 600K back in 2004/2005, so this does not seem out of whack.

  3. winelover – i agree, this place would probably rent for around 3,000, maybe 2800 at the least. Lafayette is prime FG and this 2 BR is nearly 1000 sq ft. The rent on this place is certainly not 2500 (maybe in ’05?)

  4. The 101 Lafayette listing that failed to sell @ 580K is a one bedroom. This apartment seems to have two real bedrooms, but it also seems to need a complete make-over. Still, at that price, or maybe slightly closer to 600K, I think it could sell by the end of the weekend. It’s a great building in a great location.

    Oh–I love those windows too, but we had them in a house we lived in years ago. In the winter, ice formed on the INSIDE of the windows. Reminded us of the house in the film Dr. Zhivago.

  5. the chicken – ditmas apartments are WAY cheaper because of the further distance to Manhattan. your whole line of thinking is out of whack. Also, the rent of a 2 bedrm like this is definitely in the 3,000 range – no? this apt could come down in price, maybe, but won’t end up in the $400K range…
    also, remember, there’s the huge tax benefits. we got back (with 0 deductions) over $25K last year – all attributed to the interest on our place. that brought our condo down to like $2300 w cc’s… people with a decent income really lose out when they rent.

  6. Victorian Flatbush is amazing. Gorgeous area.

    When you speak in such an immature fashion, PropJoe it makes nothing you say very credible. You can not prefer Victorian Flatbush, but to say “it sucks” just makes you look ignorant.

    Although your previous racist comments would also suggest that as well.

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