Co-op of the Day: 90 8th Avenue, #2A
This new listing at 90 8th Avenue in Park Slope has a great feel to it. The two-bedroom, one-bath co-op has a slightly unusual layout, with a long entry hall, and has been chopped up to create a small second bedroom, but otherwise the prewar finishes and renovated kitchen are all lovely. The monthly maintenance…
This new listing at 90 8th Avenue in Park Slope has a great feel to it. The two-bedroom, one-bath co-op has a slightly unusual layout, with a long entry hall, and has been chopped up to create a small second bedroom, but otherwise the prewar finishes and renovated kitchen are all lovely. The monthly maintenance of $1,153 gets you a doorman and extra storage. Think it’s a reasonable deal at $799,000? How do you think it stacks up against this similar apartment at 2 Grace Court in The Heights?
90 8th Avenue, #2A [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Co-op of the Day: 2 Grace Court, #1J [Brownstoner]
i disagree, and i was at the open house. the building is elegant and seems very well-maintained, and the apartment has the massive, spacious pre-war feel you get on the UWS and rarely in the slope. big rooms, a lot of light (which surprised me since it’s the 2nd floor), real closets with heavy orginal doors, and the 2nd bedroom is fine. much better than what you get in the standard slope 2 and 3br floor-thoughs, imho. the kitchen is small which doesn’t work for me, but otherwise i really liked this place.
thinking this over some more, the Grace Court apartment is way better, nicer block, better layout, and higher tax deductible on the maintenance. Also, it’s in Brooklyn Heights.
That is an idiotic layout. But most likely original to the building.
billy, I thought we already established there are no hipsters in Park Slope.
BTW, there are really no good looking people in Park Slope. PS is known for its bad fashion too. And the hipsters here are the worst- nerdiest of the nerds.
The fact that its not a real 2-BR, with an unusual lay-out may turn off people looking to spend $800K with $1150 maintenance.
And btw, the best looking people in Park Slope live in… Fort Greene! 🙂
Brownstoner:
Just as there are brownstone lovers who cringe at the sight of chopped-up houses, there are pre-war apartment lovers who despair at chopped-up apartments.
Not that the finishes in this place aren’t nice, but the alterations destroy the quality of apartments of this type: big, rectangular rooms (all with windows) with nice foyers and passages between.
The long entry hall actually works and embeds the unit in a nice “private” zone away from the public hall. After that, it’s mostly down hill because of the revisions.
I’ve passed this building many times and thought of it as an attractive alternative to Manhattan apartment houses (together with some along Grand Army Plaza, Eastern Parkway, and Prospect Park West). This particular unit would be very livable for a single or a couple. But for a family with children? Why be spatially compromised from the start — and at these prices when the real-estate market has double digits to tumble?
Nostalgic on Park Avenue
1 bath, that stinks. BTW no one noticed the heading, TOP DRAW!
Looks to have over 1200 sq ft and is in a lovely building. Seems like a place for a family with young kids. Saw the comment about 4C in that building and they are very different apartments. We went to the open house for both this weekend and found this apartment to feel very large and light filled in comparison. Worth the additional $$$.