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The listing for this 1,500-square-foot three-bedroom at 75 Henry Street makes a big deal about architectural lineage of its renovation but we gotta say it’s not doing a whole lot for. Nor is the asking price of $1,600,000 which seems very pricey for this building. Most folks who can drop this kinda dough on an apartment in The Heights are going to want something prewar. Granted, we’re sure the views are nice and there’s some cheap parking available, but we’ll be very surprised if this fetches anywhere near the asking price.
75 Henry Street [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark



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  1. Believe it or not, I’m more with fsrq and just me on this one… These were built as Mitchell-Lama coops back in the good old days when middle class meant a certain degree of comfort, i.e., space. 1500 sft 3BR 2 bath is nice space by any standard. Now they’ve been taken out of the program. I bet none of those 4th Ave 3br condos are near that amount of sft.

    As someone who spent a few years in the Heights, I’d say that while one reason to live there is the nice architecture, an even better reason is the water views, if you can find them. That’s why I always thought a place in Two Montague Terrace or similar would be preferable to a brownstone apt, unless you’re on Columbia Heights. And with this building you lose the summer nightime drunken noise from the promenade, which can be considerable. Those views are pretty protected also, I might add, unlike the Toren et al when anything can be built next to it the day you close.

    Parking would be key also, altho I thought there was a waiting list (?). I’d wanna check that out.

    If you can afford 1.6 mil, most likely you can send the laundry out or have the maid take care of it.

    Having said all that, 1.6 mil is a mighty big stretch. I’m gonna go w 1.3.

  2. The realtor should mention the trick-or-treating if they are thinking a family would spring for this…

    …growing up I had classmates who lived in the Cadman Plaza complex (75 and the “townhouse” things off Clark). We’d go in to 75 with a black trash bag and take the elevator to the top floor. Then we’d walk down and hit every floor, hall, and door.

    One year I could barely drag the bag back to Remsen St.

  3. 100% true Kris.

    Oh, and about brokers…. Cry me a fucking river!!

    If the market is so “hard” right now, maybe you should have saved some of your money over the years. It’s like a NBA star that wonders why he’s broke at age 28 when he’s forced to retire.

    If you are a *new* broker, maybe you should have realized that the market couldn’t possibly sustain 10 million brokers for long…. and you made a BIG mistake becoming a broker.

    Brokers need a thick skin and start ACTUALLY doing WORK to sell their properties. Yeah, you actually have to spend some money to sell a place. Yeah, you can take ALL of the 3-5% as pure profit. Oh, and it could be a total risk and you may not sell the place… THAT’S HOW BUSINESS WORKS!!!

  4. these buildings were built as part of the urban renewal movement of the 1960’s. They were not built as projects and do not look anything like the Farragut Houses. Such snarkosity! All of Brooklyn Heights would have looked like this if the preservation movement had not intervened. Anyway, I think the buildings, though not pre-war, have a certain vintage appeal. The problem is that most of the residents are the old Mitchell-lama crowd who, well, that’s enough said.
    I agree this is not worth the asking even if it were a real 3-bedroom which I doubt it is.
    I do like the mod townhouses that are part of this grouping, you never see those coming up for sale though.

  5. Snark, I take your point about decent layouts and appreciate that you like postwar. Consider me schooled that not everyone shares my dislike of postwar.

    Regarding the comments that some of us being too hard on this place: you can’t evaluate an apartment without taking the asking price into consideration. Price is relative to value. If the listing price was 800k, everyone (including me) would be gushing how fabulous it is!

  6. You people are brutal. Your comments are beyond obnoxious. This building was once a Mitchell Lama, designed for affordable middle income folks. It privatized about 10 years ago (or a little more). The apartments are great sizes and the building is very well maintained. You may not like this style but others do.
    I do not necessarily agree that a 3 bdrm should go for 1.6 but you are getting an amazing apartment, with amazing views, in an amazing neighborhood. You will get your money worth…and, NO, I am not the listing broker…
    stop bashing the broker(s) and stop critisizing everyone and their mothers for living there. jeez, i’d love to see where some of you folks live…

  7. > “(probable) linoleum hallways.”

    I’ve looked at 20-30 postwar buildings in the past couple of years. One, maybe two had linoleum floors. I’ve seen far more carpet and terrazzo. The latter I particularly like.

    Another I like about postwar buildings: terraces.

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