Co-op of the Day: 279 Sterling Place Studio
If we were a bachelor, this is one pad we’d have to consider. While only a studio, the gigantic windows and ceilings in this 3rd floor apartment at 279 Sterling Place in Prospect Heights make for an incredible space; the ivied exterior of the former public school building doesn’t hurt the listing’s charm factor either….
If we were a bachelor, this is one pad we’d have to consider. While only a studio, the gigantic windows and ceilings in this 3rd floor apartment at 279 Sterling Place in Prospect Heights make for an incredible space; the ivied exterior of the former public school building doesn’t hurt the listing’s charm factor either. The sleeping loft set-up won’t tickle everyone’s fancy though. The maintenance is a pleasing $389 per month. The asking price is $389,000, slightly more than $600 a foot. Reasonable?
279 Sterling Place [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
11217, i heard the same thing too, a new place perhaps in the style of dressler. (it’s the corner of vanderbilt and bergen, though.) that would be so sweet, especially if they are kid tolerant in the early evening and brunch hours…anyway, they’re clearly doing a major renovation of the space, but i haven’t seen any solid confirmation of what’s going in. there are permits posted, but when i last walked by, i didn’t read them closely.
“d_h – have you actually looked into it recently? i know were were told often last summer that it wasn’t possible to get financing with 10%, but we did pretty easily. May be a different ballgame now though.”
No – I actually haven’t. After the fall I got pretty discouraged hearing how hard it was to get a mortgage, and pretty much resigned myself to the fact I’d either have to wait, or double my downpayment magically. Thanks for the intel though, perhaps I should look into it again.
“DH….You seem like you’re really into good food too, and I heard a rumor last week that the guy who owns Saul in Carroll Gardens is opening up a really huge new restaurant on the corner of Vanderbilt and St. Marks, I think it is…”
That would be awesome 11217 – Saul is top notch and would be a welcome addition to Pro Heights, which seems to be getting alot more cool places
To be fair, it’s large for a studio. At almost 600 sf, it’s not that much smaller than some of the new construction 1 bedrooms in the neighborhood which are selling for a quite a bit more in far less interesting buildings.
You also can jack up the price a bit when the maintenance costs are so low like this.
Vanderbilt is indeed turning into a nice strip. There is even a little used bookstore set to open soon. I’ve seen major improvements in the short (3 years) that I’ve lived in the neighborhood.
That said I think 389 for a studio is pushing it in this market, even though its a pretty cool looking building.
Beautiful facade, but really, 389k for that studio?
As charming and up-and-coming as Prospect Heights may be, you can get a studio in prime neighborhoods for that… and maybe even a two-bedroom elsewhere in Prospect Heights.
No thanks.
I think it’s the best commercial strip in Brooklyn also…or certainly one of the best…
It’s also just the feeling of the street…it’s wide and has a really open feel. Now that they’ve planted the median, it just feels so spacious and green. The bars are really fun too…I especially like Soda.
A building on the corner of Vanderbilt and Sterling is hardly “beyond Vanderbilt”. Not that it even seems like a relevant fact, considering that plenty of nicest areas of PH are “beyond Vanderbilt”.
Beautiful building in a great location. Wish a one or two bedroom would come on the market here. Completely agree with you 11217 – for my money, the best commercial strip in the borough or at least one of them.
Almost 400 grand for a 20′ x 20′ (living area) studio beyond Vanderbilt. More pics of surrounding building and area than the interior. Telling.
Follow the herd into the slaughter house. Baaaaggghhhh!
***Bid half off peak comps***