Co-op of the Day: 394 Lincoln Place
Unless the interior of this apartment is a dump (note to broker: put up some darn pics!), this 1,000-square-foot two-bedroom co-op in Prospect Heights could be interesting at $399,000. Only a block from the new Richard Meier building (and pretty close to the park as well), this location will only get better and better over…
Unless the interior of this apartment is a dump (note to broker: put up some darn pics!), this 1,000-square-foot two-bedroom co-op in Prospect Heights could be interesting at $399,000. Only a block from the new Richard Meier building (and pretty close to the park as well), this location will only get better and better over time. The first showing was last weekend. Anyone seen it yet?
394 Lincoln Place [Corcoran] GMAP
I just love the way the pictures sometimes get “stretched”, resulting in a highly laughable distorted widening of the room. Whether or not this is intentional I couldn’t say, but if it is, how could one NOT see through this?!? It’s not limited to just Corcoran, either. There were several recent listings I viewed, one of which was of a bathroom, with the toilet appearing as if it had a double width bowl. For some people, that might prove helpful, but to give them false hope…
Does Corcoran have the worst and/or most inadequate photos for real estate listings in the entire city? I really think they do. It’s laughable, their photos sometimes. What’s with that? If they have to cut corners that much in order to make a profit, their overhead is too high. Decent photos are such a basic requirement. Even if good photos increase selling price by 1%, due to increasing traffic, it’s worth it. I don’t get it.
yes, my bldg does have an elevator. and i believe a 1 br for sale on the 3rd floor, facing the back (so it’s quiet), if any of you are looking. interpret guards as you wish. i like to think of them as the guys who keep my block safe and watch my back. when they’re out, my car doesn’t get busted. when they’re in, not as protected.
But doesn’t your building also have an elevator, Anon 5:03? And what do you mean about the guards on the street — are they guards working for the dealers? The walk up is probably the worst feature of this place — I agree the location is ideal for subway acess and the block will only get better.
I’m a gentrifier who bought dirt cheap back in 99 across the street from this building and have seen many changes on the block in that time. Once you establish yourself and get to know the guards on the street, it’s 100& safe, and I’m a woman walking home late alone, or a stroller mom by day, and also one who parks on the block. My bldg has had a couple of real 3brs go for ~$700k in the past year, so this sounds suspicious to be so cheap… seems like others have said the space is not as advertised.
I second Chip’s comments. This isn’t the nicest block in PH or anything, but it’s not a war zone. I come home on the subway after midnight and walk back to my apartment (near the middle of the block) and have never run into any trouble. Over on Dailyheights, I hear about far more muggings over on the nicer blocks near Vanderbilt than I do on my block. And while there might be a drug deal here or there, it’s far from “open”, at least over on the Washington end (things get a bit dodgier on the Underhill end) as I haven’t seen a single one in the past year. But! It is indeed incredibly noisy, esp. during the summer, and a few of the buildings have incredibly inconsiderate landlords and basically have no trash facilities. Clearly, there are big annoyances, but I haven’t had safety be one of them (knock on wood).
All that said, paying that much to live in a 4th floor walk-up on this block seems a bit much, but what do I know — I rent.
To qualify my previous post, I’m sure there is drug-dealing and violence. I’m just saying I don’t feel like I’m walking through a war zone every time I step out of the house, which is the impresson I get after reading some of the posts. I feel fine about walking down the street at night with my two kids. I feel less comfortable walking down Lincoln Place two blocks over on the other side of Washington.
I find myself growing defensive about my block. Even though I’m the first to complain about its many shortcomings (trash, poor stretches of sidewalks, and dog crap), and I’m well aware of it’s reputation, I must say that I’ve lived here over a year and never seen any drugs or violence (With the exception of a shoving contest between two overweight women on the night of the Carribean Day parade). A nice new restaurant (Cheryl’s) just opened on the underhill end of the block and I look forward to the pilates studio opening acround the corner. Plus, this building is basically on the corner of Lincoln Place and Washington. So it’s a safe walk from the subway (Eastern Parkway, turn left on Washington, and another left on Lincoln Place).
This block has had a lousy reputation going back to at least the early 1980s. There’s noise at all hours, open drug dealing, hostility between long-time residents and newcomers, aggressive double-parking (aka “no, f***face, I won’t move to allow you to pass until I’ve finished buying my shit”). The buildings are sound pre-war apt blocks but, in spite of the potentially great location, it remains one of the crummiest streets in the entire neighborhood. So long as Section 8 remains in effect, don’t expect too much rapid change.