Co-op of the Day: 39 Remsen Street, #2A
It’s gonna be hard to find a more charming one-bedroom than this second-floor co-op at 39 Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights. And if it weren’t for the Ikea kitchen (whichwe don’t generally have a problem with but doesn’t really work with this space), we wouldn’t think the price of $549,000 was out of line. With…
It’s gonna be hard to find a more charming one-bedroom than this second-floor co-op at 39 Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights. And if it weren’t for the Ikea kitchen (whichwe don’t generally have a problem with but doesn’t really work with this space), we wouldn’t think the price of $549,000 was out of line. With the kitchen, though not so sure. What do you think?
39 Remsen Street, #2A [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Interesting.
Seems, tho, from the floor plan, that it must be at least 600 ft. But I can see why the layout would make it hard to work with to have comfortable furniture that’s not too cramped.
After seeing the apartment, I must say that it feels rather small. It’s closer to 500 square feet than 700 square feet.
Moreover, because of the placement and size of the radiators, as well as the scale of the mantle and placement of the bedroom doors, the space functions as an even smaller space. It seems extremely difficult to fit a full size couch and table into the room without making it feel cramped and cut up. The owner did a wonderful job organizing the space with very small pieces of living room furniture and its hard to imagine rearranging the space in a better way that would enable the use of more traditional and comfortable furniture.
For the record, the kitchen counters appear to be formica and starting to chip and the bedroom walls need work.
Overall, as aesthetically desirable the space may be, it is a very expensive, small 1 bedroom in Brooklyn and its hard to justify the price.
Yes, ^^^ that’s my objection really to the reconfiguring. The details and space of the rooms separately, the two windowed rooms, are wonderful. But the layout is not good.
3 windows in this whole apartment???
The kitchen would be like a dungeon, along with the bathroom.
Horrible layout.
It’s beautiful but also probably too small for more than one person. A couple who can afford an apartment at this price level would likely want (need) more space or at least more closets, particularly given the somewhat smallish bedroom that would be cramped by the addition of an armoir. While lots of single people have that kind of money, few are keen to invest that kind of money in a place from which they’d have to move if they found the right companion.
Ghostnote — you should ask that in the forum, maybe after the weekend. You’ll get answers there.
Oops, not apts. — house. (mansion)
Ummm… slight non-sequitur here, but can anyone recommend someone that can build/install similar window molding? I have rather blah generic molding in my place and would love to get something with a little flair…
Does it bug anyone that this is obviously a formerly larger apt. that has been makeshifted into a one bedroom? (“Makeshifted.” I’m a wordsmith.)