Co-op of the Day: 401 8th Avenue, #53
This new listing at 401 8th Avenue in Park Slope should have no trouble attracting attention. After all, 1,422-square-foot three-bedrooms just a block from Prospect Park are few and far between. This particular one is located in an attractive prewar building. The apartment, which has been recently renovated, has lots of windows and original parquet…
This new listing at 401 8th Avenue in Park Slope should have no trouble attracting attention. After all, 1,422-square-foot three-bedrooms just a block from Prospect Park are few and far between. This particular one is located in an attractive prewar building. The apartment, which has been recently renovated, has lots of windows and original parquet floors. We’re not fans of recessed lighting in prewar pads and the lack of an elevator for a fifth-floor walk-up might turn some people off, but the maintenance of $1,137 is fair and the asking price of $1,150,000 comes out to about $800 a foot. That sound about right to you?
401 8th Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
It wasn’t my place but it felt depressing. They did a great job considering.
Here’s the link to the before pics. The camera sucked Hopefully it works.
http://picasaweb.google.com/117875145474536900039/4018th53?authkey=Gv1sRgCKDny8us09WwMA&feat=directlink
“This place was a complete dump when I had it listed. It felt like someone had died there.” (Crownlfc)
Ha! I don’t remember anyone ever talking about their own (albeit former) place like this on here.
I’d actually like to see what it looked like pre-renovation.
There is an elevator (that generously borrows the smells from the garbage in the basement)The building is decent, although it feels more like a rental building than a typical 8th ave Cooperative. – great location. This place was a complete dump when I had it listed. It felt like someone had died there. It was bought a couple of years ago for 700K from the sponsor. The new owners did a great job, considering much of the floors and the electric were shot. The managing agent back then was a joke and the co op’s books were… well, you can guess. If anyone whats to see the shocking “before” pics, let me know.
“>>You actually came from a functional family that did these things??? <<
I did, but I’m trying to break the cycle.” (Ringo)
Ohhh, that’s the best thing I’ve read all day.
Oh, wait. Second best, sorry. (“Murry” from Flight of the Conchords might be the new boss on The Office. THAT’s first.)
“I see the table. Just seems a little far from the kitchen than ideal.”
Guess what, if you buy this place you don’t actually have to arrange your furniture in the same way as these people did. Put the dining table near the kitchen, push the living room furniture to the end of the living/dining area — et voilà !
i like marble countertops. they’ve been used for centuries in kitchens and no one ever complained until there were harder things around. i like the way marble wears, personally. my dream kitchen is all-white. 🙂
there are a lot of great modern chandeliers out there, i think. visual comfort has a ton of them. ex. http://bit.ly/9yrYp6
i think the complaint against recessed lighting is not necessarily that it’s dated, but that it looks sort of unnatural and doesn’t light people and spaces as attractively as lamp light does. it tends to light rooms too evenly, which can look strange. i don’t mind it so much, though, but i prefer lamps and sconces vs. any overhead lighting.
I’m not understanding all the island/recessed lighting hate either. I understand that recessed lighting doesn’t work everywhere but it’s a clean way to add lighting overhead. As long add different zones to a room with dimmers it works well.
As far as an island, the kitchen is pretty good sized so it makes sense to have an island with the sink. And the stove is clearly gas. I like the cabinets but not quite loving an entire floor to ceiling wall of them.
ooooh, caesarstone. that’s what i like.
and i don’t think i’m oppsoed to all granite, but this dark granite with the flecks is just not my thing.