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 looks like the countertops are granite. Does that ellicit an even greater amount of hate?????
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no place to even eat breakfast as a family.
omg what kind of freaks actually do that!?
*rob*
>>You actually came from a functional family that did these things??? <<
I did, but I’m trying to break the cycle.
11217, I see the table. Just seems a little far from the kitchen than ideal. But this will sell, I’m sure.
Is track lighting equally offensive? I agree with foodclothingand. This is one of those apartments that sounds good but is very blah in person. I would rather have had slightly smaller bedrooms (who really needs that much space to sleep?) and more common space – it feels weirdly cramped, with the dining table smooshed in a corner. Seems like apartments have suffered more in this downturn too – no longer so unusual to get a PS 3BR for under a mil.
Why is recessed lighting “so 1990s?” Yes, the big 6-8″ cans are but recessed lighting now is completely different.
I have never found a modern chandelier that I like (they ALL look tacky) and antique ones don’t work in a renovation like this
Looks like a good deal to me, but I’m more interested in the discussion about islands. For me, they go with recessed lighting, so very 1990s, but my friends love them. So, I’d like to hear from the island lovers and haters. And, while we’re at it, I’d like to know what the alternatives are to recessed lighting in a townhouse that needs more than a single chandelier hanging from the ceiling?
My only quibble is that with this kind of layout you get no cross-ventilation.
This place languished as FSBO, starting above 1.1 and dropping to 1.1 before getting picked up by Corco. Saw it. Bedrooms good size, common living space feels small. View out windows is of brick walls. Meh. Think they would have done better to price just under a mil and get a lot more interest.
In theory, this is a highly desirable apartment, but in reality it is somehow lacking. It’s been on the market since June. See info here: http://bit.ly/bx08rO
Also, according to the StreetEasy boards, it sold for $999K in November of 2007. We know where prices are since then, but the owner doesn’t seem to realize where the market has gone.
Before that 2007 sale, it traded hands that March at $712K in what must have been estate condition. I believe I looked at this apartment back then, and if it is the same place, it is very long and narrow. The building is hardly a luxury building, though it seemed nice enough. I wonder about the quality of the renovation. Did they do the electric? Etc. Etc. Etc. Whatever they did, they did very fast…
Figure in the realtor’s commission, and it looks like the present owners are just trying to get their money back.