Co-op of the Day: 101 Lafayette Avenue, #1H
We’ve written up a lot of listings in our day at 101 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene’s biggest prewar apartment building, but never a ground-floor unit. So we were interested to see this one pop up in the Marketplace. The former doctor’s office is a little unusual in its layout (it’s more railroady than most places…
We’ve written up a lot of listings in our day at 101 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene’s biggest prewar apartment building, but never a ground-floor unit. So we were interested to see this one pop up in the Marketplace. The former doctor’s office is a little unusual in its layout (it’s more railroady than most places in this building) but it’s not without its charms, which include a beamed ceiling and a private front yard with its own gated entrance. The asking price for the 762-square-foot co-op is $449,000. By comparison, a slightly smaller one-bedroom on the 12th floor with much better light and views but no outdoor space is asking $545,000.
101 Lafayette Avenue [FSBO] GMAP P*Shark
Yawn. Next!
Actually, if you look at all of the photos on the FSBO site, there is indeed a second (woot!) window in the kitchen:
– http://www.101lafayette1h.com/Floorplan_%26_pictures/Pages/apt_pics_Album.html#4
The one advantage I see of this apartment is that with your own private entrance, you don’t have to endure the incredibly shabby common areas of this building. A friend of mine lives here on a high floor, and while I love his apartment and view, I was appalled by the condition of the common hallways.
I’m not sure which is more overpriced, the 1br with one whole window (none outside of the bedroom) at $600 psf or the one with no outdoor space at $700+ psf (plus $1000 in maintenance).
The “garden” is a patch of grass next to the front door along Lafayette – and yes, there is only ONE window, next to the front door.
I guess for mole people its a fine place.
“Streeteasy listing of the more expensive one w/view shows total monthly cost of almost $3800”
That’s not total. Add 37.5% depreciation over typical ownership period (5 years). North of 7 grand per month.
***Bid half off peak comps***
If it was a doctor’s office, does it have a residential COO?
Snark, 2 windows (1 in kitchen and 1 in bedrm)
For those that prefer the yard over view I will of course be giving you all first crack at offers of my place when I sell.
Is it my imagination, or does this apartment have exactly one window?