Co-op of the Day: 31 Pierrepont Street
The top-floor duplex in the gorgeous Pierrepont Street townhouse (center building, with bay windows) is cute as a button. In addition to the private roof deck (awww yeahhh), we’re digging the traditional brownstone-y goodness of the living areas. The sloping roofs of the mansard-roofed top floor aren’t going to be for everyone, be we think…
The top-floor duplex in the gorgeous Pierrepont Street townhouse (center building, with bay windows) is cute as a button. In addition to the private roof deck (awww yeahhh), we’re digging the traditional brownstone-y goodness of the living areas. The sloping roofs of the mansard-roofed top floor aren’t going to be for everyone, be we think they have some charm in a Parisian-garrett kind of way. The major drawback (and probably deal killer for anyone with a small child) is the hike up three flights of stairs. We’ll be curious to here from those of you in the market what you think of the $849,000 asking price.
31 Pierrepont Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
For those who were interested in the size of this place, the floor plan is available on the Corcoran website. It does look small, but I think it’s cute, and the outdoor space goes a long way.
Anon 1:33, I never said bars on the window were make-or-break for me; of course they’re not. I asked why one would HAVE bars on the window of a third floor apartment–a pretty reasonable point, obviously. Lotta asshole-ish remarks on this thread. Unnecessariness….
Thing about BH is that it’s really close to downtown if you’re a commuter — closer than the UWS, and 20 minutes closer than PS. So if you want to live in a real neighborhood, in a brownstone, this is a good option. I think the 2nd br is only big enough for a kid, though, and the maintenance is highish for Bklyn. A similar prop. on the UWS would be $950k.
just a quick point on data bias. yes, condo pricess may be up 22% YoY, but that is skewed by lots of new inventory that is newer and of higher quality than much of the existing condos. the more interesting number would be price changes on inventory sold in 1Q06 and resold in 1Q07. you would not likely be seeing double digits. these stats are total fluff.
What was that show? “Flip This Walkup”?
High shill factor today.
I’m guessing that there are bars on some windows to keep someone from breaking in via the roof deck. Lovely building and great block.
listen…as a homeowner in brooklyn, i like to read this kindof news as much as the next guy and i guess i took your comments in a different way than you intended. i apologize.
i just think it may not be such a bad thing to keep these reports on the down low right now. i don’t know, i know things are doing well and i feel great about my home, but there’s something to be said for leaving well enough alone.
ya know?
I hardly want to feed my ego. You’ll never find me making predictions about the market on this blog. You will, however, find countless examples (going back to the inception of this site two years ago) of people claiming the New York City/Brooklyn market is on the edge of the abyss and about to plunge. It’s also oddly ironic that this major market news is printed by the Times on the cover of the Metro section (below the fold) on a Tuesday morning. And for fairness sake, I would think Mr. B. would highlight this article more prominently. Imagine if this article said prices in Brooklyn declined by 22%. Do you really think it would be buried by the Times and essentially ignored here?
By the way, yes, I did comment on this three (now four) times. But you commented on my comments twice so far. Isn’t that what a blog is all about?
oh and i don’t really think that feeding your ego about how you were right and all the other people who said the market was going to crash would have been a productive or interesting thread today at all.
which by your 3 (at least) postings already on why this should have received more attention seems to be your only real issue here.