Co-op of the Day: 20 Plaza Street, #B21
If light and views aren’t your priority, this two-bedroom, two-bath co-op at 20 Plaza Street could be up your alley. Because of the aforementioned shortcoming, you get quite a bang for your buck on the inside: A 1,300-square-foot prewar apartment right off Prospect Park for $719,000. Attractive deal? 20 Plaza Street, #B21 [Warren Lewis] GMAP…
If light and views aren’t your priority, this two-bedroom, two-bath co-op at 20 Plaza Street could be up your alley. Because of the aforementioned shortcoming, you get quite a bang for your buck on the inside: A 1,300-square-foot prewar apartment right off Prospect Park for $719,000. Attractive deal?
20 Plaza Street, #B21 [Warren Lewis] GMAP P*Shark
“Come on, Europe, quit being socialists & just put in big-boy doors already.” (jennitrixie)
Ahh, that made me laugh. Even though I guess it makes no sense. Doesn’t matter. Still funny.
If the rooms are good sized, why don’t they put the dimensions on the floor plan?
I also saw this place close to a year ago. It is two apartments combined, which is why the layout is odd and the maintenance is so high. The asking price is totally unrealistic — most people looking in this range have kids, but the apartment would not work well for a family.
Looking at the original floor plan for the building, I think I figured out why the maintenance is so high: this is two apartments put together. See units 21 and 19 here:
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/dlo?obj=ldpd_YR_0493_BR_002_004&size=large
Went to this open house a while back, been on market a long time, owner started way to high and it just sat.
It was an impressive size space…master bedroom is huge, with a great bathroom (not shown). The killer for us was the maintenance, the kitchen setup (no window/vent, stare right at the wall), and as already mentioned insanely dark even with all the lights on. They did a flash/photoshop number on those photos.
I was so confused the first time I encountered a shower half-door. Is there a special mat I should put down? Do I need to stand in a certain area of the stall to keep from splashing the bathroom? Er, apparently, no, the floor just gets wet and it’s supposed to drain & not be slippery. Come on, Europe, quit being socialists & just put in big-boy doors already.
And no square footage in the listing.
That shower only has half a door? That’s European? How about just no door then? I don’t get it.
Looks like a very pretty place. Suspect the photos had a lot of lighting help, though.
There are no measurements on the floor plan.
Off the bat, seems just a little high; I’d have to know what the maintenance costs are (site says $137,255!!) and take a look at a floorplan to really write this with any conviction.
On further thought, it’s too high, but not by much. No outdoor space although you can hit Prospect Park w/ a stone (at least I could, former centerfielder)… comps will show you better prices, I believe.
It’s a nice place though, well done except for that 1/2 shower door.. these Euro-style glass half-enclosures are only good for completely soaking the entire bathroom in water while one showers.
Thats the highest maintenance i’ve ever seen!