Rentals of the Day: Brownstone Craigs Picks
Here’s a smattering of brownstone rentals currently on the market. Clockwise from upper left: 1. Stuyvesant Ave; 3-bedroom duplex, washer-dryer $2,950 [Bed-Stuy] 2. St. Marks Ave; 2-bedroom, separate dining room $1350 [Crown Heights] 3. Henry St. at Warren; parlor-floor 1-bedroom $2850 [Cobble Hill] 4. St. Marks Ave. at Flatbush; 1-bedroom w/ office $2300 [Prospect Heights]…
Here’s a smattering of brownstone rentals currently on the market. Clockwise from upper left:
1. Stuyvesant Ave; 3-bedroom duplex, washer-dryer $2,950 [Bed-Stuy]
2. St. Marks Ave; 2-bedroom, separate dining room $1350 [Crown Heights]
3. Henry St. at Warren; parlor-floor 1-bedroom $2850 [Cobble Hill]
4. St. Marks Ave. at Flatbush; 1-bedroom w/ office $2300 [Prospect Heights]
5. 1st Place and Court; 1,000 sf 1-bedroom w/ 2 dens $2900 [Carroll Gardens]
Oh… and also, we were a little hesitant about $2400 rent PLUS a brokers fee… that also shied us away a little. We ended up going for similar rent, bigger apartment by owner with no fee.
Sorry – just noticed it was the owner for the Bed-Stuy place, not a broker. Skeptical about the 20′ high ceilings though. Maybe if both floors are added together. . .
The Bed-Stuy price seems a bit high, but if it is better than the photos (note to broker, don’t show broken shutters in photo), and includes a washer/dryer and backyard it might not be too far off.
Although if it really doesn’t include heat and water, then I think the price would be high. Many duplexes and 4-BR places are in the $2500 range, but but often include heat, which can run hundreds of dollars a month.
My partner and I visited the St. Mark’s apartment last week. I thought the craigslist posting was pretty interesting, because they’ve dropped the rent $100 since we went to visit it.
Our impression of the apartment on the whole was fairly positive. The kitchen is nicer than you will find in most rentals, with a ton of cabinet space. The bathroom seems pretty new. The washer/dryer was huge for me. You have to walk through the bedroom to get to the office, and it was pretty small (I would guess 6×8 or so) but large enough for a desk and bookcases, or a crib and dresser I would suppose.
We felt the rent was worth it because of the location (very close to the 7th Ave Q) but in the end walked away because the living space wasn’t as big as we would have liked. We wanted room for a kitchen table, plus a sofa and television. I think the bedroom is actually a little bigger than the living space. But on the whole, I thought it was really nice. Oh, and also, the wood floors seemed really old (maybe original) but in ok shape.
Ok you got a deal then beacuse prime park slope has nothing on the 1st place carroll gardens listing. Plus have you looked at the test scores lately? PS:58 is above PS321 and PS29 the school is top notch my friends. Also Carroll gardens is on fire with cobble hill, the reports are coming in about the British loving the location. Bococa is hot.
i rented a 950 sq ft 2br in a prime north slope brownstone, ps 321 for $2500 last October. so, no these are not acceptable. or maybe i got a steal…
the bedstuy place is high, but not too much off the mark. $2700-$2800 IMO. i know for a fact there are smaller rentals (single floor) in the bedstuy brownstone areas getting from $1800 to $2100, so a duplex could go for around $3000k, high? most certainly, but possible. it is what happens when mortgages hover around a million bucks. makes me want to move out of my duplex to collect the rent.
Damn, I could charge a pretty penny for my 2BR place in Boerum Hill…..
But where would I live.
As I’ve been out of the rental market for over a decade, are these prices acceptable? It seems high, but again, I’m really out of touch.
So they’d rather be the fool that would pay somebody else’s mortgage by renting a $3000 apartment? I think I’d rather buy while there is room to negotiate. I couldn’t afford anything on my own but I wonder how feasible it would be to get 2 or 3 others to purchase collectively and convert to condo/coop’s? I have many friends who would love to own a brownstone as well but like me, can’t afford it in their own.