Going, Going...Almost Gone on Newkirk
Are you an adrenaline junkie who’s been having a hard time finding a house in Victorian Flatbush? Have we got the place for you. On Thursday, this 1931 mansion, which is currently classified as a church, is going on the auction block to satisfy an outstanding lien of $878,821. Given that this house sits on…
Are you an adrenaline junkie who’s been having a hard time finding a house in Victorian Flatbush? Have we got the place for you. On Thursday, this 1931 mansion, which is currently classified as a church, is going on the auction block to satisfy an outstanding lien of $878,821. Given that this house sits on a large lot and there’s tons of unused FAR, don’t be surprised if one of the unscrupulous developers tries to take you out with his auction paddle. Has there been any chatter locally about this? What’s this stretch of Newkirk like? The auction takes place on November 16 at 3 o’clock at the Kings County Courthouse, Room 261, 360 Adams Street. Good luck!
1927 Newkirk Avenue [Property Shark] GMAP
Brownstoner can’t know the details of every property.
He was right to show us the FAR. If this property wasn’t landmarked, there would be a huge residential development there already.
Could someone explain FAR please?
Brownstoner, do you homework before you start shouting FAR and developer teardown!
In fact the less you harp about unused FAR, the happier I would be.
word to the wise: bidding on the courthouse steps is not for the novice.
Also this house was built at the turn of the twentieth century not 1931. Property Shark is notoriously wrong on dates. Also, only part of it is being used as a church. I’m not sure if anyone is occupying the rest of it. There have been a few gorgeous restorations on this street in recent years. Let’s hope someone salvages this beauty.
These houses were originally built as private homes. There were social clubs in the area, designed to serve each “development.” The Cortelyou Club as located near Flatbush Junction, there was also the Manhattan Terrace Social Club, down a ways more on Ocean Avenue… http://home.att.net/~ebasics/flatbush2.html
Imposing homes were constructed throughout Flatbush. Several enormous mansions were built within Melrose Park, now defunct, just off Flatbush Avenue, and a few others along Flatbush Avenue itself. Vanderveer Park which consisted of over 600 homes, occupied the land east of Flatbush Avenue, where Sears is now… Only a small handful of these survive. Tennis Court also had grand homes. The Frontenac apt. building now occupies this area. The Knickerbocker Tennis Club was here too… It was landmarked but was destroyed by a fire in the ’70s…
http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/maps/ditmas_park.pdf
It is landmarked… The original DP houses on the opposite side of Ocean Avenue (leading to South Midwood) are not.
Pretty sure that this place is right on Ocean Ave. And being north of Newkirk, it would be considered Ditmas Park and therefore landmarked- in fact Prop Shark confirms designation, so I’m not sure how much a Developer could do. I live nearby. This stretch of Ocean has a bunch of these really really big old places- some are wrecks, and some are being worked on. But they are just huge- as big as the places up in PPS. I think some of them used to serve as High-end social clubs for the residents of Ditmas Park and Midwood Park. Now, some seem to be residential while others seem to be institutional (churches, etc…) Ocean Ave is sorta busy – mostly north of here though. My guess is the place would stay some sort of institutional building.
Speaking of auctions whatever happened to that house it sty-heights that did not make it off the auction block back in September.