House of the Day: Another One in The Heights
Here’s another 5-story brownstone in Brooklyn Heights for even less money than yesterday’s Greek Revival on Willow Street. Not as pristine as yesterday’s pick and missing a stoop, the Remsen Street pad still has a lot going for it and doesn’t seem outrageous for the neighborhood, especially given the fact that the back of the…
Here’s another 5-story brownstone in Brooklyn Heights for even less money than yesterday’s Greek Revival on Willow Street. Not as pristine as yesterday’s pick and missing a stoop, the Remsen Street pad still has a lot going for it and doesn’t seem outrageous for the neighborhood, especially given the fact that the back of the house appears to look out over the harbor. Clearly the big negative, given the ritzy nabe, is that the house is currently configured as a four-family. But as long as you can get the tenants out, how big a deal is that?
Remsen Street Townhouse [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP
I too have been inside this house and think it has a lot to recommend it. However, to make it a really spectacular single family home you would need another mil. But if someone does that, they then have a six million dollar home on their hands– the location and views can’t be beat. The only thing you can’t fix with $$$ is the small yard, so if that’s really important to you, I’d pass.
PS 8 got new admin a couple of years ago and people now are thrilled with the school. Still, test scores lag because the new generation of students have not been tested and the current 4th graders have not had the benefit of 5 years of solid teaching.
Most people in Brooklyn Hieghts live in coops, and for them private school is more than a drop in the bucket. I also hear that PS 8 is getting better. It’s similiar to the situation in Prospect Heights.
Exactly why PS 8 is not up to PS 29 et al — most kids in the Heights go to private school (St Ann’s, Packer, Brooklyn Friends, etc) and the PS 8 population is mostly from the Farragut Houses. However, I hear they’ve got a new principal, who is doing good things.
I think if you are buying yourself a $4 million dollar house, the public school situation is not big on your radar – private school tuition would seem like a drop in the bucket.
The public school for Brooklyn Heights (PS 8) is not on the same level as the ones in cobble hill, carrol gardens, or park slope south of union st. A lot of parents try to get variances to get into PS 29 on Henry st. That aside, of course it’s a wonderful neighborhood.
Yeah. This house is only the second building in from the BQE. Needs loads of work. It’s been on the market forever. Clearly, the seller hasn’t gotten the picture: This house is WAY overpriced. It was overpriced when the market was strong; in a softening market this seller’s problems are only compounded…
I’ve seen this house on the inside. The house needs a ton of work regardless of whether your going to keep it as a four family or make it a one family. The apartments are oddly configured and for the most part not very enticing. Some need new kitchens. Bones are good, but very small (practically non-existent) garden. Also, quite a bit of background din from BQE
I was in the house once years ago. If I remember correctly there is nice roof deck – and of course at the foot of the promenade the views can’t be beat.
Seems to be on and off the market for whatever reason.