House of the Day: Vinegar Hill Four Family
Despite the proximity to the Farragut Houses, we have a soft spot for the small number of brick townhouses that populate the historic district of Vinegar Hill and always keep an eye out for ones hitting the market. Corcoran’s got a recent listing for a 4-story 1829 house at 73 Gold Street, just a few…
Despite the proximity to the Farragut Houses, we have a soft spot for the small number of brick townhouses that populate the historic district of Vinegar Hill and always keep an eye out for ones hitting the market. Corcoran’s got a recent listing for a 4-story 1829 house at 73 Gold Street, just a few lots over from another recent HOTD. We’re initially a little suspicious of the lack of interior photos and the emphasis given to scenic neighborhood shots. Plus, if the interior were in good shape, we’d imagine the price would be quite a bit higher, so maybe it’s a good fixer-upper opportunity. But what do we know. The curious can take a look this Sunday and next from 12 to 2 at the open house.
73 Gold Street [Corcoran] GMAP
What amenities are you talking about?
Last time i was around there was no single retail buissnes in VH.
I don’t know how anybody can see a house like this for sale for $1.2M and say that Brooklyn Real estate is overpriced. The same house in the West Village would be worth ten times that amount.
Both are areas noted for their cobblestone streets and good amenities. Vinegar hill has better views and a quieter atmosphere. West Village is more centrally located.
Prices in Vinegar Hill really should be much higher than this (or WV prices should be much lower) and anyone looking to buy a home in that price range would be very astute to jump on this one.
ConEd plant is going nowhere
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IMHO Vinegar Hill has the distinction of having the coolest house in New York City. This would be the what we called the “Admiral’s Mansion” when I was a kid. It’s a white house behind a high gate at the edge of Vinegar Hill. I think a real estate mogul owned it once. It has a circular driveway that used to have a bunch of classic cars parked on it.
The whole area is really evocative. You can imagine the workers pouring out of the Navy Yard and into the bars (Vinegar, get it) on pay day, getting good and drunk, and hurling bottles over the Mansion walls. Ah. History.
People keep looking for and remarking on boundaries for neighborhoods and get so sensitive about them. Neighborhood names tend to descibe a general location and have no ‘boundaries’ such as a political boundary (like one assembly district to another).
They are not set in stone and meaning has to do with general usage and changes over time.
but it looks like brookyn bridge park will not go that far as Con Ed plant.
http://www.brooklyngreenway.org/smap13.htm
if this is true (con Edison is changing to park)
This area can improve a lot. Park with water and view could be great, it could totally change real estate value in VH.
The land where the Con Edison plant currently stands is slated to become part of Brooklyln Bridge Park. So the plant will be gone in 2-3 years.