House of the Day: 160 Maple Street
Since when is Citi Habitats in the Brooklyn brownstone game? We’re not sure, but they can hold their heads high with this listing in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. This bay-front limestone two blocks from the park from under a million bucks is the kind of listing that makes PLG one of the few interesting plays left…
Since when is Citi Habitats in the Brooklyn brownstone game? We’re not sure, but they can hold their heads high with this listing in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. This bay-front limestone two blocks from the park from under a million bucks is the kind of listing that makes PLG one of the few interesting plays left out there in the market. If you can look beyond some of the chintzy interior decoration, you’ll see original parquet floors in perfect shape, pristine wood paneling and some lovely plaster moldings. The kitchen may not be a keeper, but it’s certainly is in move-in condition from a functional standpoint. Sidestepping the same old PLG neighborhood debate, we’ll be interested to hear how locals think this place stacks up to the rest of the nabe.
160 Maple Street [Citi Habitats] GMAP P*Shark
I wouldn’t spend this much for the area, but the bedroom issue seems a bit silly. The house is 20 foot wide, so the “side bedroom” should be the same width as in any townshouse.
“I just couldn’t imagine imprisoning my kids in those tiny bedrooms for the next fifteen or so years…”
smug much?
Yes, I looked at these houses back when they were just a tad under $500k… it wasn’t the neighborhood debate that kept me from buying, but the size of the second and third bedrooms. The reception rooms are spacious and airy, more so than many of the houses where I ended up buying (Victorian Flatbush) – but I just couldn’t imagine imprisoning my kids in those tiny bedrooms for the next fifteen or so years…
Houses on this block (which is beautiful and full of families) are generally two floors with a basement. There is no way the two floors alone are 4,000 sq. feet. The public rooms are spacious and lovely, and the bedrooms are lovely, but two of them are generally very small (fine for a nursery, or a kid, but not room for much other than a crib/small bed and a small dresser; I would be suprised if they are more than 6 feet wide.).
Geez, when you’re selling at $975K, what difference does $50K make? I agree, they should have taken the 925K. Maybe they’re not in a hurry to sell. It looks like a great buy nevertheless.
Sorry, in my 12:33 post I meant to say “the only houses that have gone OVER the 1M mark…” Houses like this one have been selling in the high 800’s to low 900’s, except for one that had an incredible renovation with central air and the whole nine yards.
As for size, it does have a 2 story extension, but I believe the square footage is about 2,300.
This has been on the market for about 2 months now. Was listed at 925K then raised to 975K after a week, and has sat on the market since then. There have been open houses almost every weekend. (Same as the brownstone on the block for 950K that was featured here not too long ago.)
As for price, 975K seems like a reach. No 2 story limestone has every sold in LM for this much. The only things that have neared the 1M mark are the “triple-mint” 3 story limestones on Midwood and one or two 4 story townhouses in superb condition. I heard the owners got offers at 925K the first weekend–they should have taken them.
Looks pretty, but how big is it? Is it two floors and a finished basement? Three and a finished basement? Either way, even tacking on the finished basement to the square footage, seems physically impossible for it to be 4140 sf as agent claims, since footprint is 20 x 47.
Beautiful house and block – very desirable. But, the sq footage w/o the English basement is probably around 2000, not the 4000+ shown in the add.