House of the Day: Rugby Road Mansion
This lovely colonial revival house at 177 Rugby Road has been on the market for about a month at $2.5 million. Although it has some wonderful details (including one of the most amazing center staircases we’ve seen in a long while), the price tage is pretty dear for Victorian Flatbush (or Prospect Park South, to…
This lovely colonial revival house at 177 Rugby Road has been on the market for about a month at $2.5 million. Although it has some wonderful details (including one of the most amazing center staircases we’ve seen in a long while), the price tage is pretty dear for Victorian Flatbush (or Prospect Park South, to be exact). Property Shark says the house is only 3,400 square feet, though we suspect that doesn’t include the top “attic” floor. That said, the plot is 60 by 100 feet and includes a long driveway and garage. Basically, there’s nothing to quibble about in terms of quality (well, okay, kitchen could be a little nicer). The question is price. Are there any recent comps that would suggest that $2.5 is achievable for this place?
Colonial Revival Home [Mary Kay Gallagher] GMAP P*Shark
BTW, 12 minutes by car to Tribeca??!!Do you have the car George Jetson drives? Please. At rush hour the drive can take an hour or more.
Why do you think he’s biased? He made this the HOTD so clearly he thinks it’s worth discussing. The site actually covers Victorian Flatbush a lot considering its name. If you want more, go to Mary Kay Gallagher’s self-promoting blog.
yeah, what he said (anon 8:04)
Remember Victorian Flatbush is not a brownstone neighborhood. Hence, brownstoner should not be called biased. Why don’t one of you victorian flatbush or coney island ave folks do your own site. This way we don’t have to hear your disgruntled opinions.
Lay off Mr. Brownstoner. His nabe is basically the better of many. We’re just lucky we have him
So sorry.
SeamusMacD,
I think you nailed it. There is a bias that this is not true city living, but I always see it as the best of both worlds. Look at as if those manhattanites who wouldn’t put foot off the island and us brooklynites in carrol gardens or park slope who say its all the manhattan offers without the negatives. I think this argument could also be made for victorian flatbush vs. brownstone brooklyn as a place where you can still get the paper, a bagel, and coffee while walking your dog vs. suburbia. And for those of us with children, how often are you headed out to dinner really? If you do happen to get the baby sitter on friday you either take 5 minute/10 min subway drive to park slope or 12 min into tribeca for a change of scenery. I remember living on the upperwest side and not being able to find a decent restaurant. I used to trek to the village on weekends. There are better restaurants closer to this nabe. And again, if you have kids, the driveway is a little piece of heaven.
I think I figured Mr. Brownstoners plan out..he stopped renovating his place a year ago, and started hyping his nabe and those surrounding to increase the price of his place and cash out.. he tends to knock everything outside of this purview..I can see it now, Brownstoner and Ratner, sipping wine and smoking fine cigars in his parlor.
Something interesting about people’s bias towards or against free standing houses in Brooklyn vs. brownstones or apartments. Note that in the post today on Park Circle Condominiums, $785K plus $550 per month was suggested as a potential deal. 1660sf, 8′ ceilings, on Coney Island Avenue next to a tractor trailer repair shop in an industrial zone is perhaps a deal and over 4500sf of custom designed, turn of the century home with details, a 60×100 lot, front and back yards, with driveway and garage… a few blocks away on a quiet, landscaped tree-lined street, in a landmarked neighborhood, is thought to be worth only $900K – $1.5MM?
You’re always denigrating the kitchens that you see, Mr. Brownstoner. I want to see your kitchen…and, in fact, the rest of your renovation. You stopped posting a year ago…