House of the Day: 202 15th Street
This ole South Slope woodframe is very cute and looks to have been lovingly maintained. It last changed hands back in August 2004 for $920,000 and is on the market for $1.2 million. We’ve got no idea if the current owner made any significant improvements but at $600 a foot, this has to be pushing…
This ole South Slope woodframe is very cute and looks to have been lovingly maintained. It last changed hands back in August 2004 for $920,000 and is on the market for $1.2 million. We’ve got no idea if the current owner made any significant improvements but at $600 a foot, this has to be pushing the upper bounds for the area. That said, we all know the square foot metric isn’t always the more useful when looking at smaller houses, where layout can play such a crucial role. What do the South Slopers think of this price?
202 15th Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
I agree with 7:30. It’s a really cute little house. Three stories. A nice yard. It will probably sell for a little less, but then again, who is to say. It’s the luck of the draw in terms of when it’s put on the market and whether that perfect buyer is out there at that time Stranger things have happened. Given the “comps” in the area, I don’t think the price is all that unreasonable. I personally don’t have the financial means to buy a townhouse in this area, but hey, best of luck to somebody who does.
And no, I’m not trying to sell the house. I am a reader who is cozy in my little apartment in Prospect Heights.
Oh, and yeah. What about those obnoxious buggies and baby carriages in Park Slope !!!
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Why does everything on this site have to turn in to a bashing session of one neighborhood compared to another? Gets repetitive and silly and makes me think you guys are sort of ashamed of your neighborhoods that you have to keep publicizing them so much. Perhaps Brownstoner should separate out the neighbood discussions by neighborhood so that when I want to know about a certain area I can see what people are saying about it. When you are talking about houses usually comps are the thing to examine. What other things have sold for nearby and for what price is usually a good indicator of what they will sell for. I think that’s especially true in the market we are in now. Whether you have to hop in your car to get a certain item or not is not the issue.
“I don’t really mind driving to the slope to eat out, but I’d love to be able to buy groceries without getting into the car.”
rutlander, do you have legs? Really!
All’s a quick hop for food-stuffs, from a shop, store or ‘raunt..or not?
I understand the “big shop” say one a week or every other, but the small stuff is abound in a few moments walk from THIS 15th St. locale. Other streets/near by nabes, well that’s up to personal tastes. I’ll keep to the sneaks before our car any day 🙂
no way this is nowhere near the normal price these people are on drugs.
I think the house looks great!
No surprise that most people are ragging on this house as that seems to happen to every HOTD.
Speaking as someone who lives outside this area but not that far away, the price seems close to reasonable (im sure the price they get will be slightly less than ask) and its in quite nice shape.
Unless you are willing to live in an “up and coming” nabe that comes with a lot of tradeoffs, you cant get much for $1M. A nice house in a safe nabe with good schools near transportation? It maybe a sad state of affairs but thats the way it is.
Not overpriced… a nicely laid out one family, if that’s what you are looking for (which many people are!). If you want a two family, and have to factor in a reconfiguration, it’s not worth it. Only downside is that the block is not that pretty, and is a bit of a throughway because it’s extra wide.
this house looks like an apartment therapy regular’s dreamhouse.
it does seem a bit high. there have been some houses on the north end of the slope between 4th and 5th (union, president, etc) hitting the market at just under $1million, but they have needed work. i’d offer a bit over a mil.
someone mentioned the are being less desirable than 7th avenue. I ived on 17th and 8th for a year, and Id have to disagree. true, the surrounding houses are somewhat nicer. the stores on 5th avenue are open later; all the gyms are closer; and the R kicks the F’s ass any day of the week. Heck, the train choice alone makes being closer to 5th more desirable for me.
Another restaurant would be great. Though I must agree with the neighborhood-naysayers that groceries and fruit and vegetables is more of a priority. I don’t really mind driving to the slope to eat out, but I’d love to be able to buy groceries without getting into the car.
As for the South Slope/Lefferts Manor nuttiness: It’s a question of what matters most to you. I don’t care for the south slope, but I certainly do envy the stores, bars, restaurants. I tend to agree that it will be a long time before the Manor has basic amenities (people have been saying they’re coming for the past 9 years now!), but I’ve been here for a long time and I’m used to it. If that’s what is important to you, don’t move here.