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
Sorry–I was (inadvertantly) Anon.6:16.
I really didn’t intend to hijack this thread–I just reflexively jumped at a mention of LM.
Oh Lord, that is why the Heights and the Slope were so much more expensive–because you did not need to drive to get groceries. In 15-20 years, when Lefferts has decent stores, prices will rise there too.
Sorry Anon. 4:47/4:51–I didn’t notice Babs’1:11 post. FWIW, I think that K-Dog and Enduro are a START (and a pretty good one, at that) but there’s still a ways to go. Seems to me that I read long ago about Tilley’s having helped to “transform” Ft. Greene.
BTW, I’ve heard rumors about another Smith Street restaurant owner thinking about opening in a vacant store at Flatbush and Beekman Pl.–that would be really something.
I think this house is probably fairly priced, if the pictures tell the true story. How old is the kitchen? Also, I don’t know this block well but there are nice blocks in South Slope btw. 4th/5th–I live a few blocks further north. 15th is a bit further south than I would like. We have a similarly sized house–it’s small but the advantage to ours is we have an extra floor–just an attic room with half bath, but it’s great for my preteen daughter!
5:43,
How about Eagle Provisions, Jubilat provisions, Time Galleries (great antique furniture store), B of A, Wash Mutual, Luigi’s Pizza, Bagel Factory, Joe’s and Lenny’s Pizza, Lopez Bakery, El Rincon mex food, Rachel’s mex, two good hardware stores (B&B and Park Slope Hardware) Has Beans Coffee, Cafe Sutra, Neergaard Pharmacy, C-Town, the YMCA…
Don’t forget the nearby restaurants Bar Toto, Magnolia, and the hipster bar Barbes – all within about a 5 minute walk to 6th ave…nearby bars Commonwealth and Buttermilk on 5th ave
also about a 5 minute drive to fairway.
seems pretty great to me, and more is on the way, including some upscale wine bar on 5th ave next to aaron’s and a big retailer on 5th at 13th street.
Just want to point out to folks that driving to shop was the norm in most Bklyn nabes until relatively recently. If you’ve lived here for more than 5 years you remember when 5th Ave was desolate, 4th Ave was an alternative to the BQE, everyone in Prospect Heights, Ft. Green and Clinton Hills yearned for a “real” supermarket, and Smith Street was solely for walking to and from the train station.
For better of for worse, Bk is changing.
Now with respect to this house, the price seems a little high to me, but may be perfect for a smaller family looking for more than apartment living. If you’re committed to keeping it a 1 fam, there is a lot you could do with a little creativity.
The place is just too dern small. Has anyone else noticed that there is no couch in this house? If you can’t fit a couch what point is there in buying the house?
While we’re on the topic, I can’t think of any great shopping near 15th street. Anyone?
And the Super Stop and Shop off Bedford is not “subpar”. In fact, After years of shopping in the Slope I was delighted to find great items in that store. For instance, I just found out that Cascadian Farms makes organic cereal (found at Super S&S). I don’t mind the 5 minutes in the car to shop there because I know that I will find parking right near my house in the Manor. I remember lugging home grocery bags in the slope and having to drag them up to my 3rd floor walk up apt. No more!!!
Oh, that’s a lovely house–just a little jewel. If I were only rich enough…
I thought I was the only one who noticed that Corcoran seems to post prices that aren’t merely high, but are really, really crazy…