House of the Day: Park Slope Primeness
As you can probably tell by now, we tend to focus on houses that are under $2 million. We could be wrong, but we don’t think most of our readers are in the market for $10 million brownstones in Brooklyn Heights. Plus we think it’s an even more fruitless exercise to try to comment on…
As you can probably tell by now, we tend to focus on houses that are under $2 million. We could be wrong, but we don’t think most of our readers are in the market for $10 million brownstones in Brooklyn Heights. Plus we think it’s an even more fruitless exercise to try to comment on the pricing of these more expensive homes since it’s often more a question of the buyers finding the perfect place than whether they can save a hundred grand here or there. That’s all a long-winded way of introducing the fact last Thursday’s listing of this lovely $3.69 million Park Slope limestone caught our eye. Can we tell you that the original plaster moldings and woodwork sound wonderful or that this is a great block? Sure. But can we opine on whether it’s worth $3.2 million or $4 million? Nah. Comps, be damned! At these price levels and above, value is more in the eye of the beholder than the appraiser. (Though if this beholder had that kind of cash, he’d definitely prefer the $3.595 million Pfizer Mansion in Clinton Hill. Doh, there’s that glaring bias creeping into our editorial work again!)
What about you? Which place would you rather spend your $3.6 million on?
1st Street Townhouse [Brown Harris Stevens]
…but let’s give it time — with Connecticut Muffin, a Starbucks is never far behind. Surprised it’s taken this long (and the Starbucks at Atlantic Center of course doesn’t count)
Clinton hill is beter then PS becouse there is no starbuck.
I’ve lived in various parts of Brooklyn and now own a brownstone in Park Slope. Gosh, you guys are making me blush. I do consider myself fortunate, despite the massive mortgage that I will be enslaved to for the rest of my waking days. But, I have to admit that other than an occaissional rant about the increasing brattiness of the spoiled-yuppy population and their young, I am hard-pressed to complain about the Park Slope lifestyle. Depressingly, everytime I hear about a house being bought, it’s to some professional with 2 kids and a stay-at-home mom, whose parents gifted them +$1MM for the down payment. But, I guess that’s just about the only folks who can afford these buildings these days and who am I to complain. Actually, I guess I’m one of those folks, except for the part about anybody ever giving me money for a down payment (self-loathing is pathetic isn’t it).
Park Slope has changed with the housing boom and all the wealth it has brought to the area. In some ways better, in some ways not. But, I really cannot think of another place I’d rather live in NYC. Well, okay except for the West Village. Yup, if somebody offered to trade exact same buildings for one on a relativelty quiet, tree-lined block in WV, I’d move in a heartbeat.
Count your blessings that Clinton Hill doesnt have too many eating/drinking establishments.
We are overrun with them on Smith Street and the
noise in our backyards from the establishments
with their ‘garden seating’ and drunk patrons
on the streets early a.m. hours on the weekends.
Take them…..please.
Have to agree about the eating out options. I love CH but am sick of people banging on about gentrification. If it’s so gentrified, how about a few more restaurants and a decent bar or three? You can keep Starbucks. I just want a few more lunch and dinner options. Come on – like Park Slope needs another bistro!
so what happened to the pfizer mansion – not on website again- if Jerry reads this – maybe he can tell us? don’t tell me I was outbid. 🙂
If the Pfizer house has parking – I’d take that
1st for sure ….interior much more opulent and if I remember correctly much larger – although 1st St certainly big.
Forget getting this size house in Manhattan except above 110th street – which is a big chunk of Manhattan but I think people conveniently forget that part when they say ‘Manhattan’.
I think Clinton Hill, ParkSlope and Fort Greene are all great areas – and glad more people are being exposed to some beautiful housing stock in
Crown Heights and BedStuy – long overlooked.
i have to agree with the previous post…if i had that kind of dough there’s no way i’d spend it in fort green (where i now live, because i can’t afford the slope, where i want to live) or clinton hill…the only nabes worth that kinda cash are park slope, bklyn heights, maybe cobble hill for something beyond fabulous, and (gasp!) manhattan
ahh to dream…
No offense to either Clinton Hill or Park Slope (I live there and I do like it), but for over $3 million, I’d be in Manhattan or, at least, Brooklyn Heights.
I can’t remember one good meal I’ve had in Fort Greene and I have tried 4 or 5 restaurants there. Say what you want about the slope, but there are some incredible eats buried amongst all the restaurants.