House of the Day: 878 President Street
This Romanesque Revival house at 878 President Street just hit the market and, man, is it a looker. The historic detail is amazing (check out that staircase!) and appears to be in great shape (but what happened to the front parlor mantel?). The house is currently configured as a two-family, so there’s some rental income…
This Romanesque Revival house at 878 President Street just hit the market and, man, is it a looker. The historic detail is amazing (check out that staircase!) and appears to be in great shape (but what happened to the front parlor mantel?). The house is currently configured as a two-family, so there’s some rental income from the garden-floor apartment to help take the edge off of the monthly payments that are associated with the asking price of $3,139,000. Hard not to feel jealous of this one!
878 President Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
so what’s the verdict? missing wall or not?
what if you are having a dinner party with a bunch of old people and they have to poop? and they cant make the flight of stairs.. so basically your whole dinner party is now ruined. sorry but ET is correct, it’s vile and disgusting to have a bathroom in the kitchen or dining room. and just KNOWING there is a toilet right behind that door next to you while you are eating is enough to gross most people out. C.H.U.D.
*rob*
I would have no qualms living near the apartment buildings, but the fact that those buildings will limit sunlight, make the view less attractive, etc. is certainly a relevant consideration, especially when comparing to other options. Plenty of sunlight in Park Slope, just not in this particular location.
Thank you Minard. People seem to have no problem paying 10, 20 and 30 million dollars for houses exactly like this in Manhattan bordered by larger buildings. I think someone will think 3 million sounds fair. I’m not sure why some people think 3 million is the magic number for a “perfect” house. Why is it not 4 million? Or 10?
if someone has qualms about living near the distinguished coops along this stretch of 8th Avenue, or the “traffic” in Park Slope, they should return to rural Kansas.
In the shadow of two buildings is a definite issue. Does that Building put all of its trash out against your new $3 million townhouse twice a week? Looks like lots of trash can be piled up in front of that little garden area. The noise issue can also be problematic. And facing the side of the architecturally unappealing building is a little of a turnoff beacuse that is what you are going to be gazing out onto. Having said that, beautiful house, blemishes exempted (missing mantle, pocket doors and painted woodwork), but not perfect. I guess no house is perfect, but once you hit $3 million you would hope that it would be.
Think it looks wonderful and will sell close to ask.
The minor blemishes people have pointed out are more than accounted for in the (oddly precise) asking price, vs recent sales on President and Carroll in the $3.4-$3.6mm range.
can we stop talking about guests with digestive distress using powder rooms? I don’t know where you all get this preoccupation.
Nokilissa, in terms of the fireplace, it may cost less than $10,000 if the hearth is in good shape and the flue liner is good but you will still need a lot of work to turn the brick wall into a proper plastered surface and integrate a new mantle and hearth frame around whatever may be there, which will probably need to be reworked.
The hot pink will not be hidden by paint. You will have to skim coat, which costs a lot.
These are details, what will sell the house is the location, which is golden. The new owners may remove all the mantles and paint all the rooms neon colors.
Lots of potential but at this price point I’d want a much higher level of finishes, the prime location notwithstanding. And that tiny kitchen really is a problem.