House of the Day: 26 Willow Street
There’s lots to choose from if you are a deep-pocketed buyer with a hankering for a house on Willow Street. Back in December, 69 Willow Street ($5,750,000) was a House of the Day, followed by 46 Willow Street ($4,000,000) and 47 Willow Street ($2,400,000) in February. And of course, there’s the mother of them all,…
There’s lots to choose from if you are a deep-pocketed buyer with a hankering for a house on Willow Street. Back in December, 69 Willow Street ($5,750,000) was a House of the Day, followed by 46 Willow Street ($4,000,000) and 47 Willow Street ($2,400,000) in February. And of course, there’s the mother of them all, Truman Capote’s former crib at 70 Willow, which is still for sale at the reduced price of $15,900,000. Now, as Curbed noted yesterday, there’s one more to add to the list: 26 Willow Street, a gorgeous 23-foot-wide Greek Revival house that just hit the market with an asking price of $3,800,000. Sweetness.
26 Willow Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Bait taken.. By two of them!!!!
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Yes, Brooklyn Heights is VERY convenient to Manhattan….there is no debating that. The debate (for me, anyway) is that I don’t really care about Manhattan. If I didn’t work there, I’d rarely ever go and I certainly don’t go to Tribeca for dinner often. What, Locanda Verde? Please…there are infinitely better Italian options in Brooklyn so why would I want to make a reservation 2 weeks out at 5:30pm at a place which costs 30% more because it’s in Manhattan?
For people who live their lives in Manhattan, BH is a good bet. For those who enjoy living most of their lives in Brooklyn, there are other neighborhoods slightly farther out for far less money. Obviously.
Wow Dave, you spent all that time typing that over the A train? Really? What is your obsession with this? I have no trouble taking the F train and getting to work on it. I’m sorry that you have such a problem with that but no amount of ranting on here about it is going to change my opinion of my commute. I get to work in less than half an hour sorry that pisses you off so much.
read again dave…..f train and a train to midtown from Jay (where anyone can transfer is approx same with F being bit better(faster) as goes up 6th avenue and up to 47th in same time A gets to Port authority).
From Cobble Hill – is 2 minutes longer – 1 stop to Jay street.
Don’t disagree that express service to Bedstuy is great. How long does it take to get to Jay?
5? 7? 9?
But just saying F is not slow — But for people that live south slope and beyond – yes -takes them as long/longer than bedstuy for they are 5/6/7 stop or more from Jay St. and the time adds up for them
“The Heights is so quiet, is only one stop from the City” I’ll agree with you on the 2nd point, but certainly not the 1st. The convenient commute is unsurpassed anywhere in Brooklyn. With all the possible options, 4, 5 (or is it 5, 6), 2, 3, A, C train, bridge walkway to downtown, you can’t beat it for convenience.
It’s weird homey. I felt the shaking and heard the noise the first night I lived in the north heights but I haven’t noticed since.
No, you still don’t get it. The fact that there is an express train and it takes less time to get from a point further away is what my point is. Is this hurting your brain???
We have better train service.
Let me put it in terms of high school math. If train A leaves bed Stuy and travels 6 miles in 25 minutes and train F leaves BoCoCa and travels 4 miles in 30 minutes….
Anyone else bothered by the fact that you will be able to hear the roaring of the BQE in your backyard or when you sit on those lovely porches. I am not sure why this part of the Heights is at all preferable. Am I wrong that you would hear that noise here?
Nope, Maly. Giving my opinion just like you are. Sorry I don’t share your same ideas about these houses, but I still think they are overpriced despite what you and Minard think. I am happy to be proven wrong when they sell.