House of the Day: 1199 Bergen Street
Here’s another gem in Crown Heights North. The 3,500-square-foot house has lots of beautiful old woodwork and one particularly amazing old built-in marble sink. A broker bought the house back in 2004 for just $363,000 and has been fixing it up. As is typically the case, it looks like he’s made the mistake of cheaping…
Here’s another gem in Crown Heights North. The 3,500-square-foot house has lots of beautiful old woodwork and one particularly amazing old built-in marble sink. A broker bought the house back in 2004 for just $363,000 and has been fixing it up. As is typically the case, it looks like he’s made the mistake of cheaping out on the kitchen; the bathrooms, while nothing special, at least stick with a simple white color scheme. Think this will fly at $999,500? We suspect not. More like low $900’s. But we’ve been wrong before.
1199 Bergen Street [NWNY Realty] GMAP P*Shark
your floor is ugly.
what bubble? – thanks for the pic! Where did you get your cabinets?
This house is beautiful….I wish I could afford to buy it wold have ben nice to see the backyard. This hpouse will not be on the market for too long, It’s one of the best original details i have see in a long time! Good Luck
You folks are a bit wacky. If I wanted to buy that house the kitchen finishes and bathroom finishes would not make or break the deal.
98% of what matters is location, size, construction quality, heating/cooling system, windows, view, neighbors, yard, and proximity to amenities and the subway.
Bathrooms can be easily and cheaply retiled and kitchens cabinets can be redone inexpensively as well with a little common sense and know-how.
anon 1:22…here’s mine
http://lifeofmoochie.blogspot.com/
Nice original sink! My husband and I are trying to do a similar DIY repro in our home. But those photos are terrible, it’s like the FBI photographed the home or something.
i’d love to see pictures of all of your crappy kitchens.
You can practically see your self in the sheen of the cabinets, no way paint is sticking to them w/o a good sanding and a coat of primer. But if the renovator just made choice more in keeping with the existing character of the rest of the building and the original/existing finishes, we wouldn’t have to be discussing painting brand new cabinets.
Wow.. I think this looks pretty good. I am a fan of CH North and keep hunting for a bargain. This one is out of my range though. I don’t like the colored line of tiles in the bathroom but wonder if could you paint those cabinets white and add some fancy silver handles or would you have to scrape the varnish off those…