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
I agree with 12:19. The cabinets don’t work with the house and I also think this is a cheap job. Why not go the extra mile and add some quality cabinets. Even with what you have, you should have molding meet the ceiling and cover the space over the refrigerator. Also, call me a crank, but with all that heavy dark woodwork, if you insist on keeping the 100 years of dark varnish, at least moderate the paint job to be a less white/pastelly high contrast. Also, knock yourself out and spend a few dollars or a little imagination for the bathroom. Yawn. This place is not my cup of tea at all.
12:26 wishful thinking you’ll be looking for new apt to rent next year
I’ll wait til next year, after the subprime debacle and buy it for $363,000. I will however, gladly thank him for all of the lovely renovations.
i’ve said it before, and i’ll say it again: what’s being evaluated, and judged, as “cheap” or “nothing special” (and how could anyone say that about the bowl sink mounted in what looks to be original marble in the first place) are PHOTOGRAPHS.
i understand that the site would look pretty bland without them, but it would be refreshing, b’stoner, if you made your pronouncements after actually seeing what’s there. and no, i have no connection to anybody selling anything in Brooklyn. Just sayin’.
i thought under some NYS law (or at least some under ethics guidelines) brokers must disclose if they own the home being sold…no?
Why oh why do people choose such light wood finishes for new cabinets when the whole house is done in such lovely dark tones of wood *confused*
“This sophisiticated 4-level home
has been totally refurbished with the finest of details throughout.”
-The pile of $15 Lowe’s lighting boxes isn’t an example of ‘finest details’.
-The faucets in the bathroom tub/shower and pedestal sink aren’t examples of the ‘finest details’.
“The large gourmet kitchen will please any chef.”
-30″ range w/ matching fridge hardly meet the definition of a large gourmet kitchen.
Does anyone really fall for all that Brokerspeak.
Bstoner: gettin a little sloppy on the links. GMAP link is wrong
I don’t know…it is an undermount sink which I find nice, and you can’t really tell anything about the faucet. As for the fridge lining up with the cabinets, that’s a custom job and something buyers can do themselves. Not a big deal to me. Do most home owners have a custom built frame around their appliances?