House of the Day: 145 Van Dyke Street
Houses in Red Hook don’t come on the market that often because, well, there just aren’t that many of them. They tend to be a little quirky, often in a good way. Take today’s HOTD at 145 Van Dyke Street. To start with, the house is set back 40 feet or so from the street,…
Houses in Red Hook don’t come on the market that often because, well, there just aren’t that many of them. They tend to be a little quirky, often in a good way. Take today’s HOTD at 145 Van Dyke Street. To start with, the house is set back 40 feet or so from the street, with a sizeable garage in front of it. The interiors have a certain charm to them as well — pulling off the modern/traditional straddle. The dark beams set against the crisp white ceilings and walls feel out of the pages of a magazine shoot. The whole house isn’t quite as stylized, though: the bathroom looks perfectly ordinary. Another bonus: The owners of this house are among the few people who could walk to Fairway. As for the $1,195,000 asking price, we have to admit to not having strong feelings about. What do you think?
145 Van Dyke Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
do artists who need studio space often buy $1.1M houses?
I don’t know, combustiblegirl..you remind me of that Bugs Bunny cartoon where Sammity Sam has been stuck on an island with only coconuts to eat, and he tries to make all the coconut-related dishes he prepared seem divine…unltil he loses it and begins screaming “I hate coconuts!”.
$1MM+ for homes that require hundreds of grands more to make them decent? Other than the cobblestone streets, I just don’t get it.
sounds like you’re seeing the glass as half full when it truly is half-empty. What is relatively affordable? …especially if you have to throw a few more hundred grand in to get it to a respectable level? Other than the cobblestone street, I just don’t get it.
hey combustiblegirl – SHHHHHHH!
what bubble? – you are so right (except of course for the fact that there is only 1 car repair shop, but whatever). nothing to see here. move along.
like most folks, whoever buys this house isn’t buying the house – they are buying red hook. or at least pre-Ikea red hook. we’ll have to see how it goes.
what bubble?
you’re wrong about the location, this house is right off Van Brunt Street. Between Van Brunt and Coffey.
Although it is on a block across the street from a lot with trucks in it, a seriously leaning brokedown house, the Narco Freedom methadone clinic (which is for sale I believe).
But no on the car repair shops and the wasteland area. this is “prime” red hook
and i think it’s expensive. but has lots of privacy i guess if you’re into that sort of thing.
I agree with combustiblegirl. I recently moved to Red Hook (renting) and I really love it. What it lacks in some amenities it makes up for in others. I only wish I could afford to buy something in this neighborhood. Regarding that house, I also agree that it will go for around $1.1.
Part of RH’s appeal is its maritime feel and the connection to old New York in a way that is gritty and industrial, rather than quaint and cute. For many that has no interest, but for some, it’s great and can’t really be found elsewhere in the City. I don’t live there, but I head over there a lot, more for the connection to NYC’s maritime past and the feel of being in the City and out in the bay at the same time, than for any need to be part of what’s cool or hip. I imagine that RH’s feel is inspiring for artists and artisans, and many of these houses, while no match architecturally for many of the neighborhoods featured on this site, provide interesting spaces to combine living and studio space. I think RH has to be judges on its own terms, and is less easily compared to other neighborhoods than say, FG, PH, PLG, PS etc. are to each other.
combustiblegirl:
“Not to mention there’s the opportunity to buy something relatively affordable…”
Not to take anything away from Red Hook, but this is a weird argument to use to justify spending $1.2M on a 1500 square foot house. (Plus a garage that “one could always take down.”)
This kind of property is awesome for an artist who needs a studio space (the garage). As for transportation, lots of people who are attracted to places like Red Hook are arts and media people who work from home. They don’t commute.
no offense to anyone in here, but having lived in bklyn my whole life and having been in red hook thousands of time, that area of red hook is a complete wasteland of car repair shops, etc. w/ one or two houses squeezed in.
in any case, i think all of you are reading the listing wrong…i am pretty sure they are willing to pay us $1.1M to live there…or they should.