House of the Day: 558 Third Street
Third Street is arguably the Slope’s grandest East-West street and limestone mansions like this single-family at Number 558 are the reason why. We’re aching to see some interior pics but have no reason to doubt the listing’s desciption of original “lovingly maintained” original details. (Throw us a bone with that “paneled formal dining room” though!)…
Third Street is arguably the Slope’s grandest East-West street and limestone mansions like this single-family at Number 558 are the reason why. We’re aching to see some interior pics but have no reason to doubt the listing’s desciption of original “lovingly maintained” original details. (Throw us a bone with that “paneled formal dining room” though!) Anyhoozles, there was an open house yesterday, though we suspect that the $3,499,000 asking price puts the 4,400-square-foot shloss out of the range of most readers. Anyone go for the pure voyeurism of it all?
Listing #104 [Townsley & Gay] GMAP P*Shark
Photo by Kate Leonova for Property Shark
Re: Greenwich–Actually, tons of the local millionaires use the local public schools. But you have to see these schools. They blow 321 out of the water. Even the best public schools in the city have limited resources and outdated facilities compared to the “better” suburbs. However, we in the city get an excellent if very different experience that can’t be copied outside of an urban area.
PS–since it’s Townsley Gay I’m betting an old (possibly Iish) owner who maintained it perfectly but never updated a single thing.
5:58, but what about planning interiors around stained woodwork? Why hold onself hostage, by some purist notion about not having painted woodwork? I prefer it painted. Stained woodwork does not go with any of my preferences for interior design. Like mid-century, deco or Hollywood Regency. And dark, stained woodwork went out of fashion by the 1930’s. Only 20 to 30 years after most brownstones were built. It’s not liked painted woodwork is a recent trend in interiors.
oooh, Gary, I love a red laquer door. Alas I did that already. On my former house. I love green too. But an emerald, not forest green. Loathe forest green. I grew up in the North Midwest and they’re crazy about that horrible forest green. They mix it with burgundy for interiors, all the time. Blech. Also I love a deep blue door.
I would never drop $3 million plus for a house that had painted woodwork. Sorry, but for that kind of dough I want intact period details… and brand new state of the art kitchen and baths… Are there pictures of those, or did I miss them?
The drapes and carpets, I mean the windows and doors should always match. Since the window frames are always painted, that means that the doors should be as well. I like black, but with other color houses, red for instance green is great.
It looks pretty lived in, and not a recent, “fashionable” renovation. Nothing wrong with that, but it just might be a clue to really sniff around on inspection day and check out the mechanicals. It’s a great location and lots of space, but for $3.5 million you should get all new mechanicals. IMO. But I love the witty touch of the dog statue on the hearth in one room, and the cat statue on the hearth in the other room! Charming.
Unfortunately, no one else to place the blame on…
28 is too many kids for a first grade class. is this really what is going on at 321 these days?
I’m with ya Bob999…on the breeding issue. Didn’t notice the windows until you mentioned it.