House of the Day: 570 Bergen Street
We’re suckers for a good back story. According to a reader who heard it from a neighbor, the previous resident (it’s unclear whether he was a real tenant or a squatter) at 570 Bergen Street in Prospect Heights lived in the house for many years with a dozen or so dogs. With the house already…
We’re suckers for a good back story. According to a reader who heard it from a neighbor, the previous resident (it’s unclear whether he was a real tenant or a squatter) at 570 Bergen Street in Prospect Heights lived in the house for many years with a dozen or so dogs. With the house already in complete disrepair, the man got very sick and the dogs were abandoned in the house. Noise, more filth and even some canine cannibalism ensued until the Department of Health stepped in. Luckily, some nice details remain in the three-story house, including a marble fireplace and the old stoop hand rail. We also think the raised front terrace has a lot of charm. The price of $900,000 certainly is interesting. Can anyone give us an eyewitness account of how bad the interiors are and whether there is a lot that could be restored?
570 Bergen Street [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
Ya’ll sound like a flock of buzzards!
FYI-Amazingly, the house does not smell of urine or fesces as there was not much security and the dogs ran in and out at will. The house has been sold. It is a solid, non-sagging structure w/many original features. The owner clearly had a problem with collecting. He also did live there which did contribute to his health problems. He was a brillant man, but as they say, there’s a fine line between genius an insanity. No one was murdered in the house. The dog died of old age. Amazingly, none of the people posting, bidding or commenting on this site were able to find the family when help would or could have halted the situation, but were able to find the family once they thought they could make a buck on the property.
Considering how sensitive to smell I am, they would have to pay me 900K to live in that house of crap & urine.
what railing details? the front railings are nearly gone and the whole place stinks to high heaven. and tons of holes in the floor.
total gut job and more!
What’s SP?
What’s up with you folks? We all know that the last brownstone neighborhood where you can get a good deal is Bed-Stuy. It’s not PLG as Brownstoner likes to picture it, it’s not PH , not CH, it’s not even SP as all these places start at 800k and SP doesn’t have a reliable stock of Brownstones.For example, there was a perfectly nice brownstone featured last week for less than 700k with four levels in Bed Stuy. I am not convinced that all the people posting here can afford these 1.2 million and up homes, except of course if there is some nice equity from a condo in Manhattan. For all those others who are just starting out in the home buying game, I can only say that putting yourself into a million dollar mortgage just to be closer to the F train or L train is not the way to go if you want to keep your sanity or your looks (pulling out your hair coming up with $10,000 a month is no way to live and makes for a permanent bad hair day).
Buy a brownstone with good space and a backyard for a reasonable price in BS. Buy a bike or eco-friendly car with the change left over and start your journey.
Thank me in 5 years. And no, I am not a realtor serving BS. Just a native New Yorker who has seen alot over the years.
I offered 850K for this house and it was rejected. It’s not worth more than that.
Let’s see how hot the real estate market REALLY is. If this thing sells, it’s really f-ing hot.
donatella – “feng shui convention” – i laughed out loud.