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
bloodsucker
yes – why didn’t you say
…sucker for a juicy back story…
you know, there’s an old thread on the dailyheights forum from about a year, year and a half ago, about this place (but you have to look it up, though). there are some photos of the sanitation guys carting out the rubbish and more info about the tenant/squatter.
Gee, Brownstoner, given your upbeat take on the situation, I’d really hate to see what you consider a sad backstory.
That’s terrible about the man and the dogs! But who cares…what about the details?
It’s not that close to Atlantic Yards, and it’s very close to an adorable kernel of Prospect Heights. I think the interiors are pretty trashed though. It’s a gut job, but the bones are good. The house is near the Q, B, Flatbush, Atlantic, Prospect Park, and Vanderbilt keeps getting better and better!
This is a Steven King screenplay, people. Trailer: Peaceful brownstone facade. Rapid-fire jolting crosscut to snarling bloody teeth and red eyes. Cut back to perky realtor (Christine Baranski) putting key in door as nice young couple follow her up stoop. Realtor: “The house is loaded with historical details.” Door swings open; eye glitters in the shadows. VO: “Dog Eat Dog–And They Thought It Referred to Real Estate.” [Music over: yike-yike-yike a’la ‘Psycho’ theme]
Only one side of the stoop rail. There aren’t any interior pictures except for that one mantle. The broker says it’s a complete gut job. It’s had a roof hole for years. To see it, you need to wear a breathing mask and sign a waiver.
There are only townhouses on one side of the street. Across the street are garage structures and empty lots. It’s close to the AY footprint- but actually close to the housing part, not the stadium. Vacant lots across the street mean that your in for even more construction, or worse, a lot of sketchy loitering and dumping nearby.
I think it is too close to Atlantic Yards to be very attractive.