House of the Day: 272 Halsey Street
This four-story brownstone at 272 Halsey in Bedford Stuyvesant caught our eye because it’s been in the same family for seven decades. Other than a newish kitchen, the house looks like unusually intact, with some killer woodwork and fireplaces. The fact that it’s a one-family may be a drawback—most prospective buyers are going to need…
This four-story brownstone at 272 Halsey in Bedford Stuyvesant caught our eye because it’s been in the same family for seven decades. Other than a newish kitchen, the house looks like unusually intact, with some killer woodwork and fireplaces. The fact that it’s a one-family may be a drawback—most prospective buyers are going to need help paying the mortgage given the asking price of $1,175,000, which seems on the high side to us. In addition to the house’s lineage, the listing is noteworthy for the fact that it may be the first time we’ve seen proximity to Food Town and Applebee’s listed as an amenity on a million-dollar property.
272 Halsey Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
I don’t understand the fuss about the listing prices.
First of all, the seller has the ultimate say so on the price. It’s in the agent’s interest to list at a price that will sell quickly and to a qualified buyer, as the extra effort/time to get a higher price is not reflected in the commission increase.
Second, the market, not the peanut gallery, will determine the correct price.
one thing i hate is when people move into an already established neighborhood and give it new names (bedford heights, westbed). these names are not on a map. west of classon ave = clinton hill. east of classon ave = bed-stuy.
If there is a house at that price buy two.
BS Christopher Columbus the first “gentrifier” reduced the population of Hispaniola from 2 million to about 4,000, so please change your handle out of courtesy for those lost souls. Thanks for the info, and that must be far east on that street for those numbers.
There is a house on Decatur between Throop and Tompkins for sale. Rumor is that it is going for $600 or $650. I heard that it needs work.
Several houses on the block have sold recently including one in the 800s.
On the next block of Decatur, there was a bidding war for one of the houses.
Anyway — I live on the next block and noticed the sign while walking home.
****no interest in the sale, other than looking for good neighbors. The owner has rented out the house for a while, I believe***
That HOTD from a couple of weeks back at 560 Putnam (2 family) is looking pretty attractive at $650,000. What say ye Pundits?
MIKE WHERE ARE YOU? MELAS
Can we re-visit the $400k comment now that something else in the area has sold for over a million? Come on smart guys!
This area Bedford Heights, should have no problem being landmarked. The architecture is just stunning it really gives other parts of Brooklyn a run for its money in design. Famous Manhattan Architect Montrose W. Morris designed many of the houses/apartments here also 45 Exchange Place and 41 Wall Street in Manhattan. His still standing residence on Hancock Street along with the entire two blocks of Hancock served as his portfolio. Southern Bedford Stuyvesant is very beautiful, Bedford Heights and Stuyvesant Heights…. I can really see another North Slope…