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
Harry Haller,
When I was looking for a home in Park Slope in the mid 90’s, you could still find a brownstone for under $250k. I couldn’t afford that! I believe they were under $100k in the 70’s.
I bought a frame in the Slope for under $200 back then and upgraded to my brownstone in Bed Stuy recently.
the interior photos of that house are dark and depressing looking. applebees tastes good.
Halsey is 2nd most viewed on the Corcoran site.
OK, Brooklyn Properties has this in Bed Stuy for 1.1M:
http://www.brooklynproperties.com/house185.htm
And it has this for $719K (New Construction!)
http://www.brooklynproperties.com/house145.htm
The first listing doesn’t even compare in quality to the Halsey house, if character and details mean anything to you.
The second listing — well, it’s just plain crap.
Now, I don’t know which broker started this over-1m pricing for BEd Stuy, but it looks like it’s here and here for good.
My only question is: Anyone know of actual SALES over 1M in this hood?
Let’s see, If I can apply my Cartesian logic class correctly to brownstone prices.
Park Slope 1970: 200,000 today 3mil
Fort Greene 1980: 200,000 today 2mil
Clinton Hill 1990: 200,000 today 1.5mil
Bed-Stuy 2000: 200,000 2010?
It’s not rocket science folks. Talk is cheap. Having the forsight to go all in is simple if you feel good about the endeavor. If you want a brownstone, below a million, do the math and enjoy the ride.
I am 9:26, excuse the typo it should read …money talking…
We know what we have in Bed Stuy the days of the guy with a shoebox full of many tlking that “all cash” story is history, go get a mortgage and then we can talk.
When I was stripping the paint on my Halsey rooming house and I took off the hinge from the door it was stamped 1867, and the frosted glass and burled walnut in the hallways is priceless. These houses were built from mature trees and they cannot be duplicated.
8:42 I am proud of you, the key is supporting the amenities/businesses; the prices will follow.