House of the Day: 45 St. Pauls Place
Here’s a killer FSBO house at 45 St. Pauls Place (a street that has the distinction of never having been mentioned on Brownstoner). The turn-of-the-century limestone is dripping in architectural details. Dripping. It’s also part of a group of similar houses which together present a pretty impressive face. The house—which is described as being a…
Here’s a killer FSBO house at 45 St. Pauls Place (a street that has the distinction of never having been mentioned on Brownstoner). The turn-of-the-century limestone is dripping in architectural details. Dripping. It’s also part of a group of similar houses which together present a pretty impressive face. The house—which is described as being a one-family with an in-law apartment—is asking $1,389,000. As stunning as the house is, a couple of questions come to mind: 1) Why no photos of kitchens or bathrooms?; 2) Isn’t it a stretch to describe this neighborhood as Prospect Park South? Granted, this isn’t our back yard, but we thought PPS didn’t start until Caton Avenue.
45. St. Pauls Place [FSBO] GMAP P*Shark
The question was whether “most” brownstones were “built” with window bars as an original feature in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Let’s not confuse original ornamental ironwork with window and door bars added later for security.
8:58 AM,
Are you writing from Podunk?
Have you ever actually SEEN a traditional high stoop brownstone? If the lower floor window bars aren’t there, they’ve been removed by someone, possibly to install a window AC. Such removal would be a no no in any Historic District.
Regarding bars on windows…
I live in Cobble Hill, used to live in Brooklyn Heights.
To my eye, nearly all homes here have bars on the ground floor windows.
Same goes for Park Slope. Boerum Hill. Prospect Heights. Fort Greene.
Some ghettos these must be, with all the bars on the lower windows.
Yes, this neighborhood still has some improving to do. But, the key question is does this location have upside potential – and the answer is yes. I own and live in a beauty in Park Slope and my brother lives around the corner from this property on Ocean Ave and we often drive by St Paul’s saying we’d buy one of these in a heartbeat. But 1.4mm is currently overpriced – I say if the owner is serious about selling – this baby sells way under asking for about $1mm in a heartbeat. Didn’t Law & Order film on this street in one of these houses regularly?
“Most” brownstones were built with bars on the lower windows? Doubtful.
Neighborhood matters Sterling Silver because that’s how homes are appraised, by neighborhood comps. As previous post states, if this home were in Manhattan it would go for millions. Real Estate is location. One day this block of homes may command that kinf of asking price or maybe even more. But not yet.
Thanks, bren. Just me – droning on in my usual, falsely assuming, PC lectures.
Stratford Road, thanks for another voice of sanity, and Bob – haven’t heard from you in a while either!
What does it matter what neighborhood this house is in? Sooner, rather than later, it’s going to be one of those signature, much photographed groups of houses used to tout the entire nabe. They certainly are beautiful. If only it was cheaper, as the area has not caught up to the house, much like other beautiful parts of Bed Stuy and Crown Heights. That is not a dis on the neighborhood, just reality. If I could afford to put my money where my mouth is, I would have no problem buying here.
12:06,
If that [displacement]were my goal, I sure haven’t accomplished much in the 1/3rd of a century I’ve lived here 🙂
Nice try though.
Oh Bob! Are you mad that people are calling you and the PLUS group out on the fact that you are trying to displace lots and lots of people from PLG w gentrification… didn’t we all hear? PLG is the NEXT ‘it’ neighborhood! It’ll take awhile but soon (10 to 15 years when all the landlords start tossing out the section 8 for higher rents) it’ll be just as vanilla as you want it to be.