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
I looked into buying on Woodruff. The neighborhood is improving, but that only emphasizes how bad it used to be. It still has a long way to go.
For 1.4, there are a lot of better options out there. Not sure what is the right price, but it’s way short of 1.4.
I live in the area and recently walked down St. Paul’s Place, right past these houses, a couple of weekends ago on my way to Prospect Park. My first thought was “wow, someday this block is going to be the one everyone talks about.” The houses are beautiful. It was the middle of the afternoon and there was a block party on the corner and the neighborhood was alive with BBQ and music, etc. I’m white and stand out a bit, but everyone was friendly, smiled and some said “hello.” And not in that creepy way. I understand that this whole area SE of the park is dicey and there is definite room for improvement. I’d guess that the vast majority of people who live there feel the same way. You know a few bad apples and all. Everyone has a story of a friend being mugged in almost every neighborhood in the city. (My ex-roommate in front of our 2 million dollar Fort Green duplex, for example.) I think it is less important what you call the area and more important to know what the actual “feel” is. I hope whoever buys it appreciates how truly gorgeous it is.
Bren: My mother worked for a Dr. @ 62 Rugby Road from the ’60s to early ’70s.. What a beautiful house! She would sometimes take me to work when there was no school, so from there I’d walk to my “odball”, pigeon-feeding aunt on Ocean & Church, who took me to Prospect Park & the old church cemetery. I also remember “Deal Town”-that big discount store on Church Avenue. This was in the days long before fruit markets were boycotted there. . .
I think a more reasonable price would be in the 800-900,000 range,for all of the already mentioned above reasons. Price has everything to do with location. If this house with its exquisite details were on the upper east or west side of Manhattan it would easily go for 6 to 7 million if not more. If it were on Sutter avenue in Brownsville, it would not sell for more than 500,000. The seller must realize that a buyer will not spend 1.4 to be a pioneer. They must lower the price
I can remember back in the 60’s when
I had a great apartment on woodruff avenue right by the parade grounds and
around the corner from the park… different times….great shopping close by, fun, safe neighborhood to live in and very affordable at that time.
hey sterling silver! glad to see you back … and as usual, with good common sense to share! 🙂
Whoops–8:29 was me.
Sarah,
Regarding your questionm “should buyers steer clear of houses/neighborhoods where there are iron bars in the first floor windows?” Keep in mind that MOST brownstones were built that way.
anon 4:27 PM,
PLG has always been part of Flatbush. The PLG name itself was only made up in 1968. I have lots of neighbors who say they live in Flatbush.