House of the Day: 1290 Pacific Street
Wanna live in a house designed by the same architect that designed the Museum of Natural History (or a wing of it, anyway? This spectacular 2-family brick sits on a double-wide lot at 1290 Pacific Street and is absolutely dripping in details. (In addition to the museum, the architect JC Cady also desgined the Union…
Wanna live in a house designed by the same architect that designed the Museum of Natural History (or a wing of it, anyway? This spectacular 2-family brick sits on a double-wide lot at 1290 Pacific Street and is absolutely dripping in details. (In addition to the museum, the architect JC Cady also desgined the Union Methodist Church around the corner on Dean and New York Avenue.) In addition to almost 5,000 square feet of interior space, there’s also a long driveway that leads to the rear of the house. The major drawback of the house is that it is wedged between some larger apartment buildings and is a little too close to a rather noisy corner of Nostrand Avenue. Interestingly, this house was bought by a couple of British artists back in 2003 for $610,000. While renting part of the house out to some other artists, the owners renovated the house and did a lot of work on the front garden area as well. It’s tough to know what to make of the asking price of $1,450,000. On the one hand, its a one-of-a-kind house with an impeccable architectural pedigree; on the other, unfortunately many of the people who have that kind of dough to spend aren’t ready to rock Crown Heights yet, historic district or not. We hear that the owners briefly tried to go the FSBO route before handing off the Brooklyn Properties. This’ll be an interesting one to watch for sure.
1290 Pacific Street [Brooklyn Properties] GMAP P*Shark
I really think hell hole is a tad strong a description. Granted half of this block, the half with all of the apartment buildings near Nostrand, is not the best. But the half of the block near NY Ave is just great. An intact Italianate brownstone row, several beautiful limestone 8 unit apartment buildings and a group of 4 story Renaissance Revival limestones. It’s quiet down on this end, and all of the neighbors know each other and keep track of the block. Bit by bit, the other buildings, including this house, have come back, and are being improved. It may take some time, but this block will only get better.
it’s got a lot of nice things going on … but, that kitchen, the one with the black/white check window coverings? looks like a kitchen dispensary in the outback. do you think that’s what these “artists” were going for – operating table cum water buffalo butcher block? of course, the floor is good for the nightly spray down with the hose.
I had that house offered for me 5 years ago, turned it down….but never regretted it as it is a really gross block..house is great but location is beyond disgusting. dean st is great, but that block is a hell hole.
Nostalgic on Park Ave – since I live on the block, and am glad to see any positive mention, past or present, can you tell me anything about the large 5 story house next door? It was recently sold, and has only one or two tenants left. When you were a child, was it still a one family? Any details on anything on the block are welcome. Thank you.
I’m glad this is in an historic district. That means it is protected. The posters who think this is an ugly house are architecturally illiterate. This is an important house, designed by a notable architect who was quoting and reitirating stylistic elements from a variety of design trends. The oval room is very unusual in Brooklyn where the Protestant elite were usually averse to curvy geometry.
The porch is from the 1920’s and is very sweet.
One of the nicest historic houses I have seen here recently.
Interesting so much bashing on this one. I wonder if folks just don’t want good things to happen in this neighborhood because they won’t be the ones who realized how nice it can be and how much the value of the real estate is increasing….
2:56– your model says that if the Fed _cuts_ rates housing prices fall? Wtf? Seriously I’m not trying to be a dick, I just want you to walk me through how cheaper money and reduced risk premia leads to _lower_ residential RE prices.
3:39 If the fed cuts rates, that money will nit get into the hands of people who need it.
Plus if the fed cuts rates, the Bondholder is loosing money. Taking risk on a falling dollar is stupid.
That rate cut money will shore up the banks reserves and they will NOT loan it out to dumbasses to buy a overprice house.
GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep on bashing crown heights baby cause I’m buying… Just visited my friend’s parents house on Park Place in Prospect Heights (now called park slope). It’s worth 3 million and all they talk about is how bad the neighborhood was when they bought…Wish I could afford this one.. I think at 1m even it’s a deal…. The rents in the neighborhood are high…
Yeah I’m gonna have to agree with the other posters on this one…this house is “absolutely dripping in details”…like, for example, a front porch that doesn’t belong on the building at all, a staircase that looks like it could collapse at any second, and the most unbelonging “modern” kitchen ever.
I will be fair though, and admit the (master?) bedroom and the bathrooms look absolutely excellent, and if you’re crazy enough to spend 1.4m in this terrible location, a few hundred thousand more to make it look good probably won’t be too much of a problem.