House of the Day: 82 Sterling Place
The house at 82 Sterling Place in Park Slope has been in the same hands since the early 70s and, from the sound of the listing, it shows. The four-story, four-family brownstone “needs renovation,” perhaps so much so that the broker opted not to include any interior photos. They’re asking $2,200,000, which seems like a…
The house at 82 Sterling Place in Park Slope has been in the same hands since the early 70s and, from the sound of the listing, it shows. The four-story, four-family brownstone “needs renovation,” perhaps so much so that the broker opted not to include any interior photos. They’re asking $2,200,000, which seems like a lot for a property that’s being positioned as blank slate for a developer, even in this part of town. There was an open house yesterday so we’re hoping someone out there can fill in the blanks about the interior.
82 Sterling Place [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Not directly related- but do people feel protective of houses, like this, that are just the skin (if even that) of the original building? It does seem like a lot of money for a house that provides little more than a roof overhead.
Total rip-off. Only makes sense for a developer, IF they get it for a much reduced price.
I’ll give the author of the 3:59 post the benefit of the doubt and guess that he/she’s myopic and can’t read floor plans. It looks to me like there’s already a third room in the front of apartments (except the first floor, which has garden access instead). I think all these negative posts amount to no more a string of jealous babies saddened by the fact that Mommy and Daddy won’t give them the $2 million they need to buy a place with tremendous potential. Go back to your parents’ basement where you belong and where you needn’t worry about housing costs. If you like, I’d be happy to show you around my place on Sterling that’s got the same layout and that’s filled with light, air, 2 real bedrooms, and an office/baby room. It’s even got a real loftlike feel — (All those renovations for less than $100k!). If you like, I’ll offer it to you (and your folks) at $1.2 million. Cheers!
If you tore the fucking thing down and rebuilt it with bricks of bound $100 bills, then MAYBE it would be worth 2 mil.
What a sick joke.
Uh–huh. If you put a 3rd bedroom in the front, as you describe, thus eliminating your living room, you think you can charge 1 million for that apartment? And the 2 bedrooms in the rear would mean that one of them would be those crummy 8X6 or 10X6 “bedrooms” that no one will pay that dough for.
in fact, i believe there was something on this same block highlighted here on brownstoner that was an apartment in a brownstone on sterling that sold for 1.5 million…
definite potential.
House on Sterling Place is 20 x 60 feeton a 100 foot lot allowing 2 bedrooms in rear plus a 3rd in the front if desired, so the price of $1,00,000 per floor is not wrong!
No pix inside because house does need alot of work, but potential is there for really nice big apts!
The floorplans don’t look that promising at all. The bottom two floors have two potential “bedrooms” that have no windows. Layout is awkward on all of the floors. It’s gonna take a lot of wall moving to make those places nice.
Sure, it’s not pretty (yet) but if the floorplans are anything like the neighboring buildings, then the apartments have potential to be gorgeous. The buildings next door are comprised of 2 and 3 bedroom floor-throughs with light that streams through the apartments and lovely backyards. If I had the cash, I’d buy this place in a heartbeat.