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
Celebrities don’t live on this block unless you mean Dolly Williams who owns a place here…
Do the “movie stars” own dogs? Can I scrape the celebrity dog poop off my sidewalk and sell it on eBay?
The Berkeley Place “fixer” sold for 2.7 million in August.
I see little difference.
Oh, but this house is totally worth 2.2 because “movie stars” live on the block, as the broker reminded us in his first post.
It’s not just Mother Nature. While many times, homeowners truly can’t afford to keep up the house, and if that is the case, then I am very sympathetic, other times it is pure greed and absentee landlordism. Regardless, that should be reflected in the listing price. I think this one is a bit too high. But does that really surprise anyone?
This house is ugly and overpriced. I think that is a fair assessment, no? It’s not worth any interior shots, hence the lack of pics. But it is what it is, and maybe some developer will make the numbers work, albeit at a lower sale price. The facade alone, if you were to truly restore it, can set you back over 200K, since it’s not just the brownstone restoration, but the creation of the ornamentation that is gone, top cornice, window frames, etc.
Yes, curse you Mother Nature for stripping that home of every ounce of original detail and messing up the first floor windows!
“People buy these places to fix them up, and restore them to their former glory.”
But are these the people who drop $2.2m on a fixer-upper? At what price point does one expect a move-in ready house?
I believe those unfortunate things happening to it over the years is people living in it and mother nature.
Damn them both!