House of the Day: 56 Hawthorne Street
This three-story, bay-front house at 56 Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens looks mighty sweet and priced quite fairly at $999,000. The regular reader who tipped us off to the listing (and lives down the block) writes, “I’ve seen it and it’s gorgeous, though the top floor needs plaster repair and painting.” The only quibble…
This three-story, bay-front house at 56 Hawthorne Street in Prospect Lefferts Gardens looks mighty sweet and priced quite fairly at $999,000. The regular reader who tipped us off to the listing (and lives down the block) writes, “I’ve seen it and it’s gorgeous, though the top floor needs plaster repair and painting.” The only quibble we can imagine people having is that the kitchen appears not to have updated in a while. Looks fine, though. Anyone else seen it?
56 Hawthorne Street [Aguayo & Huebener] GMAP P*Shark
I’m 10:59, and when I had an offer accepted at Lincoln, there was a languishing unsigned contract on the place (which, of course, the broker used to try and pressure us into signing). So maybe 9:47 was talking about those people. Anyway, we didn’t feel the house was worth what they wanted for it, and we walked.
9:47 am said about the Lincoln house:
“I know one of the people who had an accepted offer and they pulled out because they changed their mind about the area.”
And 10:59am said:
“I had noticed that the BHS listing on Lincoln said in contract. I had an accepted offer at under ask in June and bailed out after the inspection turned up more work than I wanted to deal with.”
So 9:47 was outright lying. Cold busted. Why would you make up this story?
I live in Lefferts and I agree that this is a gorgeous house.
I wish the owners good luck and I hope they get their price.
I do think it’s a bit overpriced because this is really not one of the better blocks in the nabe.
It’s a mish-mash of apartments, town houses and frame houses, some of which are really looking the worse for wear.
People are more willing to plunk down $1M for a slightly less nice house on a wonderful street, which many of our blocks are.
Btw, does anyone know why A&H don;t list this on their website?
having seen the BHS Lincoln house people are talking about and this one, I’d say they are fairly comparable. 3-story limestones. Neither is in LM proper, tho Lincoln is in the historic district. Lincoln is a much better block, but the Hawthorne house is in much better condition, and they both have a fairly equal amount of preserved detail. Both had small backyards overlooked by apt buildings. Hawthorne was semi-attached so had windows in the middle rooms (huge plus), and was quite a bit deeper (maybe 5 ft). Hawthorne also had a curb cut and parking in the front yard, which depending on your world view is a plus or a minus. Lincoln was asking 100K more and needed 100K in work (windows, roof, boiler, etc.). Don’t know if they got it.
I had noticed that the BHS listing on Lincoln said in contract. I had an accepted offer at under ask in June and bailed out after the inspection turned up more work than I wanted to deal with. Anyone know what it sold for in the end?
Being “under offer” doesn’t last for more than a week or 2 at most–the house either goes to contract of the offer collapses. So two or more failed offers doesn’t explain why a house sits for months. If you are talking about the Lincoln Road house that just went to contract, that was never listed as “in contract” before now–and BHS is always quick to slap those red words on!
Not true. This listing has been with A&H for quite awhile. You must be confusing it with another property.
As for the other house, I assume you mean the one on Lincoln that just went for under asking. I know one of the people who had an accepted offer and they pulled out because they changed their mind about the area. Time on market does tell you about the general demand for a house (at the price) and a neighborhood.
Also, keep in mind that the house may have been under offer (or in contract) for much of the time it’s been on the market, but for whatever reason the sale did not go through. There is a house not far from this one that has been on the market since June – it recently went to contract, but it had two previous above-ask offers fall through at the last minute. Granted, that’s a nicer house on a nicer block (in LM proper), but time on the market doesn’t tell enough of the story to draw any conclusions about market price.
TheWhatTheFucktard. Screw off, hoser.