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
The What comments on every post now. He has worked himself into a crazed froth and it is clear that the more responses he gets the more he posts and, like having an argument with a religious fanatic on a sidewalk, it demeans the responders more than the lunatic babbler. So I propose that – as hard as it is not to hurl insults at this person – everyone refrain from responding to his posts. Hopefully then he will go away.
This looks like a fine house and the price seems reasonable. If you are put off by plastering and painting then you should not be buying an old house. I wish we saw more of these down-to-earth listings instead of the ridiculous 2-million plus houses in streets I have never heard of near Fulton Street or worse, in the vicinity of the Gowanus canal.
If this sold for 1 million wouldn’t that be an indication that prices in PLG are just as inflated as other fringe areas like Clinton Hill (and while I would grant that where I live in Clinton Hill is fringe, most of it is not)? One.
Forgot to mention the butler’s pantry. I’d be interested just for that – beautiful!
There’s a lot to love in this house – the Craftsman fireplace hood, those floors and the beautiful French doors. I agree, the kitchen could use some work, but one could certainly live with it for a while, it’s a functional and pleasant space.
I like it a lot. I don’t know about the price, but this will certainly sell sooner or later.
Why doesn’t The What start his or her own blog, instead of crashing this one?
Yeah, The Who Here again.
That was exaclty my point before.
All I’m saying is that these forums should be about the house being discussed. We don’t need a synposis of the housing situation, specially as seen through one pessimist’s eyes, i.e.”The What”
Hasn’t this house been on the market for 4 or 5 months? Properties are just flying off the shelves, I see.
You knew The What was going to get into this with his/her never-ending “the housing market is headed for a big crash” message. It’s like, OK we get it.