House of the Day: 328 East 7th Street
We’re not sure what to make of this house at 328 East 7th Street in Kensington, partly because there’s a lack of decent photos on the listing but also because we’re not as well versed about comps in this neck of the woods as we should be. (We did notice, however, that a similar house…
We’re not sure what to make of this house at 328 East 7th Street in Kensington, partly because there’s a lack of decent photos on the listing but also because we’re not as well versed about comps in this neck of the woods as we should be. (We did notice, however, that a similar house at 398 East 5th Street went for $690,000 earlier this year.) Regardless, with an asking price of $749,000, this strikes us as a potential alternative to a small two-bedroom in nearby Park Slope. It also looks like a house where there may be the opportunity to add some value through some TLC. Think it looks interesting?
328 East 7th Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Photo by Nicholas Strini for Property Shark
I live 3 blocks from here. Without interior pictures it’s hard to say. It’s Corcoran, so i’d say they definitely went to the high end and they don’t do a lot of listings here outside of apartments. If really well maintained, maybe only a little overpriced. This one does have four decent sized if not huge bedrooms (no 7×10′ closets masquarading as the “baby’s room”) But if everything besides the kitchen is in need of a redo, then not a huge bargain. To be honest, this is a neighborhood where all sorts of horrors were visited upon the exteriors of houses-bad siding choices, closed off porches, etc. but you just never know. In the case of my house, the interior was the thing that previous owners had worked on. You’d be ranking on my house if all you saw was pics of the exterior and one other room.
The fact is that a lot of houses here have had conversions to mutifamily buildings and are all cut up and butchered inside. From talking to my neighbors, the last time they considered the area “really nice” was in the 60’s so I’m guessing that’s the last time a bunch of the housing stock saw significant interior renovations. Maybe this is closer to worth it if this place hasn’t had those disasters as opposed to something that needs the amount of work typical for the area. I’m betting it has a really nice sized yard, too.
The block borders Church, which I’m not in love with but if I remember it right, it’s a fairly nice block. There’s pretty much a choice of the F or Q by being on this side of OP. Judging by the complaints on the neighborhood blog, the Q is a very nice option. And it’s within easy walking distance of Cortelyou and some nice restaurant options over there. The rest of Kensington can be a little challenged in that department and seem more isolating.
I’ve lived here over 4 years and I’ve seen more and more folks sprucing up their homes and the area becoming tidier. Most of the area folks are very friendly and it’s a wildly diverse population. I would take this house over an overpriced condo on 4th Ave if I had to pick.
“$749,000, this strikes us as a potential alternative to a small two-bedroom in nearby Park Slope”
Uhhh, which SMALL 2BRs are $749K in the Slope? Nice 2brs tend to be $600-700K. Jeez Louise.
vinnie, the reason your friend’s house was cheaper ws because…it was on the other side of ocean parkway
Lol. $749K for this beat-up POS?. I can smell the urine from just LOOKING at the photograph.
Is this the house they filmed from the opening of “Family Matters” ?
Overpriced. Should be around $650k. I had a friend who just bought a very nice similar house (same size/layout) on the other side of Ocean Parkway for $637k a few months ago. This is still West of Coney Island Ave.
does it come with the carcass?
Looks nice – but I hate when they box in the porches like that. If you’re going to close it in, as least make it like a sunroom to not make the living room windows darker.
what about adding the top of the building? did a tornado take it away?