House of the Day: 60 Montgomery Place
Not that $3,450,000 ain’t a lot of dough, but sometimes it’s a reasonable price to pay for a house and sometimes it’s not. While it’s hard to tell exactly how much restoration work a new owner would have to invest, this house at 60 Montgomery Place in Park Slope has that something special that would…
Not that $3,450,000 ain’t a lot of dough, but sometimes it’s a reasonable price to pay for a house and sometimes it’s not. While it’s hard to tell exactly how much restoration work a new owner would have to invest, this house at 60 Montgomery Place in Park Slope has that something special that would at least get our attention were we in the market to write this kind of check. Currently configured as two duplexes, the house is 70-feet deep on the first three floors and has “large rooms and distinctive details,” according to the Townsley & Gay listing. The sellers have owned the place for close to two decades. Has anyone been inside recently? If you had to put a million bucks into it, think it could still be worth it?
Montgomery Place Mansion [Townsley & Gay] GMAP P*Shark
You can see the windows from that massive co-op in the picture. Live maps shows you a great view of the co-op literally in your yard, as well as the shadow it casts all the way down to 52 Montgomery (just be careful because live maps doesn’t peg the right house when you type in the address; just scroll over and it’s the first house after the front-facing mansion on PPW.) Too bad. For me, THAT is the deal breaker. If I’m laying down $3.45, I don’t want to see the co-op when I look out my back windows, nor do I want to be in permanent shadow.
Only in New York would so many people talk so much smack about a gorgeous old mansion.
I also think 3.4 sounds fair.
The price is high given that it needs a complete renovation. But the fact that it has windows on three sides makes it so much more desirable. I think $3.4 is close to what this house could fetch.
Co-op in my (tiny) backyard = no deal.
Only in New York would a beautful and desirable old home like this would be split into two duplexes. Yuk.
Delivered vacant so that some big-money fanily can do its thing I think this house can fetch a pretty penny.
Maybe not 3.4 million, due to condition, but probably close to 3.
It is very very attractive. I can see the media room on that top floor already.
One of the best blocks in all of NYC, Making it one of the best blocks in all of the world. (If you believe in this kind of shit). Which I do not.
No yard = no deal
geez, this place looks gorgeous. and on one of the most beautiful streets in park slope.
i think it’s worth it. a place like this will continue to hold it’s value and i wouldn’t be surprised to see a 4 million dollar plus home in park slope in the next 2-3 years.
something special like this place would be a family home for the generations so it will be worth it to someone for sure.
I was in this house and can say the following:
-Need total renovation inside, and you know that if the BROKER is telling you this, it needs a lot more than that. It’s not in good shape, hence the lack of any interior pics.
-No real yard, it’s barely a small square.
-It’s in the shadow of a gigantic coop building right behind it.
Let’s not forget that 52 Montgomery Place, just a few houses over, is still on the market after many, many months and a brokerage switch. 52 Mongomery is in much better shape, but is not moving at that price.