House of the Day: 72 Rutland Road
This four-story limestone house at 72 Rutland Road is on one of the best blocks in Lefferts Manor and has plenty of nice original detail (“6 Fireplaces with Mantels, Built-in Shutters, Pocket Doors, Parquet Floors & Beautiful Mirrors with Amazing Wood Work,” says the listing) going for it. The kitchen’s a tough sell, though, and…
This four-story limestone house at 72 Rutland Road is on one of the best blocks in Lefferts Manor and has plenty of nice original detail (“6 Fireplaces with Mantels, Built-in Shutters, Pocket Doors, Parquet Floors & Beautiful Mirrors with Amazing Wood Work,” says the listing) going for it. The kitchen’s a tough sell, though, and the bathroom decor’s not going to be for everyone. Seems to us that any house in this area asking $1,525,000 should be close to perfect on every account. Think they’ve got a shot at that price?
72 Rutland Road [NY Times] GMAP P*Shark
this is the black side of the park.
someone even said it was like being in kingston.
whys everyone getting all pissed.
house looks great but why not just buy in crown heights
Meant intact one family, not one story.
This looked rather familiar, and then I realized my house was originally set up almost identically on the parlor floor. Interesting. This is a nice house, and like z said, would be a potentially great house, after restoring it to its original glory. Stripping some or all of the woodwork, taking the bathroom back to the original – I can see the border tile looks original, along with the tub. You have the original butler’s pantry, and probably lots of other goodies in there, like the dressing room sinks. But needs mega work. Kitchen is way scary.
But….needs complete mechanical update, I’m sure, along with a great deal of tlc. This is my kind of place, but waaaayyyyy over my pay scale. An intact one story of this size is rare in any neighborhood. I predict it will sell eventually, but not at this price. Maybe for a million, million one.
no, i meant to say black side of the park
obvioulsy i’m correct
Posted by: guest at October 31, 2007 2:13 PM
actually you’re an cowardly anonymous asshole.
conversely, from a buyer’s perspective, poorly-staged homes are bargain opportunities, precisely because so many people (as evidenced in this thread) can’t or won’t use their imagination to see a property’s potential.
no, i meant to say black side of the park
obvioulsy i’m correct
When I see a house, I know I’m not getting their furniture, or their taste, but I am getting the rooms, the floors, etc. It would be nice to see them, and to get a sense of what I can do in the space, and what kind of repairs need to be done, etc.
If for that reason alone, someone needs to advise the seller that less is more. Personally, I can see beyond all of the surface stuff, but judging from most of the comments, a lot of people can’t. If you want to sell your house for the most money in this market, a seller needs to show their house in the best light. These people, unfortunately, didn’t do that. If you are going to ask over a million and a half dollars, you need to.
I agree with others, this price is high considering how much work this place needs. I would guess given the state of the house that no real work has been done in decades which means the new owner will need to update the electrical, plumbing, heating, roof etc etc. One could easily spend several hundreds of thousands of dollars to update this house.
No,no, no, this is exactly how you DON’T sell in this market.
Everyone is right – get rid of the fake Belter furniture, or at least take the plastic off, and move this monster out of the center of the room. Declutter and make the place spotlessly clean and shiny.
That kitchen is hopeless. Declutter and reduce the selling price.
For this amount of bucks, woodwork should have been stripped. Reduce price more.
It’s a nice place, but a real fixer upper. Since PLG is pricier than say, Bed Stuy, I can see them asking a million. Whether or not anyone will bite? Who knows?