House of the Day: 40 St. Marks Avenue
After purchasing the brownstone at 40 St. Marks Avenue in Park Slope for $900,000 in 2003, the current owners set about doing a renovation that looks to be quite tastefully modern. We’re not sure how much original detail they had to work with, but a couple of marble fireplaces are about all we can spot…
After purchasing the brownstone at 40 St. Marks Avenue in Park Slope for $900,000 in 2003, the current owners set about doing a renovation that looks to be quite tastefully modern. We’re not sure how much original detail they had to work with, but a couple of marble fireplaces are about all we can spot now. Still, it looks like a quality job, so we suspect they’ll be plenty of interested parties. Whether they’ll be able to swallow $2,195,000 for a house between 5th and 6th Avenues remains to be seen.
40 St. Marks Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
if you want a park move to the country.
I calculate the area to be 2,415 SF including the 675 SF basement (recreation area) level. So, including the basement space, the price works out to $909/SF, without it, $1,261. Granted my Boerum Hill house ain’t as pristine and jazzy as this one, but dividing its likely market value by just its habitable SF gets a $500/SF result. Putting that against the $1,261 number makes this house look ridiculously over-priced. Actually, if the house sells at this price I guess I should be spending $500/SF on renovations on mine and still make out like a bandit!
2:15…guess as you get older, walking a few blocks gets tougher?
I can’t understand why someone would rather live near shops and restaurants that are boarded up past 11pm than to a lush, verdant oasis of a park. To each his/her own of course.
I don’t think we’d hear too many people say…I’d much rather live on Amsterdam Avenue than on Central Park West…
Being near the Park will always be a premium. That’s why homes between 7th and 8th and 8th and the Park sell near the 3 million and over mark.
I’d still rather be closer to the Prospect Park, but having 5th a couple blocks away is great.
Having said that, this home looks beautiful and so close to the 2/3 Bergen Stop and just a skip to the Q at 7th Ave as well.
Super convenient for a young family from Manhattan making the move to Bklyn.
I agree,it’s the size not the location that matters. I’ve been living in the Slope for 15 years and have seen the transformation. Used to be you wanted to be near the Park, now I’d prefer to be near all the restaurants on 5th, and the subway on 4th.
It looks like a beautiful home, but I think they’re hindering the sale with listing it as a 2 bedroom (it could be 3 with the den/office) – that top floor master suite is pretty amazing though!
A bit steep for that short lot, but very nicely done. No central a/c after all that reno?
seems weird to stuff the kitchen in that spot.
beautiful though.
Is this really only a 2 bedroom house? Please tell me it isn’t…