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
huh? What low income housing?
st johns
Is’nt this the block with tons of low income housing??
Well, you gotta admit that the broker’s profile is a total hoot (look under “view my listings”) – she was previously in publishing, joined a motorbike club and taught sex ed at a middle school before doin’ the RE gig.
“I love coming home to Brooklyn. I want you to love coming home too and I want you to love where you live.”
“Th broker is kinda cute, no?”
“That’s what I thought too….if only she got rid of that demonic and insincere smile that seems to be de rigueur for broker pics.”
Ooooh, nice neg, johnife. The girl is yours now.
Mystery
Before credit crunch: $1.8 million
Now: $1.6 million TOPS. Short lot = big problem and major turn-off.
This is the owner of 40 St. Marks. In the light of the comments here, we are lowering our asking price to $1.5M. We’ll probably take $1.4 or $1.3, though — we’re kind of freaking out.
You know how sometimes the highest-end, best renovation job on a house just doesn’t pay off? This is one of those times.
The lack of yard and narrow width of the house outweigh the high-end reno. The lot and width are two permanent factor you can never change. Factoring in the move-in condition, this house is worth $1.8 tops.