House of the Day: 282 DeKalb Avenue
Jerry Minsky’s got another gem of a listing in Clinton Hill. This Montrose Morris-designed Romanesque Revival house has tons of original charm as well as some newer touches like an island kitchen and recessed lighting. It’s hard to dispute the charm factor on this one, but it’s the price that’s going to be tougher for…

Jerry Minsky’s got another gem of a listing in Clinton Hill. This Montrose Morris-designed Romanesque Revival house has tons of original charm as well as some newer touches like an island kitchen and recessed lighting. It’s hard to dispute the charm factor on this one, but it’s the price that’s going to be tougher for some people to take: At the asking price of $2,200,000, the 2,200-square-foot house is priced at $1,000 a foot. It’s fair to say that this is rather aggressive for the neighborhood. How much of a premium should the architectural lineage command?
282 DeKalb Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Anyone know if this house was originally part of the house on the left? Bob Marvin, anyone? Seems like it would have been part of a larger structure. On its own it’s narrow and awkward.
Minsky is such a dingbat that he cut off the most prominent and distinguishing architectural feature of this house–its turret. And for such a notable work of architecture, he could have had better pictures taken, instead of whipping out his cell phone or digital camera. Not very professional, in my opinion.
A blog with bias?
Clutch pearls!
I don’t know… it seems to me like I, and anyone else looking for a real estate in Brooklyn, will never be able to accept this blog as an entirely accurate representation, or news report, so long as it continues to show such blatant bias for one neighborhood. Just seems like a shame that a blog that is doing as well as Brownstoner would not correct this. Perhaps someday someone else will start a blog of Brooklyn real estate with a more balanced approach to the brownstone neighborhoods. But it seems silly to have two such blogs when would should suffice.
I am the best!
The Minsky
someday this war’s NEVER gonna end…
Jerry Who?
Heh. I used to live next to this building.
sg
he’s the best.
Are any of the otherr brokers as good as Minsky?