House of the Day: 158 St. John's Place
The four-story brownstone at 158 St. John’s Place is a classic North Slope winner that we suspect will generate plenty of interest at the asking price of $2,850,000. The listing says the house needs work, but the living and bedrooms all look pretty sweet to us! Killer mahagony wood work and parquet floors. We suspect…
The four-story brownstone at 158 St. John’s Place is a classic North Slope winner that we suspect will generate plenty of interest at the asking price of $2,850,000. The listing says the house needs work, but the living and bedrooms all look pretty sweet to us! Killer mahagony wood work and parquet floors. We suspect that the kitchen, bathrooms and mechanics of the house are where the reno dollars will have to be focused. Anyone have more details on the condition of that stuff? There’s an open house coming up this Sunday for those in the $3 million bracket.
158 St. John’s Place [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
Thanks for the update, 1:59. I was up all night worrying!
Hmm… if the “price reflects the work that needs to be done”, 1:56, why hasn’t it sold at that price in almost a year, after three broker changes?
The “282 De Kalb” error above shows how Minsky subliminally infiltrates all the posts on this site!
The price seems to reflect the work that needs to be done, if you look at what other comps in the North Slope have gone for.
Done up, a house on this block would probably go for close to 3.2 – 3.4 million.
I’d guess you could conceivable sink 250K – 350K into this place and make it a gem, no?
When I saw this listing first spring up on Prudential’s site last week, the broker had initially written something to the effect of “Soaring entry door so tall that Magic Johnson would fit” or similar. I guess someone told her to remove that description.
Doesn’t need a gut-reno, just a ton of repairs & upkeep issues. And yeah, that backyard is microscopic.
The listing describes this place as “A grand old dame of a house, fallen on hard times, waiting to be rescued.”
Is that a poetic way to say “gut reno?”
Tiny, tiny backyard.
I saw this house almost a year ago when it was first listed with Townsley & Gay. A few months ago it was transferred to another broker (small outfit–the name escapes me). Now, Prudential has the listing. This house needs a ton of work. A lot of the details and woodwork need to be restored. They look much better in the pictures than in person. The “kitchen” is located in the tiny and dilapidated extension jutting out of the parlor floor. It’s nothing more than a stove. I suspect that is why there have been no takers in the almost year it’s been listed. The price has remained constant over the time it’s been on the market.