House of the Day: 1230 Dean Street
As careful a renovation as the owner of 1230 Dean Street did, this place had no business being listed at $1,650,000. Which is why, after six weeks, the asking price has been reduced to $1,499,000. Unfortunately, we suspect that the three-car garage and landscaped garden won’t be enough to get the deal done at this…
As careful a renovation as the owner of 1230 Dean Street did, this place had no business being listed at $1,650,000. Which is why, after six weeks, the asking price has been reduced to $1,499,000. Unfortunately, we suspect that the three-car garage and landscaped garden won’t be enough to get the deal done at this price. But don’t feel too bad for the sellers—after all, they bought the place for $427,450 back in 2004.
1230 Dean Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Montrose,
Your surrender is accepted. Unfortunately, following the cessation of hostilities there will be no Marshall Plan to help you rebuild Atlantic Avenue.
“Hell, my friend in Prospect Heights near Washington Ave has already been mugged on his doorstep and he hasn’t been there two years yet.”
I’ll get him AGAIN if he shows up on the avenue, yo! You, too!
how far is atlantic av from that landmarked yellow house on lefferts place?
3:02 – my friend you are clearly clueless about NYC in the 70s if you think being mugged once in two years is close to what it was like in the South Bronx. People were mugged far more often than that on the upper east side.
OK, 3:21, you win. Since I live one block closer to Atlantic Ave than this house, I will live the rest of my days apologizing to friends, family, and total strangers for the decreptitude that is just there – out of sight, out of earshot, over yonder, but never out of mind. Atlantic Avenue.
When they say, “I like what you’ve done with the house”, I’ll be forced to explain, “Yeah, but I’m so sorry you had to see Atlantic Avenue on your way in. Isn’t it like Baghdad on the Hudson?” HA!
The only comments I’ve ever gotten about living near Atlantic Ave have been, “Wow, you have the LIRR station right there. That’s really convenient if you are going out to the Island.”
Go figure.
3:11
How do you know that the one on Park Place sold – doesn’t say that on Corcoran? I’ve been to both houses and I’d prefer the one on Dean. The house isn’t as nice, but I much prefer row houses because then they are so much safer. You get a feeling of safety on Dean that you can’t get on Park with that apartment building overlooking your garden and the possibility of outside interlopers.
The sealed block row house thing prevents people from the street from getting into your backyard. Also Dean is a gorgeous landmarked street, whereas that one on Park is a beautiful house plunked down on a street with nothing else going for it.
Yeah, but Atlantic Ave in CH is on a whole ‘nother level of bad than practically anything else out there. Can you imagine going out to JFK to pick up a friend or relative and driving them back to your million-dollar CH crib along Atlantic and then saying “I live just around the corner”.
Montrose, you are in denial. People love to self-associate proximity to good things (I live right by Prospect Park, three long blocks away) but try and pretend that they aren’t a hundred yards from one of the scariest, saddest, most depressing streets ever – which is what Atlantic is.
Needless to say, I will not be buying this house.
Just a suggestion. The owners need to re-stage the kitchen. It is very Sopranos as has already been mentioned. While there are some who will appreciate that aesthetic, many others will not. And the goal is to get the best price, right?
Totally overpriced. Bathroom situation is concerning….
As a point of comparison, this place just sold:
http://corcoran.com/property/listing.aspx?Region=NYC&ListingID=1112969&ohDat=12/9/2007%2012:00:00%20AM;
It’s much nicer and even they were asking under $1.4mm. Yes, in Crown Heights. New owners have bragging rights on a “stain glass window gifted … by the Prime Minister of Jamaica”