House of the Day: 165 Columbia Heights
When the Watchtower Group announced last spring that it would ratchet up the liquidation of its Brooklyn Heights holdings, one of the properties in the goody bag was 165 Columbia Heights, a two-story carriage house on one of the most desirable stretches of the Heights. For the last six years, the 4,172-square-foot house has been…
When the Watchtower Group announced last spring that it would ratchet up the liquidation of its Brooklyn Heights holdings, one of the properties in the goody bag was 165 Columbia Heights, a two-story carriage house on one of the most desirable stretches of the Heights. For the last six years, the 4,172-square-foot house has been used as guest quarters for the Jehovah’s Witnesses. It looks to be in good shape and there’s a highly-coveted three-car garage as well. But still, $7,200,000? We shall see.
165 Columbia Heights [NY Times] GMAP P*Shark
Good Lord! Watchtower Divesting Six Heights Props [Brownstoner]
I have a horse, and I think he would fit RIGHT IN at this WONDERFUL carriage house!! But I can’t afford it.
For 7.2mil….I have problems with walking through a kitchen to get to a bedroom.
I love the term ‘restored’ carriage house. If this was truly restored, you’d see horse stalls, not a living room. It’s ‘converted’ carriage house.
3:46 — good point.
Carriage houses always fetch premium prices. They are so rare and sought after. But seven million? Whoa! That is a tad ambitious.
the worst post on this thread is yours, 3:43.
you are truly a gentleman.
One big problem with this property: NO OUTDOOR SPACE. If I’ve got $7 million to spend, and I’m using it to buy a house in Brooklyn, I want a garden. I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way.
“take a look at the 3.5 million dollar one listed in clinton hill highlighted here a while back.”
That ridiculous Minsky listing you refer to was on the market for more than a year and NEVER SOLD. It was taken off the market. And that was an even worse-offender, because it was NEW construction.
I see the comments have once again been overrun by feces-smeared cretins.
And no way this is worth $7.2MM.
On a per square foot basis, carriage houses do sell, on average, for more than single family townhouses, in comparable locations. But the established carriage house premium based on past sales is no where near what is being sought here. This would be a record. It will be very interesting to see what this goes for. I can’t imgaine there will be more than one bidder at this price point.