House of the Day: 242 Washington Avenue
We had already started to write up 242 Washington Avenue as a House of the Day when it hit us: We’ve been inside that house. We were guests at a lovely al fresco dinner party last summer. In fact, Mrs. B had just been talking about how the owner’s duplex would make a good interiors…
We had already started to write up 242 Washington Avenue as a House of the Day when it hit us: We’ve been inside that house. We were guests at a lovely al fresco dinner party last summer. In fact, Mrs. B had just been talking about how the owner’s duplex would make a good interiors post. Given the conflict of interest, we’ll steer clear of opining about the $2,300,000 asking price, and just say that the owner’s duplex of this five-story, 5,500-square-foot house is really nicely done in a simple but elegant manner. We’ve never seen the upper three rental units, but judging from the photos they’re not as nice. They do, as the listing points out, generate over $50,000 a year in income. This’ll be an interesting one to watch.
242 Washington Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
this house is narrower than that CG joint yesteday. I’d say 12 feet!!!!!!!!!!!!
gkw, I’m with you. totally awkward. but that is the way they were intended to be and so that is the way they have to stay as per the brownstone bible.
Can anyone answer my question as to how this adds up to 5500 squ feet? It doesn’t even look 20 feet wide.
Actually, 2:14. I do own myself. Haven’t filled out an EZ form in years. And I’m probably half your age.
And while the going rate at this time may not be 1.8 million, I do believe that will be the case in another year, so purchasing it for 2.3 would be a tremendously bad investment, in my opinion.
While I don’t think this is at all priced right for this market, I don’t understand why some people are blaming brownstoner for the price.
Ever heard of the phrase…don’t shoot the messenger?
Why is he living in a bubble for posting a property on his own blog that he created? He actually made a point of not wanting to talk about the price because of a conflict of interest, so I don’t get it.
Do you just need something to gripe about, 2:06?
1.6-1.8? You’re out of your mind. A fixer upper 1 story less would go for almost that.
Anyone with some financial knowledge would realize the tax advantages of depreciation on this rental portion of this building.
Trying to explain is worthless to people who probably still live in parents finished basement and still file EZ tax forms.
don’t understand the bowery question.
no, i don’t live on the bowery.
i live in brooklyn.
God I hate those narrow browstone living rooms. They ALWAYS look so awkward. That should be the dining room so living room can be full width at the back (with kitchen in the middle). Or live on the upper floors and rent out the bottom so you can knock out those walls!
“Mr. B
Ever consider leaving your blog bubble at some point? ”
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Is he aware of what is happening in the econmoy now?