House of the Day: 466 5th Street
We like the look and feel of 466 5th Street, a four-story house within a gurney’s-roll from New York Methodist hospital. Except for the kitchen, which we’re not loving (just say no to granite!), the house has all the look and feel of an old Italianate brownstone, from the marble mantles to the pocket shutters….
We like the look and feel of 466 5th Street, a four-story house within a gurney’s-roll from New York Methodist hospital. Except for the kitchen, which we’re not loving (just say no to granite!), the house has all the look and feel of an old Italianate brownstone, from the marble mantles to the pocket shutters. Currently configured as a lower owner’s duplex topped by two floor-through rentals, the house has been in the same family for at least 20 years. Now that it’s time to cash out, the owners are looking to get $2,200,000. Think they will?
466 5th Street [Orrichio & Anderson] GMAP P*Shark
I think it’s refreshing to see something that looks like it hasn’t been renovated within an inch of its life. Looks perfectly livable to me, and for once, the price almost seems halfway reasonable.
I saw this 5th St house. It’s a wonderful block but the house needs lots of work as being in the same family for a long time translates to: it has not been touched very much in 20+ years (actually I think more like 30-40 years) and it shows. A few years ago a house across the street that was about the same size sold for 1.8 so I’m not quite sure what the realtor is thinking. It has been sitting a long time, and I’m sure will continue to sit at this price. As for the other listing this broker has, 601 President Street, that house must be cursed. I also saw that one and it’s a very generic, quick-looking reno job on a pretty small house. They started with a very high ask (1.7 or 1.8) then dropped it a bunch of times to the current ask of 1.4 but it is literally listed by every single broker and has been all over Craigs List, every day, for months. I think it’s now got a stigma and the owner is really going to have lower a lot farther to unload it.
Gotta laugh at 2:01’s description of this house as having a CH/CG feel. It’s true — our brownstone in Carroll Gardens also lacks some of that grandeur that’s more common in Park Slope houses and places like Ft Green. But, to answer your question, the reason there’s a run up in Carroll Gardens is not the housing stock (which isn’t nearly as nice as in other neighborhoods) but in the entire neighborhood feeling — good restaurants, public schools, etc. People really want to live in the neighborhood because it feels a bit like a small town, and not because the homes are especially lovely. Of course, the few recent postings of brownstones in CG at $3 million plus are ridiculous and clearly not justified, but the reason the housing prices have increased tremendously over the last 5 years reflect families wanting to live here, even in mediocre housing (compared to other neighborhoods, that is). I’m surprised, too.
You could put half a mil into renovation and you’d STILL have those loud assed kids from John Jay hanging out on the building stoop next door. NO THANK YOU!
All I know is that Buscemi lives on the block and I’m dyin’ to get my new screenplay in his mitts. It’s worth buying this dump for the proximity!
Concrete stains, is not practical and needs re-sealing too, just like granite does.
From Open House Picks 11/16/07:
“We saw the PS house a few weeks ago and it is in terrible, terrible condition. It needs to be completely ripped and replaced inside, in my opinion. It was truly scary. I guess that explains the lower price (when compared with the $2.8-$3+mm places in similar locations). I still think the price seems high but maybe not when compared to some of the other prices out there.
But seriously- you have to have the stomach (and pocketbook) for ridiculously high amounts of renovation if you’re gonna make the place work. The photos are deceiving.”
There are many other countertop materials than granite, 1:59. That’s all. And you can make fun of high-end trends, but it was granite that was always considered the precious, fancy countertop material.
We have Ceasarstone (quartz) which we love, but I’d rather have Corian or something considered less fashionable than granite, if strictly looking at maintenance and upkeep. Anything I have to re-seal with harsh chemicals regularly is not going to work for me.
I love my granite counters.
Concrete counters sound super gross.