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Someone obviously spent a lot of dough fixing up the five-story limestone house at 614 2nd Street in Park Slope. The question is whether they’ll get their money back now that they are trying to sell the place. We wouldn’t bet on it, as the $3,900,000 price tag is a good 20 to 25 percent more than your run-of-the-mill nice brownstone in the area. Of course, this 4,500-square-foot place is more eye-popping than the competition, but despite having some wonderful old detail, the whole thing feels a little overdone to our eye. (We’re loving that master dressing room-with-sink though. Yum.) Anyway, if they get their price, it will be a great vote of confidence for the brownstone market. We shall see.
614 2nd Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark


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  1. I’m sorry, are they really asking $4million for a house with an owner’s unit that has only two bathrooms and a kitchen that’s half the size of the kitchen in the garden apartment??? Wow, Neinast is taking her crazy pills again. Can someone tell me why people keep hiring her, because I’m not getting it? That place she had on 6th Ave last year was totally mispriced and sat and sat for months in a strong market.

  2. 5:16 I disagree. I want a house like this and can and will buy one when I find one without the extensions messing with my yard. Clearly, since the other isn’t selling and this one won’t at this price, I’ll be able to save some money for my yard. It’s overpriced.

  3. 5:16 I disagree. I want a house like this and can and will buy one when I find one without the extensions messing with my yard. Clearly, since the other isn’t selling and this one won’t at this price, I’ll be able to save some money for my yard. It’s overpriced.

  4. There is a house for sale (TOTAL FIXER) on Berkeley Place between 7th and 8th. The sign went up yesterday and although I don’t see it on the website, it is being listed by a woman who works for prudential elliman.

    I bet it’s a “deal” Needs a LOT of work, from what I can tell from the outside.

    But the location doesn’t get much better, in my opinion.

  5. If you own a house like this, you have a country or beach house somewhere where you can have a big garden to play in. Trust me.

    Lots of people do not live in the city to get their fingers dirty. They will be fine with the small garden for a cup of tea in the afternoon.

  6. There’s a house with intact passthroughs and great wood detail for sale in the North Slope. Maybe on Sterling. It was gorgeous, but for me the yard was too small like this one. I saw it at a little under $3M and it has had price cuts. Clearly these features are not worth this much regardless of how beautiful they are.

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