House of the Day: 491 3rd Street
[nggallery id=”21393″ template=galleryview] At least we know where I. M. Pei stands on the recessed-lighting issue! At some point, the famed architect designed the upper duplex of this four-story brick house at 491 3rd Street in Park Slope. (The lower two floors are floor-through apartments.) The design is nice enough, but other than the archway,…
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At least we know where I. M. Pei stands on the recessed-lighting issue! At some point, the famed architect designed the upper duplex of this four-story brick house at 491 3rd Street in Park Slope. (The lower two floors are floor-through apartments.) The design is nice enough, but other than the archway, there aren’t a lot of strong statements going on as far as we can tell. According to the listing, the two lower floor-through apartments have retained their historic details and will be delivered vacant. Given the location, the asking price of $2,795,000 probably isn’t too far off the market. The first open house is on Sunday from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
491 3rd Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
I lived in Seattle for years and while the quality of life is great, it rains constantly nine months of the year and the people tend to be passive/aggressive and bland as oatmeal. Now I live a block away from this spectacular place. Hope it fetches 2.7M so I feel good about my 700 sq. feet.
Brooklyn will be better off once you’re gone, 3:23.
I know that for a fact.
In another 10-15 years all these uneducated old timers and goombahs will either be kicking the bucket or moving to florida, and this borough will only get better and better.
Us newcomers aren’t going anywhere!
Dehli has a population of 14 million…..
Oh, and to stay on topic, this place will go for $2.7MM, recessed lighting and all.
Yes, I know.
The truth hurts.
Brooklyn sucks, that’s why it was always the cheap alternative.
everybody knows that.
maybe your friends and family who visit you
are to polite to tell you what they really think.
the prices today are insane,
in a million years would I have moved to Brooklyn if it had not been dirt cheap.
Now that it is pricey I am going to cash in because frankly, I have never really liked it.
Hey Nokilissa, thanks for your comment in yesterday’s Garden of the Day feature. I’m doing great and daveinbedstuy seems to be none the worse for wear either. I couldn’t believe even you caught some shrapnel. I also couldn’t help but notice that without Dave and I commenting on todays GOTD, there was a grand total of 6 comments as of 3pm. I found that hilarious in light of all the guests who accused us of ruining the feature yesterday. Gee, where are all of them today with their insightful and fascinating insights on gardening?
Question:
If Brooklyn has such poor “quality of life” as you say, why is it that more people live in this borough alone than San Francisco and Seattle combined?
If it’s so much better and cheaper everywhere else, don’t you find it odd that NYC has 8 million people and the next largest city in the country has 3?
ooooooh, them’s fighten’ words 3:05!
I agree…I think you should leave Brooklyn.
I think it’s one of the greatest, most culturally and ethnically diverse places on the planet.
I’ve created a nice quality of life for myself.
Perhaps you want yours handed to you, but here in New York, we work for what we want.
Which is what makes the city so alive and full of energy. People who have drive.
Not cheapskates who want everything on a silver platter.