House of the Day: 58 6th Avenue
Character matters (as does the Atlantic Yards Effect). By all statistical measures, the four-story brick house at 58 6th Avenue should have found a buyer by now. After buying the house for $250,000 (typo? family transaction?) a year ago, the new owner put it back on the market for $1,850,000 last July, where it sat…
Character matters (as does the Atlantic Yards Effect). By all statistical measures, the four-story brick house at 58 6th Avenue should have found a buyer by now. After buying the house for $250,000 (typo? family transaction?) a year ago, the new owner put it back on the market for $1,850,000 last July, where it sat for eight months. In early March the price was cut to $1,795,000 and in late March again to $1,695,000. More than a proximity to Ratner-land, the problem in our opinion is the renovation. It’s got a bad case of personality disorder. As we’ve harped on again and again, a renovation that goes half-way to modern is likely to result in a house with no soul. No one (or at least anyone with any taste) wants to live in a mish-mash of architectural vernaculars. The seller better hope there’s someone out there looking to relocate from a McMansion in the burbs.
58 6th Avenue [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
depressing renovation + less-than-ideal location.
Bad reno, bad floorplan, bad location.
The reno was so blah.
The location is the problem. A block from the AY footprint and right across the street from the police station. The mystery goes no deeper than that.
Brown Harris should include a few more pictures of the staircase on the website. There are 3 pics of the staircase and the only other interior picture is wasted on the kitchen. I’d prefer a close up of the stairs or something of that nature.
If Prop Shark lists a $250,000 “mortgage” – it usually means that’s how much the Home Equity Loan was for.
The migration is under way right now, 1:52–hopefully done by day’s end. Driving us crazy as well, believe us!
I laughed as I read the broker fiction of “steps from Prospect Park.”
While that may be technically accurate, Boerum Hill is Steps from Prospect Park too, albeit 1.5 miles worth of steps.
This brings me to my point: What to Brokers really do, besides create ads, spec sheets and sit there not answering questions during an open house?
agreed, 1:46. i also don’t think this is really that great a block either. not a lot of curb appeal. that building to the left leaves a lot to be desired.