House of the Day: 631 3rd Street
While we’re not so sure it’s actually “the finest townhouse in Park Slope,” as the listing boasts, there’s no arguing with the fact that 631 3rd Street is one sweet pad. The 4.150-square-foot limestone mansion has recently been renovated in a tasteful and environmentally-friendly manner. The seller’s looking to get $4,195,000-it’ll be interesting to see…
While we’re not so sure it’s actually “the finest townhouse in Park Slope,” as the listing boasts, there’s no arguing with the fact that 631 3rd Street is one sweet pad. The 4.150-square-foot limestone mansion has recently been renovated in a tasteful and environmentally-friendly manner. The seller’s looking to get $4,195,000-it’ll be interesting to see whether the 4-handle proves to be a psychological barrier to buyers. By comparison, 536 1st Street, the closest comp, closed for $3,600,000 in February; though slightly, that house definitely is less of a show-stopper. (Townsley & Gay recently sold another 1st Street mansion that had been listed for a while at $3,295,000.) So waddya think? Can they clear $4 mil on this?
631 3rd Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
en suite bathrooms are gross. this isn’t some cheap hotel. the bodily functions room should be separate from the bedroom.
2.8m tops.
It’s not 4,100 sq ft. Unless you believe everything BHS tells you. It’s under 3,000 sq ft without the basement (no photos, please note) — which isn’t meant to be included in the stats anyway.
This is a 10-30 million dollar home in Manhattan.
Someone will snag it.
Actually the “prior” posters said they didn’t mind the bath right outside the master.
As the owner of a 3 plus million dollar home, I find it perfectly acceptable.
Not everyone is a snob like you, 12:24.
New poster and I have to agree with previous 2 — it’s a beautiful house, but at a 4.2 million price point it should basically be perfect. I also agree having only 2 full baths for 4 bedrooms isn’t great if you have 3 kids and want your own. Also, I personally prefer a laundry room on the bedroom floor instead of having to lug laundry up and down 2 and 3 flights of stairs. And while I know some poster will exclaim that people buying 4 million dollar properties have maids to do their laundry, there’s certainly not enough room in this house for a “live in”.
Also, this is a 3 story with English basement, not a proper 4-story with another “cellar/basement” underneath the ground floor for storage and mechanicals.
I think it’s just a question of what the rare $4 million buyer is willing to do without for their money. But I have seen 3 and 4 million dollar homes not as nicely renovated, but with all the conveniences that people may insist upon.
The front rooms are 18-4 wide, so the lot must be 20 feet wide. Brick load-bearing walls are thick.
The critical flaw in this house, considering they are asking four million, is the master bedroom with no adjacent bath. That is just unacceptable at this price point. It’s a-ok for normal people, but not for top-top-of-market. I agree with some of the prior posters on that point.
I agree … something is fishy with this thread. I smell broker plants.
Anyway, nice house but not a $4.2MM one.
BStoner, please re-post when it sells so we can see who’s right.
Considering much less grand homes have sold in the past year in Park Slope (Berkeley Place and 8th Avenue for 3.4 million, smaller home on 3rd for 3.6 million) I think this price seems quite fair.