House of the Day: 146 6th Avenue
Here’s a big ole brownstone on the nicest stretch of 6th Avenue that just hit the market—for the first time since 1979! The five-story house at 146 6th Avenue in Park Slope has 4,700 square feet of space according to the listing (Property Shark says 5,100) but “needs tlc.” The only photo provided, of an…
Here’s a big ole brownstone on the nicest stretch of 6th Avenue that just hit the market—for the first time since 1979! The five-story house at 146 6th Avenue in Park Slope has 4,700 square feet of space according to the listing (Property Shark says 5,100) but “needs tlc.” The only photo provided, of an antique marble sink, suggests that it needs a lot of tlc, as does the fact that it hasn’t changed owners in almost three decades. Still, could be a killer pad. How do you think the asking price of $2,750,000 will fly?
146 6th Avenue [NY Times] GMAP P*Shark
Photo by Kate Leonova for PropertyShark
I’m glad I threw that one at you Biff because I knew that you would know exactly which house I was referring to. Now I can do some research on it. And yes, now that I think of it I believe it does have a cupola and not a widowes walk. It is actually, not close enough to the water and I suspect Mr. Steele was not a ship captain.
Regarding the semi-nude contortionist though, I prefer them in the bedroom although the kitchen island is always a pleasant afternoon diversion.
“In any event, most brownstones remain potential beauties rather than actual ones.”
I’d argue that in the area in question, the exact opposite of what you say is true. On my block not far from here all but two homes on the block are very well maintained and lovely looking. There are still a couple with rent controlled tenants and major work to be done…they are the minority.
2:54 – re: Corcoran listing on 12th St for 1.5 mil. The block is so-so, but the worst part is the adjacent bldg which looks like a fire hazard (rental property with decay in the back and scary cables hanging everywhere on the garden line). The owners of this house tried to do FSBO, and had several offers fall through before going to Corcoran. The house was renovated by Charrette, which as others have pointed out, does work that looks OK on the surfact but is kind of shoddy underneath. Plus, the owners paid 1.3 in 2006 and didn’t do a stitch of work in the meantime, so to tack on an extra 200-250K in this market seems optimistic at best. They seem motivated to sell, so will probably have to accept less. They’ll be lucky if they make any profit after brokers commission, but in my opinion, they’d still be doing just fine since they paid too much in the first place…
Many things are heaps of junk at $2.75m that would be gems in the rough at $750,000. Just because readers love brownstones doesn’t mean they need to think they are worth prices that make no sense.
In any event, most brownstones remain potential beauties rather than actual ones. Most owners lack either money or taste or both to do a sensible job. So there is no contradiction between loving the potential and hating the reality.
Bold type guest, nice reference to the delightful Joseph Steele House! But I thought it was considered a cupola on top of that house, which makes me wonder how nice a cupola semi-nude contortionists would be to have ANYWHERE on or in a brownstone.
3:00….is this the first that you’ve noticed these people were crazy? First of all, remember that they are jealous.
2:58…i’m still here…been out to a long lunch but i’m back now so don’t worry.
“I’d argue that you are in the best part of Park Slope. Center Slope is bound by the F train only, where the North Slope has the 2/3 and Q.”
Oh, I agree with you. I looked at stuff in south slope, center slope, north slope, and prospect heights before moving, and north slope was my preferred spot primarily due to convenience: more subway/bus options, shopping on 5th, flatbush, and atlantic, close to park, not a bad walk to library/grand army, etc.
My comment about it not being “center slope” is an observation, not a criticism.
Center Slope is, frankly, whiter and richer and at least “feels” a little bit safer (which I guess is why prices are higher there despite being trapped on the F train).
With all the folks calling many of the houses profiled on Brownstoner “heaps of junk” or “dumps” or “sh*tshows”, can you please explain to the rest of us, why exactly you read this website.
This site is for people who LOVE brownstones and older homes. It used to be that people loved older homes in need of a renovation. Now I understand they were cheaper and that is an issue, especially in this case, but if you’re going to call every house of the day a heap of junk, it really makes no sense to me why you even bother with this website?
It makes you look kinda crazy…