House of the Day: 192 President Street
Compared to what other houses in Carroll Gardens have been listed at in recent months, 192 President Street strikes us as an interesting opportunity for someone who values historic detail and has the time and energy to put into a restoration. We like the grand scale of the parlor floor, the unusual limestone facade and…
Compared to what other houses in Carroll Gardens have been listed at in recent months, 192 President Street strikes us as an interesting opportunity for someone who values historic detail and has the time and energy to put into a restoration. We like the grand scale of the parlor floor, the unusual limestone facade and the intricate plaster moldings. In the right hands, this could really be something special. Think the asking price of $1,928,000 will be met?
192 President Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Photo by Kate Leonova for PropertyShark
oh my god, prime carroll gardens, huge marble-fronted mansion, what is there not to love?
5:45 Dullards LMAO. Thats so true.
5:23 I agree It is much more Family friendly. Good point.
This house is in a great location and looks like it has amazing details to restore. We just bought on another block nearby but would have seriously considered it if our pricepoint were this high. Albeit too much for what I can afford, it seems very reasonably priced for the amount of space and I would expect it to sell. At over 5K/sq ft, when renovated, this will be worth well over 3MM and it will be gorgeous. If a broker was saying that they had a buyer, my guess is that they did but that the person underestimated how much of a downpayment the banks would require. We found that the net effect of the “credit crisis” on our own purchase was that we had to put down more to get the loan we wanted.
CarrollGardener here.
Live around the corner. Saw the first open house at this place some weeks back.
The facade IS marble, as someone else speculated.
A fair amount of original detail, and the shell is lovely. But the inside of the building is a total, complete wreck inside.
Didn’t measure, but the lot seems sort of shallow. May be that the house opposite the rear is built out extra deep.
Maybe this works for a condo developer.
the hideous facades that the know-nothings think should be painted are made of white marble.
I live one block East of this house and walk past it often. It’s one of a trio of marble-faced houses and very pretty. One of them suffered the loss of its marble stoop a couple of years back, don’t know if this is the one. The owners smashed the marble steps (too slippery perhaps) and replaced them with stone and cheap brick. The block is quiet, not noisy, though at night the sound of the BQE is detectable as a kind of constant surf sound in the distance if you have your windows open.
Are you selling a house or an American Flag?
BTW- Great Location and Space
But Please Paint Me!
The pictures look awful. They’ve got to be kidding. Would ya please paint the walls off white. It may save you 50K. I’m all about the Red, White and Blue but Come On!