House of the Day: 74 Lincoln Road
When 74 Lincoln Road was an Open House Pick back in early May, it had the optimistic price tag of $1,395,000; last week that asking price was trimmed to $1,295,000. This baby’s a charmer, to be sure: An unattached Colonial Revival house with lots of detail and in excellent shape; to top it off, it’s…
When 74 Lincoln Road was an Open House Pick back in early May, it had the optimistic price tag of $1,395,000; last week that asking price was trimmed to $1,295,000. This baby’s a charmer, to be sure: An unattached Colonial Revival house with lots of detail and in excellent shape; to top it off, it’s got a driveway and garage. Still, they’re not giving it away. Do you think this price cut will make a difference?
74 Lincoln Road [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Open House Picks 5/9/08 [Brownstoner]
FWIW Lincoln & Flatbush is a lot quieter than it was 10 years ago [for which a great deal of credit goes to the present owner of this house]. In any case, the apartment building to the west provides a barrier and muffles much of the street noise from Flatbush Ave. Yes, the corner of Lincoln & Bedford,one block east, IS quieter, but the difference is not as great as you’d think.
I disagree that Union & 6th isn’t as loud as this. Union and especially that corner is unbelievably loud with the buses and trucks and the fire engines and the cars.
But whatever, okay, again for the simple minded, price of a 7BR house on 6th Ave and Union: $2.5 million minimum. Price of this house: $1.3 million.
12:22 people are not talking about traffic noise. Yes this spot gets a lot of traffic noise from Flatbush, but the issue being raised here is about street noise (people hanging out, playing music, car radios, drug dealers, etc.). Some people are OK living next to that, but many aren’t–and it is definitely not a given of life in Brooklyn. Union and 6th does not have that kind of noise–nor does Lincoln and Bedford, a block from this house.
“IMO, the problem with this house’s location doesn’t have anything to do with race – it’s about NOISE.”
I was on Union Street one afternoon in Park Slope the other day and was just dying at how loud that street was. Then I turned onto 6th ave walking along and PS 282 was letting out, the traffic was all backed up and buses lined up and gahhhh, so loud again.
You will never escape noise in NYC in the major brownstone neighborhoods around the park. They are busy places.
“Ditmas Park is only one and two stops or five minutes away by train from here. Ditmas is a lot nicer though with good public schools. Ditmas is doesn’t have much as going on as far as amenities but it has more going on than this end of Flatbush.”
Well, one thing, Ditmas doesn’t have the park. The park is huge as a factor. And it’s the very thing that will help this neighborhood overcome its issues in the coming decade. Nobody is building a 23 story luxury condo in Ditmas, are they? It’s because of the park that’s happening. Secondly, not all of Ditmas is near the B/Q. Only a small part of it is and the rest is a drive or a long walk to it. Lastly and most importantly for somebody with $1.3 million to spend let’s think about how much this house would cost in Ditmas Park — try 2 million.
It’s always such a silly thing when people say stuff like, “why would you buy a small house in South Slope when you can get a bigger one in prime North Slope?” Duh. Do people really think COST of houses don’t drive anything in terms of where people will start to migrate? Of course it does. Get a grip on reality and show a little more intelligence.
Heather, take it from some one who has seen that block this decade–in fact, this month–you probably don’t want to live there. The neighborhood has problems, for sure, but this particular location has serious issues that most of Lefferts Manor does not. Anyone who has looked in the area knows to avoid the corners by Flatbush and Lincoln, Rutland, Fenimore, and Hawthorne–they have serious loiterer and drug dealer issues and are incredibly loud around the clock. I’m sure residents will say that isn’t so, but just go visit any warm evening and see for yourself–I have.
Is the Maple street school only pre-K?
A block and a half from the park is a block and a half from the park. And isn’t there a hipster cafe here? And a pizza place? And, hey, the beer place. And some Korean delis? Not sure what else one would need — it’s walkable to everything else in a way that two more stops on the train are not as much.
I am always amazed at what people are willing to pay for (see 700 square foot two bedrooms), and what they’re not. This is a beautiful house and the neighborhood’s really not that bad.
it’s a nice house, but is it true that there is an…apartment building…nearby?
Buildings with elevators just give me the creeps. I don’t wanna be near them.
6:03.Buyers such as yourself are continuously hoodwinked by brokers. You are comparing landmark status blocks which have brownstones and limestones all in unison. These blocks are surely some of the nicest block we have in Brooklyn. With that said,it does not mean that houses two-three blocks away should be considered to having the same value. The three rules in real estate is location, location, location. Do not forget that. On the blocks you mentioned if you go over to the east side of Rogers Ave and the value of homes are about 30-50% lower in value.