House of the Day: 615 2nd Street
This house at 615 2nd Street in Park Slope will be a nice test for the upper end of the market. It’s a big ole limestone (4,660 square feet) with lots of original detail that appears to be in excellent shape. (Our one quibble based on the photos is a kitchen that, while large, doesn’t…
This house at 615 2nd Street in Park Slope will be a nice test for the upper end of the market. It’s a big ole limestone (4,660 square feet) with lots of original detail that appears to be in excellent shape. (Our one quibble based on the photos is a kitchen that, while large, doesn’t quite seem to match the high-end level of the rest of the house.) Which contributes to our wondering how this place will ever fetch the $3,495,000 asking price. Waddya think?
615 2nd Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Hmmm, I’m not sure that $3.5m puts you in the Gatsby class. Maybe a $10m townhouse in the Village at the very least, or a $30m place on the UES.
The house is fantastic. the kitchen doesn’t matter, Sam is right. But the master bedroom is sub par. That may lower the sale price. But not by much.
Nokilissa, it is, I suppose, possible that someone who buys a 3.5 million dollar mansion may be interested in cooking and hanging out in the kitchen, but it is a remote possibilty. These guys and gals are different from you and me. This was true back in Gatsby’s day and it is true today.
If the house has a star quality to it it will sell for ask. If it feels too much like a DUMBO loft, it will not.
Noklissa, there’s no such thing as a tasty Merlot. The guy in Sideways was right.
Oh, and SnarkSlope, I may have to pilfer your “clutch pearls” epithet! Love it.
I was a skeptic, I must say. But…
no insults, violent insinuation. No snarky, mean spirited disses. In short, no guests!
Huh. I suppose this just might work. Though I do see that the volume is considerably down.
Per HOTD: I agree the price is high, and the kitchen a bit overhaul-ready. It also surprises me that people (Sam?) continue to think that anyone buying in this price point will “never see the inside of their kitchen” hence the room doesn’t matter much, or that they have staff and butlers etc. It simply isn’t true.
Nice to see everyone! I’m sipping upon a particularly tasty Merlot, and it always reminds me of Sideways’ “I’m not FU*C*IN’ drinking MERLOT!”
I’m tipping my glass to you.
SnarkSlope, I see your point; I was just commenting on the state of the kitchen without regard to the price, which is very hard to assess without the benefit of more pictures. The turbulent markets will likely also redefine what one should get at this price point. One thing for sure is this is a large home in a fantastic location.
Doesn’t a house at this price point merit more than a “functional and sufficient” kitchen?
And is that – clutch pearls – track lighting in the parlor?!?!
Regarding the bearing wall issue: While renovating a 17’10”-wide house in P Heights, we were surprised to discover that the floor joists were not resting on the wall in the middle. They ran straight from brick party wall to party wall. Our structural engineer had drawn up plans for putting in a steel beam, but scrapped them when he saw that the middle wall was not, in fact, bearing any load.
Oops, I was referring to the kitchen…if that wasn’t obvious. But Dave, I think you’re right regarding the rest of the home; a lack of pictures is usually not a good sign.