House of the Day: 19 Garden Place
There’s not a bad thing to say about the charming Tudor house at 19 Garden Place in Brooklyn Heights. All the original detail is just as it should be, and the updated kitchen looks well done (except for our pet peeve—granite counters!) The biggest challenge to achieving the asking price of $3,995,000 will likely be…
There’s not a bad thing to say about the charming Tudor house at 19 Garden Place in Brooklyn Heights. All the original detail is just as it should be, and the updated kitchen looks well done (except for our pet peeve—granite counters!) The biggest challenge to achieving the asking price of $3,995,000 will likely be the somewhat diminutive size. While the listing doesn’t give a number, it can’t be much more than 2,000 square feet. Still, it’s on one of the quietest and most quaint blocks in The Heights and the architecture is a rarity, so anything’s possible.
19 Garden Place [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
This house has been on the market for well over a year. It is way overpriced. I wonder why BROWNSTONER never mentioned that it has been on the market since 6/07 and a price drop in March, 2008. Bad journalism or something else going on here?
The tudor that you featured last week in your ‘open house picks’ on Marlborough Road in Ditmas Park was much nicer than this house and location aside, you didn’t rant and rave over it. BTW the Ditmas Park house is already in contract.
This is in the part of Queens you can’t afford.
An asbestos-covered shack would sell for millions on this block. And this is actually a very attractive and well preserved house. It is very Patrician, even though it is not huge.
That said, I am sure who ever buys will want to gut it, add to the back, excavate a cellar lap pool and do all the typical foolish things people with too much money like to do.
If they don’t get 3.9, they will get 3.5. It’s the block stupid.
Its not tudor, and I wouldn’t call it neo-tudor. Its a take off of 1920’s British schoolhouse neo-tudor. More like faux-neo-tudor. And enophile, while you make a number of well-reasoned points, I must disagree with your characterization of limestones as drab.
wine lover, I agree with 11217. I’ve seen your posts before and they’re usually insightful and even-keeled. Perhaps a bit too much vino at lunch? Is this perhaps an imposter, i.e., wine_lover? Everything ok? You do sound a bit like the broker.
Are we sure this house isn’t in Queens?
Sure looks like it.
Who said brownstones were better, wine lover? I said I preferred them, but never said they were better.
Your comment makes you sound like you are completely off your rocker.
Suburbandude–a 15-ft wide house with a center stair is going to feel as spacious (if not more) as a 20-ft wide brownstone with a center stair. Granted, the photog went a little insane with the wide angle, but the rooms are of decent size.
That said, this place still seems overpriced.
Wow, I sense a lot of anger there wine lover. Are you the broker selling this house?