House of the Day: 304 Union Street
Today’s House of the Day at 304 Union Street in Carroll Gardens is particularly interesting in light of yesterday’s GMAP P*Shark Open House Picks 11/4/2005 [Brownstoner]
Today’s House of the Day at 304 Union Street in Carroll Gardens is particularly interesting in light of yesterday’s discussion about declining prices. We had it as an Open House Pick in November 2005 when it was listed for $1,850,000; it ultimately sold for $1,700,000 in May 2006, and the new owner clearly went to town on the renovation. It’s charmingly done (love those slightly rough original floorboards in the parlor) but the big question is whether it merits the marked-up price of $4,150,000.
304 Union Street [Stribling] GMAP P*Shark
Open House Picks 11/4/2005 [Brownstoner]
My sister in law had a bathroom you had to walk thru to get to the closet in a hideous McMansion she had built to her specs in Virginia. I never could figure it out.
I have seen similar wierd floorplans in bloated suburban nightmares on those cable shows about buying new houses, where they compare a few and pick one to move into. I think it’s a suburban dream?
A dream might be only way to explain that pepto bismol pink and kleenex violet color choice, which even in a kids room is lamentable.
I think we all agree that this house is way overpriced. That, in and of itself, has nothing to do though with what I thought was the advice that you were givig which was to stay out of the market for at least two years.
Selling a place, moving everything into an apartment that you may or may not like and most probably will be below your current standard of living, looking around for another place and then moving again in a year or so is a lot of bothersome crap that alot of people don’t want to deal with. I could have sold my Manhattan condo and done the same thing. I bought in May 07, at the “so called” top and am very happy about it because I got pretty much excatly what I wanted.
It was the “trying to time the market” talk that I really had the issue with.
Very nicely done. I see this selling not sure of price.
Thanks, TownhouseLady. I aim to please. As does the Toto Washlet…
yeah, dave. wall street in a total shambles. tons of jobs dropping, banks halting lending. multiplier effect. we must be at the bottom. easy money and tons of high paying jobs are right around the corner. good luck with that. my point was that this person needs a reality check if she thinks a house priced way above peak 07 comps is a good deal. i won’t call the bottom if you don’t…
This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. It is, however, the end of the beginning.
Churchill
jingle…a financial adviser can no better call the top or bottom of a real estate market than can anyone here on brownstoner. Trying to guess that is a fool’s game and irrelevant for someone looking for a home to live in for the next 5-10 years.
11217 – your boss got very lucky on her last purchase. now she is about to make a big mistake in the opposite direction. tell her to sell the 3br and sit on the cash for at least two more years. this house will be 2.7 by then with still no takers. then she can be as “savvy” as she wants. she should really get a financial adviser first. and she needs a good shaking if she thinks this house is a good deal.
11217.. gues then it’s Madonna by that description!!
Good one Snark!