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]
Oddly, I hadn’t noticed the A/C soffets. Perhaps this wasn’t a gut reno, but one that involved a lot of drywall and skim coating…
For that price they did a shoddy job with the design. They clearly left all the plumbing in place and just worked around what was there, which is why, i would think, they landed up sticking a bath in the closet. thats fine if you are doing a $55psf renovation but if you are going to go pricing something way at the high end of the market for a given area the least you can do is think about how its going to be laid out. plus, the photos show almost none of the consequential rooms, the ones where money was spent, which does not bode well for their quality.
Good point DIBS the layout of the closet bath is really bizare. I guess they were trying (and failing) to work around existing plumbing in the wall between that and the bathroom.
I suspect the “bookshelves” are pantry shelving for glasses/dinnerware appliances etc. The person putting together the floor plan probably just didn’t know how to properly identify them. At least this is what I’m hoping. If they really are just bookshelves- boo hiss!
Do we have an HVAC specialist in the house? Why wouldn’t/didn’t they put these in up in the ceiling rafters? The duct work really bothers me.
Here we go again with no closets in the bedrooms (top floor)!
Seriously, for this price it should be IMPECCABLE! I shouldn’t have to re-work or change a thing (unless I just don’t like a fixture or color something simple. I don’t want to have to add closets etc. If I did I’d buy a clunker and fix it up myself.
Agree with you on that too janelle
I’m actually liking that bathroom with the clawfoot tub more and more since I’ve seen that the master bedroom has a shower in it.
That double sink is period and looks to be a real find with the double gooseneck faucets.
Comments on the walk-in closet tub??? Surely they could have designed that bathroom on the third floor a lot better and incorporated the tub and the shower in the same room whether it be en-suite or not.
for $4 million i’d like my central air ducting concealed in walls and floors, not visible in ugly soffits, thanks.
$4MM house with a $40 shower curtain. You just made my point 11217.
It’s on Union Street, the 71 Bus goes right by your front door. You can’t open your windows, the soot will be gross. It’s on the other side of Smith Street, the duct work is just weird for the price, and says to me – what else did they do on the cheap? The overall look is mainly good, but I have a feeling when you get up close it’s not so nice.
You can buy a nice white fabric shower curtain for 40 bucks from Restoration Hardware.
Done and done.