House of the Day: 617 8th Avenue
Check out that staircase! Very cool. This one-family house at 617 8th Avenue in Park Slope has lots of other things going for it too—original woodwork, lots of fireplaces, parquet floors—you know the drill. Some may count its location on an avenue as opposed to a side street to be a negative (though its proximity…
Check out that staircase! Very cool. This one-family house at 617 8th Avenue in Park Slope has lots of other things going for it too—original woodwork, lots of fireplaces, parquet floors—you know the drill. Some may count its location on an avenue as opposed to a side street to be a negative (though its proximity to Methodist Hospital is probably the more serious drawback). It’s a great house, though, and proof that a 16-footer doesn’t necessarily feel small. Now, about the price: What think ye about $2,595,000?
617 8th Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
amazing place. only negative thing i can think of is having the hospital right there. listening to ambulance sirens at night would not help light sleepers such as myself.
Posted by: bktycoon at October 20, 2008 1:40 PM
No ambulance sirens here. The emergency room is on 7th St. between 7th & 8th. 7th St. runs north. Ambulances is are empty when they hit 8th.
Montrose Morris, I’m with you on the original built in, wall hung sink, table, pantry. Boy is it hard to find a kitchen that has it. I also love teens and 1920s cupboards that go all the way up to the ceiling.
Buy the same place in Bed-Stuy for 595,000 then take the spare 2,000,000 and buy 300 acres in the Adirondacks with a lake and 4 bedroom log home. Hey, but that’s just me.
I dream of having a working fireplace someday. I would gladly give up the wall space!
No way.
Depends, whether it’s softwood or hardwood. If it’s pine, fir, or poplar, paint it. If oak, mahogany, or other hw, strip it.
I really like this house. I like the dark woodwork on the parlor floor. How do people feel about painting the woodwork in bedrooms? My own house has unpainted woodwork in my bedroom and I’d like to paint it. My other half says “no way”. What are other people’s feelings about this?
THL, what about avacado?
Seen as I’ve just spent the past 4 hours in the kitchen using my appliances I feel the need to mention that regardless of high-end vs. low-end white appliances do NOT age well.
The plastic parts of white tends to yellow over time. If you don’t want to go stainless go black or something with a color other than white.
I just spilled a spoon-full of bright yellow curry on my stove. if it had gone on white I don’t know if the clean-up would have been as successful.
I agree with raphael9 – center stairs are nice, but not 700K nice. This size house with side stairs would cost MUCH less.