House of the Day: 356 President Street
This four-story brick townhouse at 356 President Street in Carroll Gardens (Gowanus?) has a nice look to it in spite of the miserable photography job of the broker. The 4,500-square-foot place just hit the market with a not-crazy asking price of $1,820,000. The big question, not addressed by the listing, is what kind of quality…

This four-story brick townhouse at 356 President Street in Carroll Gardens (Gowanus?) has a nice look to it in spite of the miserable photography job of the broker. The 4,500-square-foot place just hit the market with a not-crazy asking price of $1,820,000. The big question, not addressed by the listing, is what kind of quality the kitchen and bathrooms are. If they are charming and in good shape, the price seems achievable to us; if not, go fish.
356 President Street [Century 21] GMAP P*Shark
i disagree – i am sorry you didn’t get it. What i am saying is that the price seems reasonable for that part of town. Few blocks west would have been over $2MM, no prob, 2 blocks east probably another $100k or $200k less. Amazing how a few blocks make a difference.
I was referencing neighbors as a difficult factor to gauge when buying brownstone or townhouse. You can spend $4 or $5MM on a brownstone (in Brooklyn Heights or Cobble Hill for example) but even at that price, you would still be living right next door to someone who can turn out to be a nightmare. And most of the time, you actually don’t know before you buy.
Neighbors can also mean empty lot like it seems to be the case on the picture. The buyer here should be aware of any future plan for real estate development. I thought I would throw it out there as too many postings unfortunately make very way too simplistic conclusions on prices. Real estate is a complicated business and prices are much more than just a price per sqft. Sorry for my long rambling … Doesn’t make much sense anyway. Just got extra time 😉
The big building across the street is a school. The projects are four blocks away at Douglass.
I think what brownie is trying to say is offer 250K a bucket of Popeyes fried chicken and a case of grape soda.
Now I’m confused – I thought Carroll Gardens was just south of Cobble Hill (i.e., south of Degraw Street). Is Carroll Gardens different from Carroll Gardens Historic District? If not, what is the neighborhood south of Degraw called?
Just say it’s close to the projects. It’s not a big secret.
I cant tell exactly how close from the map. What’s the big building across the street?
” because in this part of town I wouldn’t be too picky about neighbors.” –
So what does that mean? and what part of town would you be picky? and how can you be picky? -Do you interview the people next door? ask for resumes from everyone on the block? Ask them to move if you don’t approve?
brownie – you seem to be saying something very crafty about the neighbors…so crafty as to be incomprehensible. why don’t you just come out and say whatever it is you mean.
The house is definitely landmarked. It’s between Hoyt and Bond, close to the corner of Hoyt. See the link to the Carroll Gardens Landmark District map, it includes 356 President Street. http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/maps/maps_bklyn.shtml
The map shows this house located between Bond + Nevins whihc would put it outside of landmarks.