House of the Day: 638 2nd Street
There aren’t a lot of new listings hitting the market right now, but one worthing taking note of is 638 2nd Street in Park Slope. The two-family brownstone appears to have been recently renovated (or at least the kitchens have been). The 4,400-square-foot house is asking $2,800,000. Given that it’s on a park block, do…
There aren’t a lot of new listings hitting the market right now, but one worthing taking note of is 638 2nd Street in Park Slope. The two-family brownstone appears to have been recently renovated (or at least the kitchens have been). The 4,400-square-foot house is asking $2,800,000. Given that it’s on a park block, do you think that’s achievable?
638 2nd Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
House of the Day: 53 South Elliott Place [Brownstoner]
What exactly is wrong with the kitchen? What would you do differently?
Wow! Such interest in Bubble Bath Parties. We could form a company, and create a space we could rent out…I just don’t know if this is the right time, financially speaking, to start a company that appeals to the frivolous…
I think this house is okay but, frankly, is a little high considering it is not that wonderful. It needs some rethinking. But what do I know. Maybe it will sell at the price they’re asking.
Nokilissa, I can’t imagine you’d spend this kind of money or you would have bought the house in Cumberland in a heartbeat.
sam, that’s conventional wisdom. But if you note in the dining rooms and the library, there is no longitudinal bearing wall, so all joists most probably can bear the load across their full 18′ width (ie, it’s unlikely that there are beefier or closer joists in those areas than where the partition is.) And most brownstones are like this.
An architect who looked at our house (17′) concurred.
Shillstoner: Seriously, if you’re going to make such statements, you have to at least give a reason or two. What… Montgomery Place is closer to Mr. Wonton or the Bank or maybe even closer to all the traffic honking on Union Street?
“And I’d get rid of the wall between the hall and the living room too”
cue Sam:
Waddaya mean you punk???
Seriously, I could see from looking at the floorplans, why you may be tempted to remove this wall (in most houses this is a wall, not a partition, if you remove it you have to put in a beam to carry the 2nd floor joists). But actually, once you are in a house like this, with the double doors open to the hallway, you get a great spatial flow between the hall and parlor. It actually feels more spacious, and more interesting, with the wall in place. It would be a mistake to remove it. The parlor is absolutely beautiful as it is and its long shape was meant to play off the squarish shape of the dining room.
What can I tell you? I love these old houses.
“Unless of course it is a master bathroom with a lap pool.”
hhhhmmmm
I’d put the lap pool in the cellar.
Underpinning, anyone?
I don’t know if this will go for $2.8 million (it has potential, and undeniably a great location), but I don’t understand why anyone would buy right now. Every indicator is that it will pay to wait it out until sellers are pressed hard to really drop prices, or come through with significant incentives. It will be interesting to track this one and see when it moves.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQ7HBEgYCzUE&refer=home
http://ny.therealdeal.com/articles/letter-to-santa-claus-please-help-me-sell-my-condo-units
And I’d get rid of the wall between the hall and the living room too–a 30 by 11 foot room is pointless. Unless of course it is a master bathroom with a lap pool.
Best location in Park Slope, Bolder, really? I’d give that to Montgomery Place or many of the name streets–once you’re in the numbers you’re too far south.