House of the Day: 213 Congress Street
Finally some fresh blood! It’s been slim pickings in the new listings department this year so far but this immaculate single-family brick at 213 Congress changes that. The 25-foot-wide house has had the same owner for four decades but appears to have recently undergone a pretty serious (and traditional) renovation, from the massive kitchen to…
Finally some fresh blood! It’s been slim pickings in the new listings department this year so far but this immaculate single-family brick at 213 Congress changes that. The 25-foot-wide house has had the same owner for four decades but appears to have recently undergone a pretty serious (and traditional) renovation, from the massive kitchen to the landscaped backyard. Whether the buyers out there are ready to pay up for it remains to be seen: The asking price is $4,400,000, or more than $1,000 a foot. Possible?
213 Congress Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
What the hell is that supposed to mean, 1910. If I shell out a bunch of money I’m “entitled” to get whatever I want. If its not there being offered then it’s not what I want.
The true definition of entitlement; which essentially means that someone deserves a benefit or reward regardless of any effort or economic outflow spent to obtain it, has nothing to do with what people want when they shell out $4.4 MM for a house.
Another loon.
Didn’t a house on Warren Street, one block away, sell for some astronomical figure -7 million? just recently?
the “Brownstone Experience” should become a big catch phrase on this site.
It encapsulates self entitlement so well.
It basically seems to me like this thread is equally split between “people who find large co-op/condo buildings unsightly” and “people who don’t”
As seems to be par for the course lately, my opinions run parallel with 11217’s. Don’t get me wrong: I’d love to own this house. I would be thrilled to own this house. But if I was going to spend 4.4 million on a home … it wouldn’t be on this house.
Yes, location does indeed seem to be subjective.
You all know exactly what I’m talking about. If someon’e looking to spend a good chunk of change for the “brownstone experience,” they want the whole enchilada which includes the brownstone lined street as well.
Tell me that anything, anywhere close to this location has changed hands at any price remotely approaching $4.4 MM.
fantastic location, I agree.
but there are some on this blog who really don’t
get the concept of “location” -funny but true.
And then there are those for whom a “good location” means somewhere really unattractive but cheap.
It’s all about what you’re looking for I guess.
That’s a beautiful house on a beautiful block in a beautiful neighborhood, steps (if not exactly right in front of) a beautiful park.
A significant negative, though, is that appears to be zoned for PS 261, instead of PS 29. Not knocking PS 261, but PS 29 is considered a decent alternative to private school, resulting in tens of thousands of saved private tuition (after-tax) dollars. If, if fact, it is zoned for PS 29, it might get pretty close to asking. If not, $1,000 psf is a thing of the past, no?
Sam, Petebklyn, cobblehiller, DeLepp have it right.
I do think you need to walk the block to get a better feel for the buildings and surroundings and how they affect the street as a whole before passing judgement.