House of the Day: 897 Union Street
We have mixed feelings about 897 Union Street, a single-family house in Park Slope just listed for $2,995,000. The exterior of the building is beautiful but something was definitely lost in the top-to-bottom renovation that was done recently. The kitchen works for us but the house as a whole ends up feeling neither fish nor…
We have mixed feelings about 897 Union Street, a single-family house in Park Slope just listed for $2,995,000. The exterior of the building is beautiful but something was definitely lost in the top-to-bottom renovation that was done recently. The kitchen works for us but the house as a whole ends up feeling neither fish nor fowl. It’s sorta modern but sorta traditional and, as a result, doesn’t really nail either vibe. (And there’s definitely too much recessed lighting for our tastes.) The current owners paid $2,600,000 in March 2005, so it will be interesting to see if they can get out with their shirts on their backs.
897 Union Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Goldie – on the Alex reference – what do you mean?
Maly – oh god I missed that typo, but agreed
She’s an SVP.
“tragically???”
Dave, you have no sense of drama.
im not feeling the “masterpiece” at all. again, after the owners take away the furniture/accessories, most of it feels super generic, like any prefab house in the burbs. and union st. is far from a tranquil street.
and why is the realtor nina giving me an alex from Real Housewives of NY vibe?
I like the reno actually -but am confused by the 3 living rooms they have
but all in all a nice house – the front is gorgeous and the kitchen is great
tough that they bought the house in 2005 for 2.6!!
A MASTERPEICE!
sigh. Can’t anyone proofread, not even for a $180,000 paycheck?
Actually, I think it’s both fish AND fowl. Except for the overabundance of recessed lighting (which I normally don’t mind, but agree is overdone here), I think they did a great job. But I don’t understand the floorplan! How can the living room and formal dining room (with a “kitchenette”?) be on the third floor? They’re calling this a one-family but it’s actually laid out as a two-family. And since the pictures show two media rooms, the floorplan should indicate where they’re located to give an idea of how the house is currently being used. Sloppy job on the floorplan, Nina!
I can’t for the life of me understand HOW or WHY the broker fails to include a picture of the facade in the listing. The beautiful facade is the most (and I would even say only) attractive feature of this house. Clueless, totally clueless.
Gosh, I just think this house is stunning actually.
Union isn’t my favorite street, but I’m a fan of the interior.