House of the Day: 249 Carlton Avenue
This 3,330-square-foot brownstone at 249 Carlton Avenue has been on the market for four months or so, certainly long enough to post a few interior photos, but, alas, there’s nary a one. Given the “Needs TLC” verbiage and the fact that it is already divided up into four units, no experienced house hunter is going…
This 3,330-square-foot brownstone at 249 Carlton Avenue has been on the market for four months or so, certainly long enough to post a few interior photos, but, alas, there’s nary a one. Given the “Needs TLC” verbiage and the fact that it is already divided up into four units, no experienced house hunter is going to expect perfection, but why not at least give a taste of what lies within? Are all the details gutted? Do the existing kitchens need to be immediately replaced? Throw us a bone here. Obviously the smoke-and-mirrors approach ain’t working. The price, however, hasn’t budged from its starting point of $1,500,000.
249 Carlton Avenue [Stribling] GMAP P*Shark
I used to live on this block. Nice location. I used to love going to Liquors (restaurant on Dekalb that may have closed down since then) for a martini after work. There is a good restaurant scene on Dekalb along that stretch. And the Alibi (dive bar where Pratt hipsters play pool – the only way I know it is called that is because I asked) is a fun place to have a few drinks. I remember when I moved to NYC I had no television for the first year, so I spent a lot of time in the Alibi after 9/11/01 watching the news. If prices in Fort Greene hadn’t taken such a spike in the past few years it would be on my list of possible places to buy.
Century 21 would get it hands down every week.
Mr. B: I think you should start a new feature, particularly in light of the economy: Crappiest Broker Job of the Day (or week).
Stribling has a lot of Manhattan listings and that’s where the agent’s office is. Do they just treat Brooklyn this way?
***Bid half off peak comps***
I agree with you, bk14. It’s not as if reposting it is doing any of us a favor with something that has become attractive.
I assume its largely the tenants that are the problem. Care to comment Stribling?????
I have a better chance of selling my 98 subaru for this amount then these people do of selling this house. Why even bother with this listing? Its a shame nobody can clue the sellers into how lame this broker is.
Language in the listing suggests it comes with tenants. Why give these lazy brokers free advertising if there are no pics after 4 months on the market?
I dealt with Stribling on a building I looked at well over a year ago. Let’s just say it wasn’t handled all that well on their end and the deal fell apart (the building is still for sale).
I’d put Stribling on the low end of what people generally say about realtors. Or at least they are on the low end of all the realtors I’ve dealt with.
problem with alot of houses, nobody could borrow money. I have my eyes on a few houses. stupid banks won’t lend.