House of the Day: 216 17th Street
A real brownstone in Park Slope for $1,499,000? Yes, but, before you get too excited, it’s 17-feet wide, in the South Slope and needs work (it’s been in the same family for 58 years, after all). It’s not all bad at 216 17th Street, though. There are some nice architectural details and the taxes are…
A real brownstone in Park Slope for $1,499,000? Yes, but, before you get too excited, it’s 17-feet wide, in the South Slope and needs work (it’s been in the same family for 58 years, after all). It’s not all bad at 216 17th Street, though. There are some nice architectural details and the taxes are only $3,400. Any takers?
216 17th Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Positives: nice details, original floors, & good looking block
Negatives: located near an Expressway, 17ft narrow, poor lay-out, needs major renovation, and Greenwood Heights is not PS.. false advertising is annoying but expected in that profession.
Hhm way overpriced considering that place metaphase mentioned….sorry but not a cent more than $1.1m in our opinion.
Street parking sucks regardless of boundaries. Walk along 4th and you will see the same high rise condos going up as on 4th street. (Excuse me “Gowanus”) The one on the corner of 17thand 4th is a prime example where the old Wig Factory used to be. Look further south and you’ll see even more. It will get worse when these buildings all come on line. The inside parking ratio is not 1:1.
I’m new to the area and consider myself a South Sloper. Am I wrong to think that everything between 9th street and the expressway, 4th avenue and Prospect Park South constitute “South Slope”?
Naturally, within that wide area, some areas are substantially nicer than other. This block does have charming brownstones, which I believe face the expressway.
Question: how is street parking around here. My impression is that this area has easier parking than PS or other areas, which to me at least make it actually a little more appealing.
The upper part of the block is very nice as well as the south side this house is one. The on ramp is a sharp left immediatley covered by the houses on the north side. The train is 25 minutes to mid-town via Pacific ST. Express, the only real nuisance is the traffic just before the on ramp coming off of 4th ave or up from 3rd. It is heavy, but you will notice most traffic enters the on-ramp. No opinion on cost. It’s worth what someone is willing to pay.
“After the highway, it was Sunset Park, just before Bay Ridge.”
Yep, that’s the way I remember it. What’s interesting is that in their NYTimes listing, the brokers classify this house as being in Sunset Park. Slip?
So, in conclusion, this is a great neighborhood if you’d like to be able to be within walking distance of the cemetery.
If walk it once, watch your step if you’re on the north side of the block, or you may get run over by traffic making the turn on to the highway.
express way, plus good back fence means lots of light and not too bad noise,
but i don’t like that side of the expressway, i’d rather buy a smaller windsor terrace limestone or woodframe for 1.5 that only needs a little reno…