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
Regardless of what neighborhood anyone wants to call this (I’m so done with the PS, GH, SP neighborhood boundary argument), this is a gorgeous block. I invite you all to walk it once and see what I mean. The subway is right on the corner at 4th Ave and the 5th Ave bus is steps away as well – highly convenient. I won’t say anything about the pricing as I have no clue what this should cost.
i wouldn’t necessarily want to live this close to the expressway either but it looks like it’s on the other side of the street (no expressway in the backyard) and past the onramp, so that traffic wouldn’t necessarily be driving past the front of the house
This neighborhood is called “On-ramp to the Prospect Expressway Slope South”
Why would you buy this 17th st house that needs a complete reno for 1.5M when this was on the market a couple weeks ago fro 1.6M?
http://www.betancourtrealestate.com/index.cfm?page=details&id=1927
It was fully renovated except for the kitchen, and was on 10th st between 5th and 6th. It’s now in contract.
I just don’t understand why overpriced crap gets featured on this site. Is it to try to drive prices up further by making people think that stuff like the 17th st house is a “good deal”?
> “The address is an even number, which I think puts it on the other side of the street from the expressway.”
You are correct. Ignore my irrelevant – but undoubtedly scintillating – previous comment.
The expressway isn’t in the backyard. Look at photo #15. It shows that the back of the house faces other houses.
The address is an even number, which I think puts it on the other side of the street from the expressway. The photo sure doesn’t look like there is an expressway behind the house.
I think it’s overpriced relative to the market. I feel like I’ve seen better for less, depending on how much work the place really needs. How much premium does a brownstone get over say a brick house? It doesn’t seem filled with lovely detail either. And I’ve felt like 4th/5th ave is overvalued for a while now. Obviously there are people who disagree with that.
A long time ago, “North”, “Central”, “Prime”, “South”, and “South South” Slope never existed. All realtor creative writing. We had but simply “Park Slope”. Never heard of “Greenwood Heights” either, it was Windsor Terrace. After the highway, it was Sunset Park, just before Bay Ridge. That was the extent to which the neighbors hoods were divided, unless you wish to venture West to Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, and the only “Heights” Brooklyn Heights. Collectively, known as SOUTH BROOKLYN. Hence the old “SO”8-1234 in your phone numbers for “South” before area codes were required. You are correct snappy, in the end it matters not except for maybe the newbie wanting to impress their collection of friends by wanting to be able to claim a residence in Park Slope these days and the realtor trying to squeeze dollars.
When the expressway is below ground like that (but not buried), it is actually louder than if it were at ground level. That is my perception anyway, based upon walking along Ocean Parkway.