House of the Day: 93 2nd Street
We’re surprised the listing for 93 2nd Street didn’t include something along the lines of “Own your own house for the price of a condo!” The 1,620-square-foot mini-house is a charmer for sure and for a couple or small family this really could be a nice alternative to a condo. The house, which traded for…
We’re surprised the listing for 93 2nd Street didn’t include something along the lines of “Own your own house for the price of a condo!” The 1,620-square-foot mini-house is a charmer for sure and for a couple or small family this really could be a nice alternative to a condo. The house, which traded for $975,000 three years ago, is now asking $1,125,000. We could see it getting pretty close to that. What do you think?
93 2nd Street [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
Ed: We’re taking a new price voting feature for a test run on this post. The idea is to get the group to predict what the house will sell for. In a few months, we’ll be able to start to look back and see how close we came as a group! It will also provide some pretty immediate feedback to sellers on whether they’re in the right ballpark.
Wow – who could have possibly appraised this at 1.525 million? Care to speak up? Someone trying to move the average a little higher? Sebb?
Nomi – I think you put your finger on one reason RE is ridiculously overpriced in NY right now!
Mr. B, price widget is very cool. I put this place at 750K – I think 2006 prices will soon look high to us.
since people are asking about school zones….
this house is zoned for PS 32, which is an OK school on Hoyt St. Most of Carroll Gardens is zoned for PS 58, which has a great reputation. PS 29 is very far away from this house and is in Cobble Hill.
I’m essentially a free market person. But still, it’s funny, crazy funny, to think that a workman’s cottage can sell for over a million dollars. What would that turn-of-the-(last)century fellow think??? Ha. According to one of those inflation calculators, 1.25 million today, was about $45,000 in 1900, the cost of a spectacularly grand mansion on a large estate. This house was likely under $1,000.
nice widget Mr B.
As the question asked, I put in what I think it will go for – which is still 30% above what I think it is worth…
Two times paler, ha. Please don’t judge me by the paleness of my skin . . . Superslueuth, did your house need a lot of work?
I live in Carroll Gardens and love it here. But I was recently in western Crown Heights twice (there are two new galleries there) and felt like I could live there.
This house looks very attractive from the pictures, and I agree that a two-bedroom house with a basement provides more useful space, and a better quality of life, than a two-bedroom condo.
It makes me feel good that we paid not much more than half of this asking price for a slightly larger house (similar setup, but with smaller kitchen and a proper dining room) in 2006, two blocks from two express subway lines and 15 minutes from Prospect Park. Is Carroll Gardens really that much nicer than (western) Crown Heights? That’s debatable, but it certainly is at least two times paler. Sometimes the market’s unspoken racism can work to one’s advantage I guess. Just an observation that I hope will not turn into a general discussion of the relative crime rates or number of quasi fine dining restaurants and cute boutiques in these neighborhoods.
Didn’t notice how small it actually was. Must revise my estimate downward to 850.
Like price widget.
As a couple with no children, this would be perfect size for us. Not crazy about doing anything in a basement, but could work as a studio (I’m a painter) if I was not in need of a view.
Price? I find it hard to have a sense of high/lowness of prices that are far out of my range, but feels high to me.
It’s very sweet. First floor looks airy leading out to the backyard. But just noticing how narrow that long and narrow bedroom is. Hm. Were things reconfigured up there? Was that long one two little rooms at one time?