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.
We’re not looking to move, but if we were (and had a co-op to sell for the down payment), I’d want this house. I love this part of 2nd St., it’s pretty and quiet and has a good mix of old timers and young families (I know this because whenever I walk by, half the block seems to be out puttering in their yards). With more than 1 kid, the lack of a 3rd bedroom might eventually become an issue, but I know plenty of people living in houses whose kids still share a room.
I appraised it at 799,000.
The PS is nearby facing the little carroll gardens park. It’ an OK school I believe.
Very cute – 11217 i think it is small for a family of 4, like my self. we like to entertain and have overnight guests, so it really wouldn’t work. i don’t need 5000sq feet but 3000 is a good amount for a growing family.
the house is very cute and my appraisel is 875k. i love this neighborhood but it is overpriced. anyone know what the school it’s zoned for?
Very cute house and it’s the perfect size for my wife and I (and I don’t care that the office is underground because I actually like that – keeps it cool). Unfortunately, it’s about $400k more than we’d want to spend.
I like the widget too, but it likely would work better if folks had some incentive to get to the right answer. Ideally it would be something like the Iowa electronics market, where people would put real money down, but unlikely that is feasible. Something that gave commenters bragging rights, via a point system or otherwise, likely would get people trying to guess right, rather than simply trying to sway the vote in a particular direction.
If I were ever single again (God forbid) I would not stay in a house. Too much work. You really need two people (and hired help) to deal with everything. If I were single I would move to a condo with a gym (and parking) and live semi-luxuriously for a change. But everyone is different and Brooklyn can accommodate all sorts of lifestyles.
The widget is a great idea! I happen to be reading James Surowiecki’s “The Wisdom of Crowds” at the moment, and he makes a compelling case for how aggregating the opinions of large groups of people is usually a more effective method of solving problems, and predicting the outcomes of certain future events (e.g., who will win the Super Bowl, or the presidential election), than relying on the “wisdom” of individual “experts.” It will be VERY interesting, a year from now, to look back and see how close to the mark our group predictions on prices prove to be.
I can appreciate that, Sam. I guess by communal living I meant more in terms of having to deal with a board to get things done, sharing internal common spaces, etc. Plus, Co-ops and condos really feel like dorm living to me. I can’t go back there again! I’m lucky in that my current rental, which I’ve had for 10 years, is the only apartment in a small building above a professional office. I don’t pass any tenants as I come and go, no common walls, etc. Though this HOTD is attached and not detached, it would offer much of the same pleasure for me.
snappy, I have never thought of co-ops or condos as “communal living”. You’re funny!
In some way when you move into a block like this you will be under more pressure to meet and deal with your neighbors than in a typical coop, where people tend to ignore each other politely.
A block like this in an old Italian neighborhood…forget about it…. the neighbors are going to want to know every detail of your life’s story. and what you don’t tell them they will make up for you. You think a rowhouse in carroll gardens will afford you privacy? I don’t think so. based on my own experience in Park Slope, I mean the first week we moved in people just walked in and out of my house, wanting to know everything, volunteering stories about the ex-owner….wanting to know every detail of where I bought things how long we were married, where we lived before, where we go to church….it was unbelievable.