House of the Day: 316 Cumberland Street
316 Cumberland Street has a huge parlor floor to die for, with intricate plaster ceilings and an extension that houses the modern kitchen. The house has also been upgraded recently with all new systems and windows as well. It’s being used as a one-family but the ground-floor can easily be converted to a rentable apartment….
316 Cumberland Street has a huge parlor floor to die for, with intricate plaster ceilings and an extension that houses the modern kitchen. The house has also been upgraded recently with all new systems and windows as well. It’s being used as a one-family but the ground-floor can easily be converted to a rentable apartment. All this sounds great but it will be interesting to see if it can pull off a price that’s similar to some of the nicer homes currently on the market in Park Slope. How do you think the price of $2,295,000 will fly?
316 Cumberland Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
CW: If you like good public transportation, you should love Brooklyn Heights, and yet you hate Brooklyn Heights. Go figure!
It’s very frustrating that quality of schools – something I could not care less about personally – contributes so much to a home’s overall value. I understand WHY it does, but that doesn’t prevent it from annoying me.
Then again, proximity to public transportation means a ton to me, and almost nothing to a person who drives into Manhattan daily, so they might find it annoying that home values skyrocket in areas near good subway stops.
The furniture is very nice. An expert staging job, no doubt about it.
The sheetrock, down lights, and lack of moldings would really bother me normally. I think it’s very interesting how they’ve compensated — or made it look good and intentional — with a carefully chosen mix of furniture that’s both modern and traditional.
this place is nice, but the price is stupid. This area is not worth more then 400 psf in this market. The public schools suck in this area as well which has to be factored in being that this a family house. So throw in 25 thou per year per kid for 12 years into the cost.
it looks like a 100% new sheetrock job on all the floors except the parlor. Some people like that clean look and new moldings are easy to install, but all in all this is not the most awe-inspiring renovation I have ever seen. And the kitchen with the open cabinets is not only cheap looking but will result in dusty dishes. I think a lot of our fellow posters got carried away by the sight of the bathtub sitting in the rear bedroom. I believe that sort of thing may appeal exclusively to the fantasies of non-buyers. If I were making a bid on this house my final demand would be a credit to cover the re-location of that tub.
“Do you see me as an authority figure or as a father figure, which you obviously have trouble with?”
Absolutely not.
I have a terrific father already, thanks.
Pretty house and I like that area. But I think more4less is right – any buyers with deep pockets will drive a harder bargain these days. That’s my strategy since we’ll be financing a small portion if anything, but as a result, can leverage that to our advantage in this climate. It works, from what brokers are telling me.
just took a closer look at the photos – why is there no mouldings around the parlor doors or any of the windows in the master bath or on the ground floor. that hallway on the ground floor is a waste of space – they should knock out the walls and open up the space. ok i’m done.