House of the Day: 743 Eastern Parkway
Describing this house at 743 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights as being “near the Brooklyn Museum” is a bit of a stretch but it’s still kinda interesting, we think. There are two parking spots in the front driveway and a legal professional office on the ground floor for income generation. The two upper floors are…
Describing this house at 743 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights as being “near the Brooklyn Museum” is a bit of a stretch but it’s still kinda interesting, we think. There are two parking spots in the front driveway and a legal professional office on the ground floor for income generation. The two upper floors are currently configured as two separate apartments but there’s no reason they couldn’t be connected to make an owner’s duplex. There’s a surprising amount of original detail left in the house as well. Asking price: $650,000. Good buy?
743 Eastern Parkway [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
What and idiot i am! Are you telling me I shouldn’t have bought 15,000 share from Citygroup when they were at $1.25 last month and sold them at over $3 a few weeks ago? I’m glad i didn’t listen to you… Many thanks, but once again, i’ll pass on your advices. You suck at it!
snark- i was lucky enough to have had a temproary position at the Brooklyn Museum for a special exhibition of their costume collection. I got to see behind the scenes and parts of their collections that are so incredible it makes your eyes water.
bxgrl – I don’t think Rob’s going to recognize the value of the Met either. You can’t buy cheap 40s there. 🙂
“okay how is this even a plus? all three of those places suck”
Consider the source.
“The Museum and the Botanic gardens are world class, and the Children’s Museum is considered to be immensely innovative and inspirational. The B’klyn Museum’s collections rival those of the Met.”
All true.
That’s crazy talk, bxgrl. 😉
rob- maybe you should actually go to one of those places before you make pronouncements. The Museum and the Botanic gardens are world class, and the Children’s Museum is considered to be immensely innovative and inspirational. The B’klyn Museum’s collections rival those of the Met.
Many of these dwellings on Eastern prkway sold for an average of $370K in 2003/2004. They are not worth more than that today.
Posted by: stringer at April 20, 2009 1:34 PM
With that logic I’ll be sure to heed your every word and take all my investment advice from you.
If you’re using a downpayment to speculate in the stock market you’re far more stupid than I thought.
I pass here almost every day walking my dog. The place was clearly built as a doctor’s residence, with space for a ground-floor office – the rectangular panels framed in black above the doorway are friezes; each display a caduceus decorated in bas-reliefs. It’s really a good location, not “near” the Musuem, but only a 5-10 minute walk straight up the parkway. Next door is a Hasidic dorm that is not very attractive in front, and the house itself need work just based on the outside, but the location is great and the people around here are friendly (I know that as I live not far away). Two doors down going west is the headquarters of the Vulcan Society (black firefighters group). I agree the color outside is bad but that could easily be changes. To me, the parking space is a great amenity on a major street (parkway, actually). The house also has second-floor terrace from where you can leisurely observe the West Indian Day carnival. It’s a good deal based on what I know.