House of the Day: 65 Prospect Park West
Why oh why do some brokers persist in putting up a listing with no interior photos?Especially when you are asking close to $3 million, it’s an insult to potential buyers not to include at least four or five views of the inside of the house. It wastes everyone’s time and only creates suspicion in the…
Why oh why do some brokers persist in putting up a listing with no interior photos?Especially when you are asking close to $3 million, it’s an insult to potential buyers not to include at least four or five views of the inside of the house. It wastes everyone’s time and only creates suspicion in the minds of buyers. In the case of this house at 65 Prospect Park West (in this case, the broker also doesn’t disclose the address either), we hope there’s some original detail that’s intact but given that the house hasn’t changed hands in decades (and without any photographic evidence to the contrary) it’s a reasonable assumption that the interior’s not in tip-top shape. The house is asking $2,899,000. Has anyone been inside this place?
65 Prospect Park West [Awaye Realty] GMAP P*Shark
I’m taking the opposite position. These houses (if in decent shape) are kinda nice. Driveway a big plus in Slope.
The negative is the location – yes they’re close to the park but they’re feet away from the 3-lane road. And this one abuts a very large apt building that hinders light in front and back.
These houses are a joke. They should be demolished and replaced with a large apartment building. I’ve always thought these places were constructed in the 1930s after the depression… There must have been a vacant development site there that went unused after the crash.
The only thing these houses have going for them is the fact they front Prospect Park.
Serpentor, photos are crucial to see if there is original detail. If the walls have been sheetrocked and the doors replaced, why bother hauling my ass out there and wasting the broker’s time? It’s also often easy to tell the floor plan from photos, especially in NYC, where so many row houses follow a predictable pattern.
At the low price levels I’m looking at, hilariously, if there are any interior shots, frequently it is of a random piece of furniture and the boiler. Thanks to my house hunt, I’ve developed a new appreciation for boilers.
The most laughably bad experience we had when buying and looking was with a pair of Awaye brokers at a condo in PS. One was rude (real smart when trying to sell a million dollar property) and the other was clueless about the neighborhood and had the school district wrong.
Yeah baby, I’m for one of those 9 story mid’l finger glass building w/ a shelf load of balconies complete w/ rooftop garden oasis and 24hr doorman.
Both houses have driveways to the right and the similar but different house between them and the one on the corner to the right does not have a driveway or garage.
T-E-A-R-D-O-W-N
I have looked at properties with Awaye before. I don’t know all their brokers but the guy I dealt with was not really on the up and up about the details of the property. There was also some issue with him and the landlord about whether they were really supposed to be listing the property at the price the broker advertised. There is a chance the listing price is inflated.
saved by the widget cutoff else would’ve guessed lower than that.