House of the Day: 179 Bergen Street
This classic Boerum Hill townhouse at 179 Bergen Street hit the market two weeks ago with an asking price of $2,375,000. That price sounds suspiciously similar to what it might have been listed for a year ago, but it’s a beauty of house (color palette notwithstanding) and there’s no shortage of people who want something…
This classic Boerum Hill townhouse at 179 Bergen Street hit the market two weeks ago with an asking price of $2,375,000. That price sounds suspiciously similar to what it might have been listed for a year ago, but it’s a beauty of house (color palette notwithstanding) and there’s no shortage of people who want something like this in this area so we shall see.
179 Bergen Street [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
April 29 (Bloomberg) — Lewis Ranieri, a mortgage-bond
pioneer and former Salomon Brothers vice chairman, said the
slump in U.S. home prices is almost over and that he’s
“enthusiastic†about housing for the first time in five years.
“I’m actually very enthusiastic about housing, and I
haven’t said that in five years,’’ Ranieri said, speaking on a panel at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California. “We’re within shouting distance of a bottom.â€
Given how few townhouses are selling right now, I’d be very surprised if this place sold by July. I bet it will be on the market at least six months.
Better houses in better locations for less money are in direct competition with this place. . .
pete — ACRIS lists deeds transferred in 2003, 2000 and 1983. I don’t know what Property Shark means.
This will be a nice test of the theory floated in the NNY Times re better public schools for houses that are otherwise in very good condition. (I don’t think that even in this market the idea of having to paint a wall is a big deal given how well the house shows in pictures.) Although it’s in good condition, the house is close to Bond Street (sorry Prop Joe, it’s not across the street from Brooklyn Inn or from Michelle Williams’ house — that the next block up) and the blocks east of Hoyt are zoned for PS 38 not the usually preferred 261.
Although the ensuite issue might be a valid criticism, a bigger criticism is that there is no half bath on the bottom floor. Guests either go to the master bath one floor up or the kids bath two floors up.
I am predicting the house goes into contract at $1.8M in July of this year.
Great block, nice place, should close north of $2.1M.
Mopar – I said the EXACT same thing to myself
not my style but I could see this going for about 2mil if other comp homes command that price
I love this house deeply and madly. I truly wish I could find $2,000,000 in my other handbag. This is perfect (apart from the price I can’t afford.)
14 comments and nobody has complained about that this is around corner from evil project people? and on a bus line?
you’re slipping people.
propshark shows instead of ‘deed’ a ‘street declaration’…
to current owners — anyone knows what that means?
I got a kick out of this house- love the colors and yes! the Red murano glass chandelier.
lincolnslope- in this particular case deleting the thread was the right thing to do. It was really awful and as dave said, there are some offline issues as well.
But perk up! Knowing all of us we’ll be happily scrapping again 🙂
You got that right, BRG.