House of the Day: 207 Fenimore Street
When 207 Fenimore Street in Lefferts Manor first hit the market in February (when it was an Open House Pick), the detached frame house was asking $850,000. Now the single-family pad is asking $799,000. The house as a whole has a nice historic vibe, though we’re not loving some of the choices in the newly…
When 207 Fenimore Street in Lefferts Manor first hit the market in February (when it was an Open House Pick), the detached frame house was asking $850,000. Now the single-family pad is asking $799,000. The house as a whole has a nice historic vibe, though we’re not loving some of the choices in the newly renovated kitchen. Can someone who lives nearby speak to how nice this block is? How low can this go?
207 Fenimore Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Thanks, everyone!
Mopar,
Sorry–I misread your question about two family houses and thought it was about THIS house. Yes, it should be possible to find a house like you describe near the 2/3 trains on Nostrand Ave., either on Rogers–Nostrand or Nostrand–New York blocks.
You can get a woodframe in that price range down near Brooklyn College, in regular old Flatbush, not South Midwood. MKG has one that’s in contract for around $495… needs work, though. This area used to be Vanderveer Park, which was vast and predated almost all other Victorian Flatbush developments (c.1890), including PPS. Houses only survive in small pockets, usually not whole blocks of them.
“Do you guys think it’s possible to find a two-family Victorian with original details on the 2/5 train for about $400,000 to $600,000? Or is it illegal to rent out an apartment in this area? Thank you so much.
Posted by: mopar at May 18, 2009 6:26 PM”
Should be possible mopar – try this
http://tinyurl.com/pkzjmw
I didn’t screen further for single or multi-homes but should be fairly apparant whether you can split it or not.
“is it illegal to rent out an apartment in this area?”
yes, on this side of Fenimore St., which is in Lefferts Manor and has R2 zoning–not so on the south side.
Todie,
Sorry for not responding earlier, but all your questions seem to have been answered already. I’ll just add that my wife and I were walking down this block of Fenimore yesterday evening and she remarked that it’s her favorite block in Lefferts Manor because it seems so country-like. It’s not mine, simply because I prefer all row houses over Fenimore II’s mix of rowhouses and detached frame houses, but it IS a lovely block.
Do you guys think it’s possible to find a two-family Victorian with original details on the 2/5 train for about $400,000 to $600,000? Or is it illegal to rent out an apartment in this area? Thank you so much.
This is a perfectly fine block, but not anything like the nicest lefferts blocks nearby.
Also these frame houses don’t seem to sell well, especially in this market when you could buy a primo limestone for about hte same price
We also looked in other neighborhoods north and south of PLG. However, our friends in Lefferts Manor convinced us that it would be worth our investment so we ended up buying a very lovely home in the Manor. At the time when we were looking, we were less concerned about schools and amenities (or the strip along Flatbush Avenue). Nonetheless, we are now very excited to hear about the new Charter School opening next year. This is change. This is change within a few short months of living in a neighborhood where each day we are loving the vibe more and more.