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
ditto – interesting. micky dees is on a huge coffee push to win that crowd over as 1st choice.
the house is very cute. what’s up with the local elementary schools? bob marvin? anyone?
I have to disagree. I really like the modern renovated kitchen. probably would have liked different countertops, but I guess I can see where you would prefer an old world country charm instead in a house like that.
toadie, try McDonalds for the coffee – I kid you not. Its done very well in blind tastings and is invariably better than the local bodega coffee. If I’m stuck in a neighborhood where I can’t find a bona fide coffee house, thats where I go.
I live in LM, a few blocks north of this house. I would say yes to all of the above questions, except for the grocery store. The grocery stores in the area are still borderline – they’re fine for staples, but lousy for produce and anything else. In the summer the GAP farmer’s market compensates somewhat, but I still make the trek to Fairway every weekend. However, this house is just steps from the best meat patties in Brooklyn – Jamaican Pride.
If they took away the ruffles over the windows and that stove vent in front of the window, maybe the value would go up by $50,000 cut.
toadie – Nostrand Ave also has a lot of the things you mention, too.
PLG’s a gorgeous neighborhood, and is a good location for transportation, but some of its blocks still have so-so reputations.
toadie–Bob Marvin or others could answer you more specifically but I think the answer to all of those questions is yes. Its only a block and half off Flatbush which has some semblance of the things you mention.
Why is it that every time I see a HOTD in the Lefferts area I fall in love, and yet I never add it to my list of neighborhoods to consider?
Is there a reasonably good grocery store nearby? A bodega within 3 blocks? a place to buy better-than-bodega coffee within 5 blocks? a yuppie-friendly restaurant or two within an easy walk?
I have friends who live right around the corner from this house and its a great neighborhood. Very quiet, not a lot of happening nightlife/amenities but for a family nice and quiet and spacious. Seems pretty well priced too.