House of the Day: 859 St. Marks Avenue
This 7,000-square-foot one-family limestone house at 859 St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights has some pretty darn impressive old-school credentials but is gonna take a lotta love to get it back into shape from the looks of things. Which might explain the slide in its price from $1,500,000 when it was first listed last June…
This 7,000-square-foot one-family limestone house at 859 St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights has some pretty darn impressive old-school credentials but is gonna take a lotta love to get it back into shape from the looks of things. Which might explain the slide in its price from $1,500,000 when it was first listed last June to its current price of $859,000 (with a couple of stops at $1,400,000 and $1,200,000 along the way.) Someone’s going to have to fall in love at some point—the question is at what price. And if that person has kids, he’s in luck: The Children’s Museum is right across the street.
859 St. Marks Avenue [MM Management] GMAP P*Shark
it is not an SRO. the property profile on the DOB’s website says “N”, meaning no for SRO restriction.
Thanks, mopar. I think. Cults are SO much work.
Oh Montrose I would love for you to have this place. And why not? You’d only have to start your own cult though to fill up all the bedrooms. Maybe you could start by founding an academy of historic architecture and fill the place up with students.
tear. like rip. time space continuum… ever read a brief history of the universe or any other nerd classics?
lechacal–
Still laughing at your earlier post:
Someone please tell us why this place sucks. All of the agreement is risking a tear in the space time continuum.
time space? Whatever. Still trying to figure out what the tear could mean.
Brooklynnative, you are the only hater.
jesus this palce is enormous. it probably sold for this price brand new. just kidding.
I saw the place when it was first on the market and was very disappointed with the interior. Not only has it been chopped up into SRO formation on top floors, the original design made no sense. The biggest fireplaces I have ever seen (and kind of ugly to boot) had been installed right in front of the very small windows in the back. To get any light you’d need to rip out the fireplaces and then enlarge the windows. The center stair was also a problem in terms of creating some separate units and my memory of the outdoor space was that it was non-existant (although there might have been some sort of shared driveway). It would require a ton of work, there was way too much wood for my taste, it was incredibly dark, not my cup of tea on the inside at all, but a great exterior.
BRG- trust me on this- go see that house. MM and I spent many an afternoon weeping over what we could not have. Despite all the work, it could be done in stages- this is no gut reno that means living somewhere else while it goes on. The place is unbelievable and at that price to call it a steal is an understatement.