House of the Day: 1600 Dorchester Road
This beautiful Victorian house at 1600 Dorchester Road has the distinction of having the only in-ground pool in Ditmas Park. And what a tastefully-done pool it is (especially when compared to what most pools in Brooklyn look like)! The interior of the house is gorgeous as well, with beautiful old floors and tastefully remodeled bathrooms….
This beautiful Victorian house at 1600 Dorchester Road has the distinction of having the only in-ground pool in Ditmas Park. And what a tastefully-done pool it is (especially when compared to what most pools in Brooklyn look like)! The interior of the house is gorgeous as well, with beautiful old floors and tastefully remodeled bathrooms. There should be no shortage of potential buyers coveting this place, the question is whether they will be willing to pay the asking price of $1,525,000. What do you think?
1600 Dorchester Road [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
i happen to like the ebbinger house, buy i can see why others may not: dark, lots of work, etc.
you hang in there muffet, don’t let ’em bully you. take as long as you need to find the right deal. i’m sure you’re glad you waited this long. i know i am.
This is a lovely house on many levels… But it’s still overpriced for several reasons, all stated above. You can’t compare it to prime PPS or DP homes. It just isn’t architecturally distinctive enough, say like Ebbinger or Japanese House…
Figures Muffett doesn’t like Ebbinger… When will she just buy something and BE QUIET!
I grew up in this ‘hood, and this house is amazing. It’s the first one you see walking down 16th from the Cortelyou subway, and it’s really impressive. The grounds are immaculate (and huge compared to the more “secluded” homes on the side streets). I’d take the huge yard over the other homes’ small yards any day (see pool party comment above – haha). And, there are PLENTY of hipsters migrating that way, so all the less attractive apartments and homes in the area are only going to get better. So, although the Dorchester location isn’t as quiet it’s that much closer to the subway and bars/restaurants/action. I mean – if you want picturesque vistas -move to CT. This is like the mansion in the city. Oh, and I noticed the owners have put in a driveway.
I’m pretty sure I went to a pool party at this house when I was a freshman in high school. Raging hormones + girls in bikinis = the only memorable party from that year in my life. If you have teenage kids, you’d be doing a great service to them if you bought this house.
I know that house, and have lusted after the grounds and pool in summer. I only know of 1 other in the area with a real pool, and it’s South Midwood. The double lot mentioned above. This is way more prime. We also live here in Victorian Flatbush, and can tell you both this and Ebinger are great/amazing homes. But did you notice the quality light fixtures, good floors, and do I see central air? All major pluses. These homes can cost a pretty penny if not well maintained. I’d go for great upkeep whenever possible. If you think of all that can go wrong: squirrel infestations, bad roof, old heating, windows that don’t open, overpainted woodwork, etc.
Miss Muffett, this part of Brooklyn is full of surprises and quirks, which after 5 years we’re still getting to know. Love it more each year, can tell you that. And love being on a decent subway line! Beats my prior incarnation up by Columbia U, for instance, in terms of convenience to the parts of Manhattan I actually want and need to get to.
For once I don’t find this listing spectacularly overpriced, just somewhat overpriced. It’s a lovely house, well-maintained, with the unique feature of the pool. Particularly gorgeous dining room, at least in photos. I agree with Architerrorist about Dorchester, but proximity to Cortelyou is a plus for most city-minded buyers who don’t want to be too far from amenities. I would expect it to go for around $1.3 million at least.
For myself, I vastly prefer the Ebinger house, which I’ve only seen from the outside. Unique, amazing place, a true mansion. But I guess that one is for specialized tastes and it would require a lot of energy to spruce up. Then you have to clean and maintain it. A house like that is more of a vocation than a dwelling.
Oh, and I do think this is a very pretty house (but don’t like Ebinger at all – yuck). That part of Bklyn is still kind of mysterious to me though, and hubby refuses to consider…
Why no floor plan?
Slick – Pls give a blow-by-blow of the interior of the Ebinger house!