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
it’s the chlorine that is expensive, no? you dont really HAVE to use chlorine in your pool if you don’t want to. just keep the skanks away and don’t pee in it.
*rob*
sorry Archi, the ditto was that I agree with you on the anti-siding sentiment. Perhaps I should have written “+1”.
I also agree with you that a buyer of those two houses would have different bank balances and that was my point on pricing. If Ebinger went for $1.3m, would that change your view on the right price for this?
me too bkny – I think it started out at $2m+. Make an offer at what you can afford – you never know…
Kensingtonian, http://askville.amazon.com/cost-maintain-swimming-pool/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=7514639
Pool guys in the ‘burbs charge about 70 bucks a week to clean and maintain. That adds up, but with a few spare hours and a little know how, you can learn to tackle that issue yourself. I know several people who have done just that. Opening and closing will probably run you $700-800 (total). All in all, way cheaper than a cabana at the Seagull ($5K!!!! per year!).
You need deep pockets to update the Ebinger house and it should (realistically) go for several hundred thousand more than this house. This house is updated, and you really don’t have to do anything. I suppose you don’t have to do anything to the Ebbinger house if you enjoy the early 80s look, but it would drive me nuts. I don’t think a potential Ebbinger buyer and a buyer for this house have the same bank balances, necessarily. This house is 200-300K overpriced. I have always adored the Ebinger house. Some say too dark, but I love it. Give me either bright, bright, or arts and crafts atmospheric. Nothing bland or in between.
This house is great for a family with kids old enough to swim! Nothing to do, lots to enjoy (just ignore Dorchester – actually it’s not awful, but not prime either).
Why would I not do siding or above ground pool? I’ve gut reno’d once, and that is more than enough for me. I don’t want any more projects. I love and respect all those who tackle them, but I’m done. For now anyway. Ok, for the next 10 years.
Pools are not cheap to maintain, but IMO, worth it, if you have older kids.
Aluminum siding??? Forget it. Siding can be OK if its the 4″ to the weather style but usually the fugliness comes with wrapping the window and door casings. Awful.
out of curiosity, (not that I can afford this house or any house with a pool) can anyone comment on how much it actually costs to maintain a pool similar to this one yearly?
chicken – Ebinger Bakery, any day! i love that house and having been lusting after it every since it was posted months ago. it was originally 1.8M so it’s coming down…
lol. I see a place I actually like and everyone hates it.
I’m starting to think I want one of two things: a single family home or Manhattan.
Can’t afford either right now :(.