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 love it!
the pool is dreamy
great space – I don;t know much about the nabe, but from otehrs am guessing this is overpriced a bit
I would still guess at least 1.3 does the deal
Even if you don’t think prices are coming down, comparables for the area have been running about the $1m mark.
The swimming pool is nice but the trade-off is that there is no garage (most of the houses in the area have garages). I’ve never paid for a swimming pool but I’m guessing the cost would not be that much different from building a garage.
It’s a corner lot so you don’t get the same privacy as the mid-block houses (partially mitigated by the thick hedges on the border).
The pictures make it look in great condition (Corcoran does seem to do nice photos) so I give them the benefit of the doubt and put it as one of the nicer houses in the area.
The ambitious pricing seems to be designed to get a buyer to think they are getting a bargain – $1m tops.
Pool – nice! I’ve always wanted an in-ground pool. I hope it has plenty of fencing and shrubbery around it. The last thing anyone wants is midnight pool parties by strangers, not to mention the chance of an accident.
The floors and the kitchen are really nice, but I wouldn’t buy this place if I could afford it, too much detail has been removed. But, it probably appeals to more people that way, and with the pool – wouldn’t be surprised if it gets pretty close to asking price.
Perfect excuse for me to hire a “cabana boy.”
Maintenance/cost issues related to the in-ground pool could easily have the effect of limiting, not increasing, the buying “pool.”
When you consider what’s the last sunny day we’ve had, I think the pool pix is probably just an old one.
Technically, the Agent wrote it is the only house in Ditmas Park with a “HUGE IN-GROUND SWIMMING POOL in the backyard!!”
Apparently size matters.
Nice place. Nice enough that oversaturating that picture of the pool was completely unnecessary.
Would not be surprised if they got their asking price or even more. Ditmas Park is a very attractive neighborhood.
It’s hard to see a place like this and even think about paying 750K for a cramped 2 bedroom, 900 sq. ft condo.
its not the only in ground pool in the nabe