House of the Day: 176 Bainbridge Street
This three-story brownstone at 176 Bainbridge Street in Bed Stuy just hit the market with an asking price of $695,000. While the ultimate selling price may end up barely having a “6” at the front of it, the current ask is probably too high given the size (2,700 square feet) and the condition—while the whitewashed…
This three-story brownstone at 176 Bainbridge Street in Bed Stuy just hit the market with an asking price of $695,000. While the ultimate selling price may end up barely having a “6” at the front of it, the current ask is probably too high given the size (2,700 square feet) and the condition—while the whitewashed walls and sanded floors sit fine with us, the Home Depot light fixtures and tacky door knobs make us fear the worst about the unphotographed bathrooms and kitchens. What do you think? If this were $100,000 cheaper would it be a buy?
176 Bainbridge Street [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
MOPAR….
I wouldn’t call it a waste. At the right price it can work.
Backyard is lovely. I’m not too keen on the 2nd floor bedrooms being attached. Great for a couple or a family with young children. Not so great for a family with older children who need their own space. On the 3rd floor that 2nd bedroom is laughable. If the guts are ok the seller should do pretty well. Knock it down 100k and someone will swoop it up right quick!
I wholly agree with Park Sloper and DIBS – it is a wast to have bedrooms on the parlor and the rental should definetly be the garden. Makes for a much more ‘homey’ feel, entering on the palor and have the bedrooms on the top floor. they could build a deck off of the kitchen and have easy garden access.
wishbone – this is an extremely child friendly area. on a saturday walk down to story time at brownstone books at 12pm and you will see tons of small children there and playing out side by bread stuy and families brunching at peaches. On sunday walk to the fulton east playground (corner of fulton on stuyvesant) there are a bunch of neighborhood moms there around 10:30am. if you are truly open – you will love the area!
jack – i voted 700k also! before seeing your comment. this is a great block and area and there is no reason for a ‘5’ in front like Mr. B suggests!
Price is OK but I’d want more of a discount for crappy layout. . . your main living space is a narrow dark ground floor.
The whole point of living in Bed-Stuy would be to get a grand space, which this ain’t, for half off or more what you would pay elsewhere.
Those doors are just craptastic. This is a waste.
This area is very nice, yes.
I strongly suspect this house was renovated by a company that buys up uninhabitable properties. I toured five job sites with one of them in nearby blocks, and this is exactly their modus operandi. Re the downstairs, they think it’s really awesome to “open up the space” and all the kitchens and baths are Home Depot. I didn’t see evidence of a gut, though I could be wrong. What I saw is that they sheetrocked over the existing plaster. Replacing floors with new seems to be standard.
Why drop another 100k? This is a solid brownstone in a great area for less than a Million.
The design flaws can be corrected in 4 hours tops.
I say 700k. Step up to the plate or buy temporary white box in PS.
Wishbone you and your wife should take a walk through this part of Bed-Stuy on a Saturday and see if you like the neighborhood. I mean this is totally different neighborhood from Park Slope. If you & your wife are opened to a change in life style then Bedford Stuyvesant could be for you….
DIBS, you just convinced me to buy a wreck and renovate it myself – to mitigate risk of crappy renov behind the walls.
compared to that nice detailed facade, the interior does look lacking. not dripping in enough details