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
but why are you on brownstoner, MWG?
there are lots of reasons people prefer nj burbs over bklyn, but commuting can’t be one of them. no way working with a train schedule is preferable to the subway. and just factually, the A from BS to columbus circle does not take an hour door to door, at least not at rush.
BTW PS21 is not that fantastic: it gets 5 out of 10 in greatschools and 3 out of 5 in schooldigger a lackluster performance for 600K houses.
we are now free of children and look to move back to the city. As you correctly pointed out, I cannot afford BS although I earn multiples of median income there. When and if prices in Brooklyn compare favorably I might make a move. At the moment, suburbs win.
Commuting from maplewood to columbus circle is 1h door to door which is about the same from bs.
I am not sure why BS is more “cultured” than maplewood. Unless you mean lil kim, maplewood is full of artists and media people, art venues, and I bet higher educational level residents.
Architecture wise, maplewood is full of century old houses including victorians, arts&crafts, etc
Try to open your mind and get a perspective of what brooklyn offers compare to nearby areas. Otherwise you can’t correctly price your property.
Good luck Wishinone. Be sure to leave your tunnel vison glasses at home when searching. BedStuy has the largest collection of brownstones in the world ok maybe new world so restoring is easy and lots of fun.
wish – we have friends in south orange, west orange & maplewood. our friends in maplewood said their taxes have gone up 7% a year since they moved and they want to move back to brooklyn but can’t afford it.
maplewood if NJ is so great, why are you posting on brownstoner – is there no ilovemaplewoodblogs out there?
Jersey City (the prime areas; not the ones you see on the news with the recent shootings) is very nice. I prefer BK but do acknowledge those towns Maplewoodguy mentioned are very nice (know them well since I house hunted near and work near a few of them) but this is about personal preference – to each his own.
maplewoodguy, I do think if & when prices do bottom out, one stands better odds making a profit buying in bed stuy than in those NJ townships. not that it’s the only reason but is 1 of the key buying decisons
Maplewood Guy, We lived in Montclair for two years and hightailed it back to Brooklyn… for a lot of reasons I won’t get into on this thread. But, suffice to say, we love Brooklyn and want to raise our kids here. No suburbs for us, we’ve btdt, and it wasn’t for us.
LOL….
PS 21 is a fantastic school.
And for the record IRVINGTON is no walk in the park if you’re concerned about safety. Try taking a walking tour in that neighborhood…..GOOD LUCK!!