House of the Day: 439 East 19th Street
We’re liking the look of this single-family house at 439 East 19th Street in Ditmas Park—the original built-ins and coffered ceilings are stunning. The 2,800-square-foot house changed hands in 2002 for $775,000 and just hit the market now for $1,249,000. That comes out to about $450 per square foot, less than what this house a…
We’re liking the look of this single-family house at 439 East 19th Street in Ditmas Park—the original built-ins and coffered ceilings are stunning. The 2,800-square-foot house changed hands in 2002 for $775,000 and just hit the market now for $1,249,000. That comes out to about $450 per square foot, less than what this house a couple of blocks away recently sold for.
[Brooklyn Hearth] GMAP P*Shark
11217 –
having just weighed the burbs vs. DP question and going with the burbs (pelham) i can tell you my reasons:
1) NYC public schools just can’t be counted on to deliver a quality education from K-12. in NJ and westchester, lots of towns can provide this, and i am not into the idea of $60K after taxes for private school for 2 kids.
2) NYC income tax is close to 3% of your income (on top of your property taxes), which in our case bridged the tax difference (we actually end up tax neutral before considering the potential cost of private school).
3) DP is 45 minutes to midtown, pelham is 28.
4) relatively greater safety for my kids, who can roam my neighborhood freely
5) very similar housing stock in pelham compared to DP, with whole neighborhoods within walking distance of the train
6) a seemingly friendlier vibe (at least to us), and a smaller community
that said, DP has lots to offer including much better restaurants. however, it’s all a tradeoff and depends on the value you place on each.
Gorgeous house. Nothing missing. Pristine condition. Deep lot. Under FAR.
Given that a similar home recently sold for $1.15M, I think this could go over ask. I guessed $1.265M. It needs more exposure and some competitive bidding.
Rob,
I’m guessing the reason Real Housewives of New Jersey got higher ratings (if that’s even true) is because they are such shitshows. People love to watch a train wreck.
I stand by my comment. Brooklyn is better than the Dirty Jerz.
And I wasn’t talking about cache…I know there’s a ton of it in NJ, and believe me…they make sure to tell you every chance they get! 🙂
Rob, have you ever been to Ditmas Park?
> That comes out to about $450 per square foot
Maybe houses are considerably higher on a $/SF basis than apartments, but shouldn’t this be in the 300s/sf?
Rob,
Yesterday I told you I liked you… don’t make me take it back with your ditmas park hatin’ — defend Jerzy if you must, but step off brother.
Oh — and I think I am going to play the lotto tonight. The jackpot is $9.5 million. That would be OK with me!
im sorry but there are MANY MANY MANY better cachet zip codes (if that’s your thing) in new jersey than DITMAS PARK. jeez.
also what got better ratings AND was much funnier… real housewives of new jersey or real housewives of new york? hmmm… JERSEY!!!
not exactly sure where all this jersey pride is coming from tho i havent lived there in 8 years
*rob*
here’s the listing cmar
http://www.brooklynhearth.com/listing.php?id=748
Lovely house in a fine location. The price seems about right for the current market, but I’d wait a year until it is asking 950K–then pounce.