House of the Day: 315 Garfield Place
Probably the nicest house for sale in Brooklyn right now, 315 Garfield Place hit the market last September asking $8,500,000 and was reduced to the current price of $7,750,000 back in June. While that’s a tough number in this market (or any, really), consider that the 26-foot-wide brownstone has almost 7,000 square feet of space…
Probably the nicest house for sale in Brooklyn right now, 315 Garfield Place hit the market last September asking $8,500,000 and was reduced to the current price of $7,750,000 back in June. While that’s a tough number in this market (or any, really), consider that the 26-foot-wide brownstone has almost 7,000 square feet of space and has been immaculately renovated. Still, at this rarified price point, it’s more about whether some banker or movie star is going to fall in love and have to have it than rationally comparing it to price per square foot comps around in the area. And given that the current owners paid less than $4 million for the house (pre-renovation, presumably) back in 2006, they can probably afford to be patient.
315 Garfield Place [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Closing Bell: 315 Garfield Place, The Movie [Brownstoner]
I’d film porn in this place.
If I owned this house I would walk around in a suit 24/7, and dine out in grand style, and generally be a gadabout.
Then I’d start a TV talk/interview show from my basement, and pretend to be Dick Cavett, whom people in college said I reminded them of.
quote:
Those times at the turn of the Century were filled with the guilt of the end of the Victorian age.
(he should know! he was there!) 🙂
*rob*
Mr. DIBS you are thinking of a specialized sort of house. Not an ordinary, er, non-commercial house.
“I take issue though with your posting of square foot costs.
While it is a reasonable measure in commercial leasing and cookie-cutter residential construction, it is very misleading when applied to brownstones. For one thing, a large amount of sq. footage is dedicated to hall and stair, it is very possible that a 1200 sq ft apartment or loft has more usable floor area than a 2000 sq. ft. brownstone. But more importantly, people buy old brownstones for their beauty and detail (at least most people) square footage costs are pretty meaningless especially as the top floor of say a five-story brownstone is pretty under-used in most cases. square footage values are used by realtors, my apologies if you are one, more to mislead than to inform.”
Considering that I live in a 350 sf shoebox dripping with brownstone detail, I do understand you.
As Dibs said, I was joking.
And no, I’m not a real estate agent.
Yet. 🙂
Mssr. Lefevre:
Those times at the turn of the Century were filled with the guilt of the end of the Victorian age. When I think of a brownstone, I fantasize as to what may have gone on inside, behind the closed doors and lace curtains, beyond the prying eyes of society. Buggy whips and manacles come to mind in dark gas-lit boudoirs painted in deep hues of maroon and aubergine.
Mr. DIBS, it is hard to keep a sense of humor when one has been dead for a hundred and fifty years. In my day a sense of humor was seen as a character flaw. Why do you think we faced our houses with the darkest and dourest masonry ever quarried? When you see a brownstone do you think: the people who built this must have been a lot of fun?
So, in a 7,000 + square foot mansion death match, who wins? Prime BH or prime PS?
Magnificient house with great details and a beautiful garden. That white door is an unfortunate scar but can be easily remedied with satin black paint. Is that white door even LPC approved??
Anyways we wish that kitchen had period cabinets instead of the faux loftish open shelves meant for rentals….ah sorry for sounding snobbish but this place is priced @ that level.
Sorry 11217 but we cannot disagree more on the need for @ least a powder room on the Palor floor….no amount of rationalizing is going to sooth such an obvious deficiency. Could you imagine having the Premier running down steps to use the loo? Remember lots of wine is consumed during those parties right? Can you say diuresis? What happen to protocol? Oh in a house of this level the loo will be sound insulated and the Toto toilet will produce minimal noise on flushing..custom engineering.
DIBS we are with you on the paneling in the library..it feels right, looks sophisticated and reeks of old world savoire faire. Can you imagine smoking a Cohiba esplandidos in there after inking a serious $$ deal…ah la vie en rose…hahahaha.