House of the Day: 40 Joralemon Street
After being listed with Corcoran for a few months last year at $2,790,000, 40 Joralemon relaunched with Brown Harris Stevens last week at the significantly lower asking price of $2,300,000. The location’s obviously great but the house is just nice as opposed to some of the knock-your-socks-off listings that come up in Brooklyn Heights. And…
After being listed with Corcoran for a few months last year at $2,790,000, 40 Joralemon relaunched with Brown Harris Stevens last week at the significantly lower asking price of $2,300,000. The location’s obviously great but the house is just nice as opposed to some of the knock-your-socks-off listings that come up in Brooklyn Heights. And since the house is only 2,380 square feet, that asking price comes in at just under $1,000 per foot. Based on the photos, our favorite part of the house is that bedroom with the beautiful wide-plank floors and Greek Revival period mantelpiece.
40 Joralemon Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
“Jor-A-Lemon” is the correct pronunciation and is the way locals in Brooklyn Heights pronounce it. It is a good marker of who is a local in Brooklyn Heights, as my great aunt has pointed out who has lived in the heights since the late 40’s.
The street is named after Teunis Joralemon, who was Dutch. The Dutch male name Jan is pronounced like Yan not the American Brady-like female name Jan.
Petebklyn:
Take a walk near 31 Joralemon and you will agree with Nomi that the BQE is very loud there. It’s not similar to most of Brooklyn Heights, and it’s not normal or typical NYC noise. You don’t need any “determination to find negatives” to hear how loud it is.
Argh! Recessed lighting! WHY WHY WHY! (Sorry, this is my pet peeve of the century. It’s hideous McMansion design in my book.)
yes, I bet when you walk down the street you can hear traffic on BQE – but when inside a house unless all windows in front are wide open can hear that well. But – I bet the cars going down the cobblestone street are much noisier than anything from the BQE.
It amazes me how people are determined to find negatives about any property. I wonder where do you people live that is such nirvana. There are probably 2 houses on 2 blocks in all of NYC that could satisfy you. Too far, too close. I really think that you don’t like NewYork.
Well, that was kind of my point — the Promenade itself physically cuts down on some of the BQE noise. Further south, like where this house is, there is no protection at all. It’s freakin loud.
….”noise from the bqe is the bane of bklyn heights” really? r u looking at a map of bklyn heights or have u spent any time in bklyn heights?? if there’s a “bane” to the Heights it’s car and pedestrian traffic related to courts Monday thru Fri…Clinton St is clogged. BQE becomes a factor on Hicks St in Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens..the noise in this area is secondary to all the Staten Island/secondary traffic that blows thru at 40-50 mph….BQE noise in my humble opinion is only really an issue in DUMBO where there r no barriers to noise or exhaust fumes…i’ve lived in area 14 yrs…BQE noise is barely noticeable in Heights even standing in middle of Promenade..
(Hey, you didn’t have to bash Fort Greene and Clinton Hill!)
But it must be better where it’s sunken under The Promenade, yes?
noise from the BQE is the bane of Brooklyn Heights, kind of like muggings and stray bullets are the bane of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.