House of the Day: 297 Vanderbilt Avenue
The four-story brownstone at 297 Vanderbilt Avenue was on the market for a while in 2007, but never sold. That might have had something to do with the asking price at the time, which started at $2,000,000 and dropped to $1,800,000 before begin pulled off the market. The odds are looking must better now for…
The four-story brownstone at 297 Vanderbilt Avenue was on the market for a while in 2007, but never sold. That might have had something to do with the asking price at the time, which started at $2,000,000 and dropped to $1,800,000 before begin pulled off the market. The odds are looking must better now for the two-family house: It just hit the market asking $1,495,000. Seems pretty reasonable to us for a classic brownstone in this location with all of its original details intact. Agree?
297 Vanderbilt Avenue [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
right, give me the money now! exactly.
wasder, I guessed 1.35M.
RE agents/agencies seem to do little proof-reading or honest-to-good research…except white glove agents like Mr. Carberry. I too find the typos on these ads very tiresome. It just smacks of slapdash and give-me-the-money-now.
Agreed that 15′ wide is pretty narrow. Also, it can’t be 3100 square feet if its four floors 15×40 each. Some justifiable nitpicking as one examines the listing. Probably more like 2500 square feet total.
“The price seems about right -I guess, that is if anyone is buying anything at any price.”
In prime Ft Greene/Clinton Hill as this house is, this price is definitely priced to sell. I know of another sale at this price point on St James that will be announced within the next few days.
Just one more nitpick this house was not built in 1899.
Nobody built houses faced with brownstone in 1899. After the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1892, limestone became the favored facade material. The detailing on this house dates to the late 1870’s-early 1880’s. Realtors should take a mini class at the Municipal Ar Society or buy a book or something.
THE WHAT!
This one’s for you: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/09/why-are-banks-paying-signing-bonus-so-early/
Someday this war’s gonna end…
weird layout, narrow house. pass.
nomi–the strangest thing about the house is the fact that the two kitchens are on garden and 4th floor respectively. Either way you could have a triplex with one bedroom rental but if you made the garden the rental you would have your kitchen on the top floor. far from ideal, but this is priced so that moving a kitchen is not a hardship.