House of the Day: 786 Putnam Avenue
This house at 786 Putnam Avenue is a real charmer. Tons of original detail, including some beautiful parquet floors and a killer staircase. The house is also located in just outside Stuyvesant Heights, the longtime-landmarked section of Bed Stuy with one of the most incredible and well-preserved stock of old houses anywhere. The house is…
This house at 786 Putnam Avenue is a real charmer. Tons of original detail, including some beautiful parquet floors and a killer staircase. The house is also located in just outside Stuyvesant Heights, the longtime-landmarked section of Bed Stuy with one of the most incredible and well-preserved stock of old houses anywhere. The house is only three stories, though, so it’ll be interesting to see if it fetches its asking price of $799,000. We bet it’ll get pretty close.
786 Putnam Avenue [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
“Really??? Care to show us some data????”
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“this is a tasteful livable interior–doesn’t look like a flip for ripping the nouveau riche housewives. Unfortunately the market is collapsing.”
I agree it is a tasteful redo BUT WHY IS THE MARKET STILL COLLAPSING?
OOooooooo….nice house and it’s a single family! I’d love this. I don’t think it’ll be around long unless it’s got a litany of mechanical issues.
Gorgeous and perfect house. This is not in the historic district. I believe it is overpriced, but it all depends — maybe someone will fall in love and snap it up. This house has everything, including new mechanicals, and is in move-in condition.
I’ve seen a lot of once-similar places in not as nice condition with asking prices of about $600,000 that might take $500,000 in reality. There are quite a few abandoned places around, and it’s also next to a row of big churches, which is nice. Friends of mine live just down the block.
I would also like to see a floorplan to find out if this is a one-family chopped into two or a true two-family. The true two families have original bedrooms and bathrooms on the parlor floor. The layouts are great.
“Can a bathroom be a little TOO en suite? I dont want to see the toilet from my bed.”
I thought the very same thing. I guess it could be helpful on those drunken evenings when you can only make it a few paces before your stomach evicts the tequila.
Just saw the floorplan. I like the house and the layout…hopefully the seller can sell it for close to asking.
Unfortunately the market is collapsing.
Posted by: bklplebe at September 24, 2009 1:43 PM
Really??? Care to show us some data????
I think I might have liked the renovation on paper, but not so much in reality. Can a bathroom be a little TOO en suite? I dont want to see the toilet from my bed. And that room/shower thing is not to my taste — not with this tile choice anyway. And the floorplan is a little whack. For the money, I think you need to fall in love with it as is. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone does.
wasder, i’m at halsey & Stuyvesant and i do it in 4 minutes.