House of the Day: 233 Garfield Place
We absolutely love this house at 233 Garfield Place that just hit the market. In fact, we’d rather buy a place like this that has all of its architectural details in place but is a little rough around the edges than a similar place that’s been too fancied up. Assuming the former was priced at…
We absolutely love this house at 233 Garfield Place that just hit the market. In fact, we’d rather buy a place like this that has all of its architectural details in place but is a little rough around the edges than a similar place that’s been too fancied up. Assuming the former was priced at a sufficient discount to the former, of course. And that’s the question here: This three-family place is beautiful but it’s been in the same family for 60 years and so may not appeal to people who need brand new kitchens and bathrooms. Given all that, is the asking price of $2,500,000 realistic?
233 Garfield Place [Heights Berkeley] GMAP P*Shark
“you can’t afford this house if you make only $200,000 a year.”
Never said that. I think very few single people buy brownstones. They are mostly couples (with or without kids) and the article I just posted shows that there are 43,000 people in NYC who make over 200K a year.
400K a year (a couple) could afford this house.
Good thing this world is filled with so many fools, then Bklplebe, cause I see people buying these houses on a regular basis, no matter what you pronounce to be true on Brownstoner.
Imagine that!
“Only takes one buyer to make a deal happen.”
You forgot the qualifier “fool”.
Because a non fool buyer who makes 400K will rent a duplex in the same neighborhood for 4-5K while they wait for the inevitable price chops which wlll bring their cost of owning to 5K/month (as much as their rent). Meanwhile they will save for downpayment and focus on their 400K business instead of playing landlord.
you can’t afford this house if you make only $200,000 a year.
wait, what do you mean by 200,000 grand? 200 million?
With the rental, this place is $9,000 a month (before the tax deduction) which is totally doable for a couple making 400K yearly.
Only takes one buyer to make a deal happen.
maybe john cougar is interested in following bjork to bkln?
Tyburg:
I think you might have missed this article I posted earlier today…
43,000 people in NYC make over $200,000 grand a year.
There are maybe 100 brownstones for sale in Brownstone Brooklyn.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/rise_in_nyc_rich_club_nDlTIL5cn79sDPvhv4woiI
tyburg, Very few people have this sort of money and fewer still with any desire to buy a pink house in Brooklyn.
Ugly depressing house.