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
Okay, 11217, you have some good info, but your block is arguably the best block in the neighborhood, and I’d need to be reminded of that listing (the one that closed at 3.4). And just because someone remodeled from top to bottom a home that closed for 2.75 – in 2007 – doesn’t mean they needed to. This house needs it.
I don’t know. As someone who has seen no less than 100 brownstones in and around Park Slope since early 2007, who has thought seriously about several, and who has made a few offers, I can say that this feels like a tough sell. And at least a half a million over-priced in the condition it is likely in.
And for what it’s worth, I am a brisk stroller, even with a stroller. It takes me 10.2 minutes to walk to the Q at 7th from 2nd and 8th 😉
11217, what do you think is the mkt price for a move-in ready version of this? Considering the massive renov estimates people throw around on this blog, the 2.5M ask looks way overpriced if there’s tons to renovate
DIBS, sorry about that – got that upthread and not from the listing, which I misread, though “fairly new boiler” makes me skeptical since I’ve dealt with this broker.
hmmm, 3 family (or maybe 4). I hope it has locked mail boxes for the tenants or I’m deducting $100k.
The owner is still very much alive. He was in every real estate office on Seventh Ave last week — guess he went with the one that gave him the highest ask and the lowest commission (because they don’t co-broke). And actually the pink pre-dates landmarking on the block so it was grandfathered in.
This doesn’t look pink enough to be the famous pink house.
I thought that one was brighter pink, but maybe it’s the photo…
This is the famous pink house. Did the old gentleman pass away? He kept it that color becuase his departed wife selected it when they first moved in. Even the Landmarks Commission gave him a pass -those softies!
zeebee, where does it say it needs major mechanical work???
I remember this house was in the news a couple of years back. It’s on a landmarked block but the owner had been painting it pink for so long it was grandfathered in. He had just painted it again, pinker than ever, the neighbors got all hysterical and it made the tv news. The owner couldn’t give a rat’s ass what his neighbors said, bless his soul. I love people like that. I think it’s ugly, but I prefer brownstones painted white or a soft green so I don’t like the landmark rules about them having to be brown. I’ll be glad when the new owner puts a fresh coat of paint to cover up that ugly pink.