House of the Day: 146 6th Avenue Revisited
This house at 146 6th Avenue in Park Slope was a house of the day pick back in June 2008 when it was listed for $2,750,000 in the NY TImes. It clearly didn’t sell, because after a long break it’s back on the market again for $2,295,000. The house hasn’t changed hands since 1979, and…
This house at 146 6th Avenue in Park Slope was a house of the day pick back in June 2008 when it was listed for $2,750,000 in the NY TImes. It clearly didn’t sell, because after a long break it’s back on the market again for $2,295,000. The house hasn’t changed hands since 1979, and a commenter back in the original HOTD thread made a reference to some personal conflict between the owners that might have been complicating the sales process. That first listing didn’t include any interior photos, so we feared the worst, but the photos in this new Elliman listing show a space that’s much nicer than we expected. Lots of original details, and a sprinkler system to boot. For a corner three-family house, the taxes listed on Property Shark of $7,626 sound low. You liking this place at this price?
146 6th Avenue [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
House of the Day: 146 6th Avenue [Brownstoner]
Minard, you certainly entitled to your opinions (well-informed or not), but not to your own facts. It is very odd you would pick a fight about a house you haven’t even seen, against the word of an architect and an experienced contractor who actually visited and inspected the house in question. You should stick to what you know (it covers quite a large area), instead of discrediting yourself with nonsensical pronouncements.
Dave I was responding to Maly and referring to the Adelphi Street house. The Park Slope house has a high basement and a cellar.
I don’t even know anymore what realtor’s mean when they say “English basment”. In England, it means a story that is almost entirely above grade, as found in the great estates and townhouses there. In Brooklyn I think it means a cold damp dungeon with no heat.
Minard…you can see from the photo that the English basement is NOT 90% below grade. It has five legal, livable floors.
another thing to keep in mind about a corner house like this is that exterior maintenance will cost way more.Just look at the length of the side Mansard! Even replacing the sidewalks would be major. We always talk about high maintenance charges in coops, but think about the high maintenance costs of a large corner house like this.
***Bill Thompson for Mayor***?!?!?!?
If Bill Thompson were to become mayor, the price of brownstones would decrease dramatically, in tandom with the quality of city life.
Is that what we want?
There should be a law against painting marble. I stripped three marble fireplaces in my old rental, just because I couldn’t stand the white paint. Underneath was about 5 layers of paint, including good old institutional green and puke pink that must have been free, since every house in Brooklyn has it somewhere. The layer on top of the marble was brown (I want my fireplaces to be wood!)and it took a lot of elbow grease and poltices to get the stain out of the marble. Paint is not always a good idea.
I would bid half off for Bill Thompson.
Even then he’s no bargain.
Oh, five stories! Yeah, 2.5 plus.
Hey, widget is now over 2M! Beat it, Sebb!
***Bill Thompson for Mayor***
maly, u just don’t get it. bho can always say “approaching” or “idiots”. they are irrefutable posts (and unprovable (and improbable?)). nevertheless you are correct. i would say “approaching 50% off peak ASK.”
n2h: i just ballparked based on $2 mio sales price and 80% LTV. i’m sure i’m off by some significant amount but general neighborhood, no?
chicken, yes that’s def part of the buying equation. like buying the furniture with the house… and paying for it over 30 years.