House of the Day: 524 2nd Street
Here’s a classic meat-and-potatoes Park Slope listing. The two family house at 524 2nd Street has a charming exterior, lots of interior details and a low-maintenance backyard. (It’s also zoned for PS 321.) At only 18 feet wide, though, it’s got a slightly more modest scale than some other houses in the area, which will…

Here’s a classic meat-and-potatoes Park Slope listing. The two family house at 524 2nd Street has a charming exterior, lots of interior details and a low-maintenance backyard. (It’s also zoned for PS 321.) At only 18 feet wide, though, it’s got a slightly more modest scale than some other houses in the area, which will make it interesting to see whether the asking price of $2,375,000 flies.
524 2nd Street [Townsley & Gay] GMAP P*Shark
Thanks for the sprinkler system info, MM.
So, if considering whether to remore a sprinkler system, it’s a battle between safety and aesthetics.
I’m working!
This seems like a nice, turnkey property in good condition. A basic house, nothing grand. The price should be on the lower to middle end of whatever houses in this location go for.
Right now there are 723 posts in the Open Thread, so I don’t think people are working any harder than before. It’s strange.
For what it’s worth, this late in the day, my friend, a retired NYC fireman, says that sprinkler systems are worth their weight in gold, ugly or not. He said that whenever FDNY did inspections, they were always pleased to see them, and said they save more lives than any other fire protection system. He would never advocate tearing them out. You can recess the pipes in the ceiling, as only the jets and the sensors have to be visible. Making sure they are inspected and in working order is a must, as well. There are companies that do that for a couple hundred dollars.
Why the decrease in interest?
Are people working instead?
Nobody talks about the properties of the day anymore. It seems like the Open Thread is the only one that generates any comments these days.
Not the most fabulous building in the area, but those 8 “Bids” on the widget at 1.5 Mil are out of their mind…
there is a bike lane on that street. Does that add or subtract value?
Have you noticed how the comments thin out for “meh” properties. It’s not grand enough for people to daydream about winning the lotto, and it’s not modest enough for most people to seriously entertain buying such a house.