House of the Day: 136 Hawthorne Street
The folks who just put 136 Hawthorne Street on the market bought the house in rundown condition back in 2004 for $280,000 and then did a two-year painstaking renovation that maintained the historic details while modernizing the systems as well as the kitchen and bathrooms. Now they’ve put it on the market for $995,000. If…
The folks who just put 136 Hawthorne Street on the market bought the house in rundown condition back in 2004 for $280,000 and then did a two-year painstaking renovation that maintained the historic details while modernizing the systems as well as the kitchen and bathrooms. Now they’ve put it on the market for $995,000. If this were in the Lefferts Manor historic district, we’d say they might have a shot, but since it’s not and it’s only 2,300 square feet, we’d be surprised if they get their asking price.
136 Hawthorne Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
280K plus reno = 500K max
Posted by: Brownstones Half Off at October 28, 2009 1:41 PM
BHO, not saying that it’s worth 995K but because it took 2 years to reno, even if reno was another 200K (probably more in this case), price definitely deserves to take the premium for remodeling into it. After experiencing a gut reno on a studio co-op (and that’s as small scale as you can go), I am willing to take out a bit larger mortgage to get a new place that’s already redone, even if I don’t like some of the choices previous owners made.
Oh man! I like this one. Very charming and beautifully renovated (with one exception being that dark topped vanity, but hey, can’t please us all with every choice).
Know nothing about that neighborhood, but it seems that $899k would be a good price point. They’re too close to a million right now and it may scare away the buyers they’re looking to attract. 899k is close, but gives at least the illusion of wiggle room and potential to get a great bargain with this gorgeous house.
I have to agree the kitchen is oddly configured BUT I do like the eating area off the kitchen that lead to the back yard. One families in BK are very hard to find…if I was looking I would buy this one and fix the kitchen.
I like this house very much. The renovation is smart and sensible…even the powder room on the first floor. In the Historic District it would probably get over a million.
I like this house a lot!
some of it is done really well – I love the facade and the backyard the most – I happen to like those shiny floors actually…
I’d say $850K does the deal
I really like this house actually. Don’t know enough about the nabe to speculate on pricepoint but there aren’t too many single family houses this nicely renovated at this price that I have seen.
I love this house. Particularly because it’s a single family and you don’t have to deal with having the annoyance of tenants.
True, some of the finishes are not particularly my taste but overall it’s just wonderful.
I’d take it in a heartbeat.
280K plus reno = 500K max (No, anitdope, I did not put this figure in the widget!). Come on guys. 995K or even 831K (average widget at comment press time) is a “new investor” price.
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I’m not getting why people think the price is SO high. If it is 2300 sq ft, then the price per foot is $435. Is that so crazy? I don’t love every choice they made, but it’s carefully and thoughtfully renovated.