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This new brownstone listing at 685 St. Johns Place in Crown Heights is something of a time capsule–tons ‘o details (even the skeleton keys still work!). The bathroom probably won’t be to everyone’s taste and the lack of a kitchen photo makes us nervous, so we’re assuming whoever buys this is going to spend a little money on a tune-up. That, and the fact that it’s only three-stories tall, make us skeptical that the seller will be able to fetch the asking price of $950,000. What think you?
685 St. Johns Place [Prospective Properties] GMAP P*Shark



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  1. What’s really nice about this house is that the woodwork, at least on the first floor, wasnt’ painted over a zillion times. But I’m not sure I could live for one second with that bathroom and kitchen, especially if I’d paid around $800k to live in Crown Heights. So, if it were my money, which it isn’t, 750k tops.

  2. Now that Franklin Ave north of Eastern Parkway is becoming a mini Williamsburg, houses bet Franklin and Bedford will shoot through the roof in years to come. Unfortunately, for this owner it’s not going to happen while this is for sale – It’s overpriced.

    I try to support small/independent brokers but is it asking too much to use a wide angle lens to take some better photos. How about taking the interior shots in the day? For God Sakes.

  3. “691 St. Johns just went for $815,000 in late September. Same block, similar house.”

    That’s about right.

    $696,104/0.85 (typical 15% widget undercut) = $819,000.

    Charles Ponzi will take another victim.

    Price/(10 x annual rent) = $7,917/mo
    Price/(3 x annual income including rental) = $317,000/yr

    Sure, people collect and earn this much in Crown Heights.

    ***Bid half off peak comps***