House of the Day: 229 Baltic Street
This townhouse at 229 Baltic Street in Cobble Hill just hit the market and it’s a doozy. The good news is that it’s a gorgeous place—lots of original detail and recently the subject of a top-notch renovation. The bad news? The asking price is $4,200,000, definitely at the high end of the range for something…
This townhouse at 229 Baltic Street in Cobble Hill just hit the market and it’s a doozy. The good news is that it’s a gorgeous place—lots of original detail and recently the subject of a top-notch renovation. The bad news? The asking price is $4,200,000, definitely at the high end of the range for something to the south of Atlantic Avenue. (Heck, it’s even quite a bit of dough in Brooklyn Heights these days.) Still, for some lucky bonus recipient looking for a beautiful house to move right into, this might just be the ticket.
229 Baltic Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Why can’t I remember the Crown Height house that’s being referenced??
Berkeley Place is a beautiful house, no question. But part of me is very tempted to try and buy and restore the St. Mark’s Place house. Berkeley Place, on the other hand, is beyond my budget, so it’s not an option.
“there were supposedly 3 competing bids on the house, but I’m not sure what happened.”
Sounds like “supposedly” was the key word there.
I believe you that it’s a beauty on the inside, I just don’t find the outside appealing at all. To me, Berkeley Place house steals the show on all fronts.
I’d say divorce is the best bet, Pete. There has to be a good reason to put all that work into a house, have plans to do the kitchen and baths, and then up and sell the place.
Noki — that’s a nice house, although I am not a big fan of the top floor apt. I’d really rather take that than the one listed here today. And here I thought I had seen everything from Kane on up to Atlantic.
Plus, I actually like the idea of being across from the school yard for the extra light. (I am assuming it’s on the northside, but there might be some 25′ wide house on the south side too).
11217, unless you’ve been inside the St. Mark’s Place house, you’ve NEVER seen anything like it. Woodwork like I’ve never seen before, and you can’t even begin to imagine. An enormous amount of space – so much I couldn’t even imagine how I’d use it all. Beautiful details everywhere, from marble sinks with carved mirrors in bedroom alcoves to original stained glass windows and coiffured ceilings, all of which have miraculously survived the house being carved up. The reason for the listing history is that it needs a ton of work, and it was priced ridiculously to begin with. Montrose posted a while back that there were supposedly 3 competing bids on the house, but I’m not sure what happened.
ha, I found their wedding announcement in NYTimes!
12 years ago. Maybe a divorce, or kid didn’t get into private school of choice so decided to move to ritzy suburb with good public.
Berkeley Place is stunning. Ill need the stock market to a little higher, and the housing market to go down a little to do that one for cash.
The St Marks house is a gem, too bad its in Crown Heights.
11217, you were probably never inside it. The amount of mahaogany throughout is astounding.
Yes, CGar, the one that was on the CHN tour.