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
“I think it was just a rear overhang – a bumped out window.”
Huh? did it add more sq. footage to the kitchen? Otherwise, why bother.
Assuming one is going to put counters along the back wall, a bumped out window will just be a dirt collector. The sill won’t get cleaned that often as it’ll be hard to reach, unless you climb on the counter.
And Pigeon, if I had 4.2 million I’d buy one for me and DH to share and one for Miss Muffet.
Noki, when I put $3.2 million on the widget, I was thinking of the Kane Street house that finally sold. But, as you note, Kane Street is completely refinished – the buyers do not have to gut the kitchen (and build an addition no less) and the baths. So, now I think $3.2 million is too high by at least $200k.
Mr. B?! Mr. B?! I want to retract my widget bid, please!!
Ex, I think it was just a rear overhang – a bumped out window. Don’t know what that is called, as it isn’t a bay.
If I had 4.2 million dollars, I’d buy two brownstones.
One for me and one for BHO.
I AGREE with you CGAR! Sheesh. This is why we walked out scratching our heads a bit per the price tag. Thought it was conservatively 800k overpriced.
I guess the nearest comp is the place also on Baltic, on the next block, asking 3.8 something. On the market for nearly a year now. Also the Kane Street place that just sold for 3.2 or 3.3, also 25 feet wide and quite beautiful. (and finished btw). It wasn’t our taste, but it could have BECOME our taste for a lot less than 100k. It suffered over a million dollar in price chops.
“It includes bumping out the back wall a bit to accommodate an expanded kitchen.”
Then add 50K to your number.
Are they also bumping the garden floor wall and doing a foundation to support the ‘bumped out wall or are they going to do a rear overhang?
“They do thrown in the plans for it.”
Unless, you like they architect they used and the proposed layouts. The plans are useless.
“They do thrown in the plans for it. It includes bumping out the back wall a bit to accommodate an expanded kitchen.”
I’m sorry, but for a house ASKING $4.2 MILLION, the kitchen should already be bumped out and redone, and so should the baths. That’s what makes a house a $4.2 million house!!
I know Ex. That’s why I figure it’ll cost at least 100k, probably 125k, to finish the kitchen and master bath. They do thrown in the plans for it. It includes bumping out the back wall a bit to accommodate an expanded kitchen.