House of the Day: 317 Bainbridge Street
This house at 317 Bainbridge Street in Bedford Stuyvesant could use some TLC, as the listing puts it, but the 20-foot-wide brick has lots of original details to recommend it. Unfortunately the English basement, which is currently unfinished, is a tough sell as usable space, given how sunken it is. If this were truly three…
This house at 317 Bainbridge Street in Bedford Stuyvesant could use some TLC, as the listing puts it, but the 20-foot-wide brick has lots of original details to recommend it. Unfortunately the English basement, which is currently unfinished, is a tough sell as usable space, given how sunken it is. If this were truly three stories of livable space the asking price of $680,000 would seem in the ballpark but given that there are really only two floors, we’re not so sure.
317 Bainbridge Street [Brooklyn Properties] GMAP P*Shark
I would love to see 411A. Who is the listing agent? I can’t find seem to find info anywhere on it other than here. Is it in contract?
This is an abslutely standard Edwardian two family just like in the Eastern part of Bushwick below Myrtle. Each floor is one apartment, the basement is not meant to be lived in. There will be a double parlor with fret work, small bedroom in the middle with skylight and stained glass, large dining room in back that could also be used as a bedroom, niche in the hall, side kitchen, and probably forced air and a pier mirror rather than fireplaces. At the height of the boom, these were $600,000. If in perfect condition, it is probably worth $520,000 or $540,000.
It is a beautiful row of houses, and the location is great. The lack of yard space is a drawback, but I think whats held it back most is the layouts. The only way to have a bedroom with a real window (not just light shaft), is to have it in the front most room. This is not at all appealing when you face Stuyvesant Avenue just down from Fulton, especially on the first floor.
Nevertheless, 411A is a steal compared to the HOTD, but I think 411A is priced right and HOTD is ludicrously high. Compared to HOTD, I’ve been seeing 4-story true brownstones on better blocks with better details and better upgrades asking over 100k less, and going for almost 200k less.
newelyork…that sounds interesting. I guess the lack of yard makes a big difference. But it is right across the street from the park and is a nice row of houses.
Across the street from housing projects. Hope the glass in those windows is bullet-proof.
Petebrklyn-
Saw that listing at the NYTimes. 700K for a 4 story 4 family on Bainbridge. Sounds yummy, but it’d be nice to seem some pics of the inside or a floorplan. Right around the corner from DIBS…
DIBS, I looked at 411A Stuy Ave last night. Its 20×65 house and 20×75 lot. The place needs some work, but not a lot. Original detail is remarkably intact; but apparently, that row of limestones was originally built as military officers’ homes, and the ornament and millwork is much more understated than most brownstones in the area. Nevertheless, it had remarkable original artifacts including all original door hardware, wall sconces, original thermostat (!), coal furnace, speaking tubes, lincrusta, pier mirrors, pocket doors, mosaic tiles, stained glass transoms, beamed ceilings, fretwork. Also, not original, but had a sauna! The last asking is high 500s, there are offers in near asking. The layouts were strange though, not like a typical brownstone. Both first and second floors were almost identical layouts, it seemed like the building was originally built as 2 apartment units, not 1 family like most brownstones. The layouts are awkward, it seemed like each floor/unit had a formal double-parlor, and a formal dining room, and a random room off the dining room with frosted glass pocket doors, served by a light shaft, but no obvious bedroom.
fillmore just listed a 4 story in stuy-hts historic distr. for $700k.
Looks nice from outside…no pics of inside.
DIBS – lot is 20×75