House of the Day: 17 Garden Place
This charming townhouse at 17 Garden Place was on the market for a couple of months last fall with a price that started with the number 4. After taking the winter off, the single-family home has been re-listed as a co-broke for $3,700,000, which brings the price per square foot under the $1,000 mark. While…
This charming townhouse at 17 Garden Place was on the market for a couple of months last fall with a price that started with the number 4. After taking the winter off, the single-family home has been re-listed as a co-broke for $3,700,000, which brings the price per square foot under the $1,000 mark. While not quite one-of-a-kind, the house is pretty darn unusual and special and has clearly had a spare-no-expense renovation. Do you think the price is in the ballpark now?
17 Garden Place [Brown Harris Stevens]
17 Garden Place [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
“Not a motivated seller.”
Posted by: invisible at March 9, 2010 2:35 PM
I think I agree, invisible.
How about this home, in the same neighborhood, for a million dollars less:
http://www.corcoran.com/property/listing.aspx?Region=NYC&listingid=1517134
Can you say “overimproved doll house”? I certainly don’t think this is worth over $2.5. This does not look like not a motivated seller. I would not consider the owner famous, certainly not in the sense of attracting idiots to pay an extra million.
“A friend is a broker with BHS and it is their policy not to show bedrooms and bathrooms in pictures. She said that it is an antiquated notion of propriety”
Yes, but they are using the internet which is the largest venue for viewing porn.
“A friend is a broker with BHS and it is their policy not to show bedrooms and bathrooms in pictures. She said that it is an antiquated notion of propriety”
Posted by: donatella at March 9, 2010 2:18 PM
That’s hilarious!
Thanks for the info, Pigeon. And yes, I think there is no back yard. Listings only make mention of the side patio. I guess the extension ate up whatever back yard they had. WRT additions not being able to be the full width of the building, can one just short it by a foot or so? Or do you think that skinny mess (totally looks like a hillbilly rattail haircut!) was the most the DOB would let them do?
Donatella,
I agree; this is one of the most beautiful blocks in all of Brooklyn.
A friend is a broker with BHS and it is their policy not to show bedrooms and bathrooms in pictures. She said that it is an antiquated notion of propriety —
The floor plan says: “Potential Roof Deck”
That’s broker babble for: “Third floor has only one small bedroom and it looks out across 45 feet of ugly roof top.”