House of the Day: 440 Henry Street
When 440 Henry Street was a House of the Day back in the Summer of 2008, there were no interior photos with the listing. Now that we have some to look it, it becomes clearer why the Cobble Hill brownstone didn’t find any takers at the asking price of $1,999,000. There’s definitely some original detail…
When 440 Henry Street was a House of the Day back in the Summer of 2008, there were no interior photos with the listing. Now that we have some to look it, it becomes clearer why the Cobble Hill brownstone didn’t find any takers at the asking price of $1,999,000. There’s definitely some original detail but the house has definitely suffered from being chopped up into three units. Douglas Elliman’s had the listing since January, and recently cut the price to $1,650,000. Given the location and pedigree, we suspect there will start to be some interest.
440 Henry Street [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
House of the Day: 440 Henry Street [Brownstoner]
Was just about to say what Dave said about tin ceilings. Once painted, you really can’t tell the difference.
Saw the house not too long ago. Actually isn’t too bad inside. Details are intact, if covered in ugly paint. Structurally pretty solid too.
The killer is the rent controlled tenant. I am always put off when brokers are not up front about that – its a real nasty surprise when you walk in the door. Plus, the RC tenant is on the floor above parlor, so you cannot reconfigure into anything but a duplex and 2 floor-throughs.
I remember when fatlenny was around.
Yes, a new tin ceiling will look essentially the same as an old one. You can get the “new tin look” from a new one but most of the old ones have been painted. A painted tin ceiling, new or old looks the same.
“Is that a THROW PILLOW on the Breuer Wassily chair?? Why in the name of God?”
I don’t even know who (what?) Breuer Wassily was, but this is an awesome comment. The horror…the horror.
Bad realtor move here. Shrinking down the interior floorplans so you could show the full length of the backyard was stupid. Makes it look like teeny tiny hobbit house, even though it’s 20×45. An especially bad idea because the house is so cluttered–you look at the floorplans and the house and you think “tiny and unlivable.”
Do newly installed tin ceilings look the same as the old tin ceilings?
CGar,
Thanks!
The link to the HOTD thread from 2008 has some amusing comments about tin ceilings.
Someone named FatLenny wrote:
“I… replaced a portion [of the tin ceiling] in one of our rentals and… I [bought] basically the exact same pattern on 4th ave as I had in the house. And it wasn’t expensive. It’s not like they’re so expensive to buy and install. If they’re so great, why doesn’t everyone get them?
Do they really add that much value to a house? Moldings I can see, but tin ceilings???”
Posted by: FatLenny at August 7, 2008 3:55 PM
He kinda has a good point. Good old FatLenny.
Pigeon, I just replied to your email.
Speaking of broker speak, I love how one of the windowless middle rooms is called a “sleeping area” since they can’t call it a bedroom.
This is one big mess, both physically and in terms of having tenants that don’t produce income. Wouldn’t touch this with a 10 foot pole. Price will have to come way down to make this hassle worth anyone’s while.