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SOUTH SLOPE/GREENWOOD HTS $787,500
400 19th Street GMAP
2-family, 88-year-old, two-story, semiattached, brick house; 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, dining room, eat-in kitchen, parquet floors, French doors, coved ceilings in each unit; English basement, common driveway, 20-by-100-ft. lot; taxes $2,745; listed at $799,000, 4 weeks on market. Broker: Orrichio & Anderson.

CLINTON HILL $545,000
429 Clinton Avenue GMAP
Prewar two-bedroom, one-bath floor-through co-op, 850 square feet, with dining area, windowed kitchen, washer/dryer and N/E/W exposures; building features roof deck, courtyard, laundry and storage. Asking price $563,000, on market 57 days. Broker: Rodolfo Lucchese, The Corcoran Group.

WILLIAMSBURG $530,000
170 N. 11th Street GMAP
One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 682 square feet, with high ceilings, central AC and terrace; Lucent building features elevator, laundry and roof deck. Common charges $145, taxes $3.25 (15-year abatement). Asking price $530,000, on market one day. Brokers: Jordan Silver and Alan Shaker, The Developers Group.

WINDSOR TERRACE $327,000
47 Reeve Place GMAP
Prewar one-bedroom, one-bath walkup co-op, 500 square feet, with windowed galley kitchen, walk-in closet, windowed bath, high ceilings and patio; building features garden, laundry and storage. Maintenance $552, 50 percent tax-deductible. Asking price $329,000, on market three weeks. Broker: Robert T. Frye, Brooklyn Heights Real Estate, Inc.

First item from the Times, Residential Sales; others from the Post, Just Sold!
Photo of 400 19th St. by Kate Leonova for Property Shark.


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  1. Hey 3:31, I’m the new lucky owner of that dump and can confirm it was put on the market at 869k last spring. They dropped it to 799k I think around Labor Day. Based on the description, the house had plenty of interest at open houses, but when buyers saw the disconnect btw the description and the reality, well, it sat.

    Here’s a link to the garage out back…
    http://www.pbase.com/image/91313464

    So, to answer your question, I guess brokers can say what they want!

  2. That house on 19th street was for sale for at least 3 months and the original price was 899k….. Is it true when brokers lower the price they just ignore the amount of time the house was on the market with the original price???

  3. Can someone estimate what we should expect to offer for a 4-floor “regular” townhouse in prime Fort Greene that needs a real reno? Basically, by “prime” I mean “prime commuting walking distance and decent shopping”–anything south of DeKalb and west of, say, Clermont.

    We have looked at a couple of places and don’t want (can’t afford) the really big houses like on South Portland and the park. And we don’t like the smaller ones on Carlton between Greene and Layette…saw one and its “garden” floor was really only a cellar with windows. We’re more in the market for an in-between sized brick rowhouse like on Lafayette or something.

    Are all prices of decent sized houses, 750 to 800 sq ft per floor in prime FG near the trains well north of all going for 1.6 for even if they need a real reno?

    Also, what’s the opinion out there (aside from “After AY…”). Is it worth dropping 1.75 to 2m on a basic double-duplex or owner-duplex-plus-two-rentals in prime FG? Is the nabe going to remain “golden” or at least stable through this downturn?

    Feedback please. Thanks!