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1. FORT GREENE $2,800,000
180 Washington Park GMAP
A House of the Day back in August, the 22-foot brownstone was owned by Spike Lee in the ’90s and hit the market with a price tag of $2,750,000. The new owner is British painter Chris Ofili, whom you might remember as the guy who offended Rudy Giuliani in 1999 when his Holy Virgin Mary” exhibited in the Brooklyn Museum. The NYT In Transit blog describes the controversial painting as “a black Madonna that included a clump of elephant dung and a background of pornographic images from magazines.” Entered into contract on 11/10/09; closed on 1/14/10; deed recorded on 2/17/10.

2. PARK SLOPE $1,800,000
540 4th Street GMAP
When this limestone row house—filled with original details and located on a park block—was House of the Day back in November, it was listed for $2,000,000. Entered into contract on 1/23/10; closed on 2/8/10; deed recorded on 2/16/10.

3. GRAVESEND $1,800,000
2022 West Street GMAP
According to Prop Shark, this is a 5,670 square-foot 1-family house. Entered into contract on 8/6/09; closed on 2/12/10; deed recorded on 2/19/10.

4. WILLIAMSBURG $1,562,500
156 Bedford Avenue GMAP
This 3-unit building with retail space on the first floor was once home to the Print Shop, which closed in March ’09. It was listed for $1,850,000 on February 4, according to StreetEasy. But according to the deed, it entered into contract on 2/1/09; closed on 2/1/10; deed recorded on 2/19/10.

5. BOERUM HILL $1,400,000
295 Pacific Street GMAP
This four-story, 2,744 square-foot home was House of the Day when it hit the market in January ’09 with a price tag of $1,899,000 — and was named HOTD again in October ’09 when it returned to the market priced at $1,595,000. Entered into contract on 12/15/09; closed on 2/9/10; deed recorded on 2/16/10.

Photo from Property Shark.


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  1. “u calling me stoopid, shill?”

    It’s “stoopit”.

    I am glad the shit Madonna worked out for the guy. I personally thought the whole thing was shit, trading off an image invested with a power beyond him. What will happen when people with little brains, like Madonna and this Chris Offal guy run out of ecclesiastical images?

    Anyway, I am glad to see the prices, being long Ft. Greene real estate.

  2. anyway…stevieb,
    I’m beginning to see your point about the
    Wall street-Corzine-Paulson-Geithner-Goldman Sachs-
    bulls**t cabal, it’s beginning to irk the great
    sleeping giant that is populism.

    Posted by: Legion at February 23, 2010 1:30 PM

    Don’t forget Obama, Summers, and Schumer, the neutered and spineless dogs who serves their moneyed masters.

    The NYC tea party movement is staging a rally if you are interested.

  3. Legion – It’s now Stackism, not populism.

    antidope – Since when is buying into a collapse good timing? How can you NOT see significant further declines after summer? You seem to be such an intelligent guy otherwise.

    WHY IS THERE NO MENTION OF THE EXPIRATION OF GOVERNMENT HOUSING STIMULUS WHEN DISCUSSING MARKET DIRECTION?

    ***Bid half off peak comps***

  4. if you have a solid job or business and liquidity and at least a neutral view on the world then yes now would be a good time to buy.

    otoh, if you’re negative on any of those, i’d not recommend throwing so many eggs in one basket.

  5. …yeah my spelling is suckish,
    substitute derivative for derivitive and
    you’ll get my meaning as far as art that
    derives its meaning from schlocky
    sensationalism at the expense of
    religion (think Madonna’s entire career).

    anyway…stevieb,
    I’m beginning to see your point about the
    Wall street-Corzine-Paulson-Geithner-Goldman Sachs-
    bulls**t cabal, it’s beginning to irk the great
    sleeping giant that is populism.

  6. “The widget really butchered Fort Greene. People just can’t get their heads around the fact that top of the market buyers want to live there.”

    Yes, indeed. Spike has bought and sold every brownstone in Brooklyn.

    ***Bid half off peak comps***

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