Last Week's Biggest Sales
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…
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.
*rob*, my sense has always been that (some) people are willing to pay a premium for a pre-owned celebrity house.
Absolutely stunned by Ft Greene house. We looked at it twice and ultimately passed because they were seemingly not budging on price and there seemed a bit of work to do with both the kitchen and the master bath, which was essentially a throne and tile bedecked room upstairs. Lots of steps and levels and so on. I guess if it were someone’s taste as is, it could have seemed conceivably priced within 10% of where it would sell. But OVER? Shocked.
The “stink” that guiliani raised over that Blessed Virgin Mary thing gave it all the publicity it needed to become one of the most viewed exhibits ever.
Additionally, if you remember, Saturday Night Live did a skit where they went around brooklyn and filmed other Blessed Virgin Marys in many appropritely religious backyard venues where usually an upended bathtub was invloved as the grotto.
I couldn’t find the link but I did find one that’s really funny…
The bensonhurst Dating Game…..
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4194/saturday-night-live-the-bensonhurst-dating-game
Dave, I’m looking at condos and co-ops at the moment, and there’s nothing on the market in Brooklyn Heights-Cobble Hill right now either. Not all that much in the way of houses either for that matter. I assume the Spring inventory will start being released next month.
dumb question, but do houses that previously housed celebrities usually go for more? im assuming probably.? also is there a difference between dung and poop? (it was mentioned in the post im not just randomly asking) i totally remember that artist and the contraversy. guiliani was such a stick in the mud. (or dung)
*rob*
antidope, the haters will be along soon. They’ll point out that these are just 4 sales and there are other properties out there that aren’t selling. Too bad there’s no real inventory anywhere in brooklyn for a brownstone.
There’s absolutely nothing nice on the market in bed Stuy, save a few totally unrealistic prices even for 2007-2008 standards.
I think $1.4m is a great price for the Boerum Hill house. I remember liking the house, but not so much the finishes, which are easy enough to redo. (I was going to make an offer, but then the broker told me the dog doesn’t go with the house.)
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Re: Fort Greene House. I think houses sold by celebrities and bought by celebrities go at a premium. Under other circumstances I really think the price would have been more like 2.5-2.6, or closer to the standard widget gap.