Last Week's Biggest Sales
1. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS $5,000,000 118 Willow Street GMAP (left) When this 7,200-sf, 2-family brownstone was a House of the Day for the first time, in January ’08, it was listed for $8,000,000. The price was cut a few times and it was asking $6.8 mil when it was an Open House Pick last November. The…

1. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS $5,000,000
118 Willow Street GMAP (left)
When this 7,200-sf, 2-family brownstone was a House of the Day for the first time, in January ’08, it was listed for $8,000,000. The price was cut a few times and it was asking $6.8 mil when it was an Open House Pick last November. The last price cut brought it down to $5.95 mil in January. Entered into contract on 6/15/09; closed on 8/4/09; deed recorded on 8/13/09.
2. FORT GREENE $2,700,000
53 South Elliott Place GMAP (right)
This 3,600-square-foot one-family was a House of the Day a couple of times, most recently last December, when it was listed for $3,495,000. Entered into contract on 2/9/09; closed on 7/29/09; deed recorded on 8/13/09.
3. PARK SLOPE $1,870,000
106 Park Place GMAP
This 16.67-foot-wide house was a House of the Day and Open House Pick a couple times, most recently in March ’08, when it was asking $2,495,000. The sellers bought it for $1,300,000 in 2006. Entered into contract on 5/1/09; closed on 6/30/09; deed recorded on 8/12/09.
4. South Slope $1,700,000
248 10th Street GMAP
This is a 2,400-square-foot, 2-fam, according to Property Shark. Entered into contract on 5/26/09; closed on 7/28/09; deed recorded on 8/14/09.
5. CLINTON HILL $1,600,000
125 Willoughby Avenue GMAP
When this 2-family was a House of the Day last June, it was listed for $2,100,000. By the time it was an Open House Pick last October, it was asking $1,795,000. The sellers bought it for $1,400,000 in 2005. Entered into contract on 1/7/09; closed on 3/3/09; deed recorded on 8/14/09.
Pics from Property Shark.
I just looked at the FG “House of the Day” comments, and noticed this Bulls-Eye from Iron Balls:
“This house will sell next August for 2.5 million if they’re lucky.
Sellers will keep lowering price every few months in the meantime.
Posted by: IronBalls at December 22, 2008 3:48 PM”
it was a nice house in fg on a nice street – not too surprising. i am a little surprised that houses seem to be trading at a decent clip.
The Gothic-revival house in Brooklyn Heights is a rare gem. The new owners are responsible for an important piece of American architectural history. I hope they know that.
Just adding a “me too” on that 10th st house – has to be an error!
Yeah, that 10th Street South Slope House has to be a mistake. There is no info above detailing original asking price and when it came on the market etc etc. I can’t find it on google with any previous real estate listings…
Everything well below ask and likely well below peak comps. The collapse continues.
Can somebody chart the date and average price of each set of five for all LWBS to date? Where was the peak? Where are we from the peak? If I had time…
***Bid half off peak comps***
that 10th st address has to be an error.
g10, not only that, but the bank approved the loan for that amount too. that’s shocking
M4L!!!
EXACTLY I am dying dying dying to know what the hell is that house about when I am selling a similar size house(a bit smaller) neewly renovated everything on a nice tree-lined block near 7th avenue for WAY less than 1.7