Open House Picks
Crown Heights 836 Prospect Place Fillmore Real Estate Sat 12-2, Sun 1-3 $1,750,000 GMAP P*Shark Crown Heights 888 Park Place Melonie Lynn Sunday 1-3 $899,000 GMAP P*Shark Bedford Stuyvesant 368 Madison Street Ardor call for times $675,000 GMAP P*Shark Slim pickings this week! Maybe everyone’s holding off until the new year. Anything interesting that we…
Crown Heights
836 Prospect Place
Fillmore Real Estate
Sat 12-2, Sun 1-3
$1,750,000
GMAP P*Shark
Crown Heights
888 Park Place
Melonie Lynn
Sunday 1-3
$899,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bedford Stuyvesant
368 Madison Street
Ardor
call for times
$675,000
GMAP P*Shark
Slim pickings this week! Maybe everyone’s holding off until the new year. Anything interesting that we missed?
Thanks Hal. I’m going to have a look at the place this week. I just can’t not look at something with that much beautiful detail.
Apparently the roof of the extension is currently in a leaking condition, and the old plaster ceiling beneath it is damaged and needs to be replaced. Cost can vary depending on how it’s done. Personally, I would tear down the ceiling, repair the roof, and replace the ceiling with sheetrock after insulating. Some might opt for a more authentic restoration with plaster and lath, but that would be more expensive. I really can’t be any help when it comes to the boiler.
Thanks Hal appreciate the information. I’m thinking of having a look at this. If not to buy then just to see that woodwork. When you say the roof of the extension and dining roomceiling need repair, is there damage to them? Just wondering what you think it would cost to do the repair to the items you noted and replace the boiler?
All the anger and bitterness here is pathetic.
If the prices were truly so crazy, nobody would be able to sell these houses, and yet…..they are able to sell them. It only takes one buyer. And that buyer might be nuts in your eyes but whatever, deal with it like a grownup.
P.S. 888 Park place is a mini mansion. If you want to do some very impressive entertaining, this is a great place. The idea that you can have a place like this for under a million dollars is remarkable.
Saw 888 Park Place on Sunday. All I can say is wow. First though, a few negatives:
The garden level needs upgrading, including the kitchen. The agent bragged about the boiler, but on inspection, it appeared to be an old coal fired unit that was converted to oil, and while the blower appeared to relatively new, it looked as if it hadn’t been touched in a long time. The roof of the extension needs repair, as does the ceiling of the formal dining room with leaded glass skylight beneath it.
No doubt there’s work to do in this house, but this is a museum quality house with it’s numerous leaded glass windows and panels. The woodwork is gorgeous. Floor to ceiling oak panelling with coffered ceilings. The third floor dressing areas are completely intact with all the built-in cabinetry complete and unpainted, plus the his and hers sinks. The ‘master’ bath, while small, has the original tile throughout, with some repairs necessary, and a beautiful stained glass window with reeds and a bird.
It’s not for everyone though. This house is a true antique in remarkable condition. I think it will sell fast.
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Ignorance is bliss. Selective memory is better. Hypocrisy is the best.
I miss the old homes that were torn down to make these “townhouses/fake brownstone/cheap facsimiles of European originals” monstrosities.
All you purported owners of “brownstones”, yeah right! This blog and the owners of said “brownstones” that post in this blog are cry babies. I can’t wait for the taxes to increase on your property.
Hal, what did you think 888 park pl?
I hope that the softening of the market will give neighborhoods like Crown Heights the chance to change the zoning for the neighborhood so that even if someone does tear 836 prospect pl down, they will be required to build to the existing scale of the neighborhood.