Open House Picks
Park Slope 52 Berkeley Place Brooklyn Properties Sunday 12-2 $2,750,000 GMAP P*Shark Midwood 490 East 24th Street Fillmore Sat 2-4, Sun 2-4 $1,177,000 GMAP P*Shark Sunset Park 515 45th Street Century 21 Sunday 12:30-2 $999,000 GMAP P*Shark Bedford Stuyvesant 696 Halsey Street FSBO Sunday 12-2 $690,000 GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
52 Berkeley Place
Brooklyn Properties
Sunday 12-2
$2,750,000
GMAP P*Shark
Midwood
490 East 24th Street
Fillmore
Sat 2-4, Sun 2-4
$1,177,000
GMAP P*Shark
Sunset Park
515 45th Street
Century 21
Sunday 12:30-2
$999,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bedford Stuyvesant
696 Halsey Street
FSBO
Sunday 12-2
$690,000
GMAP P*Shark
650 is not the market value for the house in sunset park. Trulia is not the most reliable indicator of houses in brooklyn especially in rapidly gentrifying areas like sunset park.
Hilarious, 1:36.
The Westchester RE blog is interesting to look at, to compare. Simply because before one buys a Brooklyn house, one probably always has a moment thinking, “should we go to the suburbs?” I did, but my husband refused. Anyway, LOVE this house. It’s so sad that it’s obviously a significant architect’s design (house dates back to 1936 but very modern) but the sellers don’t seem to know who the architect was because he’s not noted. Also their furniture and decor is utterly inappropriate for the house, so all it does is obscure the modernist details of the house.
http://www.rivertownsrealty.com/real-estate-property_72614_24.html#pictures
sunset park prices vary greatly
i know 2-family frames that sold for close to a million…as well as limestones & bricks that sold to closer to 800K…really depends on the block, the condition, etc
this one does appear a bit agressive
There are a lot of kinds of silly posts on Brownstoner, but the daffiest are the ones that complain about the price of the listings featured. As if Brownstoner could somehow make homes more affordable to average New Yorkers, if only he would choose to use his power.
What is it about the Midwood and Ditmas houses always being SO cluttered with grandma stuff? Total lack of cohesive design. Mish mash. Makes it impossible to see the house. Seriously, you can’t even see the details of the house under all that clutter. That bench and table thing is completely inappropriate in that kitchen. Take it out. Eat at the dining table while the house is for sale. And the brown on the ceiling in that one room is so oppressive. If the walls were dark too, it would look better. But pale walls with a dark ceiling makes the ceiling feel like it’s pressing in on you.
Anon 1:11 (#1) is correct. Anyone who is also looking outside of the city (gasp!) should check out this site:
http://www.northernwestchesterhome.blogspot.com/
It features a number of nice houses, many well under a million. I found it interesting.
The Berkeley Pl house doesn’t exactly have much “wow” factor. Kinda chopped up, not an ideal layout and not much original detail visible in the pics. Yes, it’s prime north Slope but only a lack of brownstones on the market in similar locations would make this a sure thing. Otherwise expect it to come down to closer to the $2.4-2.5 range.
Yes, Sunset Park price is insane. Check recent sales on Zillow or Trulia…should be around $650k tops.
The Fillmore House is located in South Midwood (part of Victorian Flatbush), not Midwood. The two neighborhoods are adjacent to one another, but have very different vibes.