Open House Picks
Clinton Hill 219 Washington Avenue Corcoran Sunday 2:30-3:30 $2,550,000 GMAP P*Shark South Slope 312 11th Street Brooklyn Properties Sunday 12-2 $1,379,000 GMAP P*Shark Kensington 272 East 5th Street Fillmore Sunday 12-2 $899,000 GMAP P*Shark Bedford Stuyvesant 696 Putnam Avenue Stuyvesant Heights Brokerage Sunday 12-1 $825,000 GMAP P*Shark
Clinton Hill
219 Washington Avenue
Corcoran
Sunday 2:30-3:30
$2,550,000
GMAP P*Shark
South Slope
312 11th Street
Brooklyn Properties
Sunday 12-2
$1,379,000
GMAP P*Shark
Kensington
272 East 5th Street
Fillmore
Sunday 12-2
$899,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bedford Stuyvesant
696 Putnam Avenue
Stuyvesant Heights Brokerage
Sunday 12-1
$825,000
GMAP P*Shark
“Every major bedroom should really have its own bath and there should be a powder room somewhere for guests who are not spending the night.”
Move to the suburbs and your mcmansion will have this. We like it here. Anyone who can’t climb the stairs to pee should do some keogels or not buy a 4 story house.
A 4-bedroom house should have 3.5 baths. That is just modern standard. I actually like when the master bedroom has two baths (his and hers)that’s luxury. Sure you can live like a peasant, but it’s so much better not to have to.
2:13, true that potential buyers may not be as willing to settle for certain shortcomings / inconveniences as current owners, but I think johnife is talking about what works for his family as homeowners vs. as potential sellers. He prefers the extra space and less bathrooms. I think 2.5+ baths is nice to have, but could get by on 1.5 (just one bath, not so much). One full bath for every bedroom plus a powder room is a bit much for a 3br+ place, I think.
Guest 1:12 wrote: “[11th Street] South Slope house … Not a bad block (probably the best block this far West) even though it’s between 4th & 5th.”
I’ve been looking for awhile in this area and the best block between 4th and 5th is 5th Street, hands down.
All intact original 3-story townhouses, no empty lots or new ugly Fedders stuff.
It’s across from the park/school but that’s a plus for me. Just my 2 cents.
My gosh, I’ll never have company over again and especially not overnight guests. Not until I get another bathroom or 3.
They must be aghast when they see my toothbrush.
Now I know I had a very deprived childhood.
Only four bedrooms with 1 full bath and 1 half bath for 6 children and 2 parents.
that 11th st. house looks sweet toots to me. ah, if only i had the scratch.
1:50, I like that part of the slope a lot, but it’s not for everyone. not desolate, just more down-market and light industrial than the fancy-pants bits of PS. it IS changing very fast though. (& that house is just 1 block from the F, M, R trains which is a bonus.)
also love that kensington house. seems like a good deal. if you don’t mind living that far from manhattan, it’s beautiful around there (in a quasi-suburban way). awfully nice place to raise the kidlets.
Eleventh Street between Fifth and Fourth is a pretty block. In fact, I’d say it’s nicer than between Sixth and Fifth. And it’s close to the F and the R trains.
johnife
Many people just get used to their homes’ shortcomings and inconveniences. But it doesn’t mean a new buyer will see it that way. Every major bedroom should really have its own bath and there should be a powder room somewhere for guests who are not spending the night. Those things are not necessary. I’m sure many people live in houses in Brooklyn with just one semi-operating toilet, but they are nice. And nice is really what one is looking for in a 2.5 million dollar house.
johnife, I agree. Although having at least 1.5 baths is a necessity, even if one lives on their own (for guests). I lived in an apartment with 1 bathroom and quickly realized why there’s such a price bump for places with 1.5+ baths. But I don’t understand why some new places are built with multiple bathrooms the size of master bedrooms. What the hell are people doing in there? Actually, I don’t think I want to know.