Open House Picks
Carroll Gardens 415 Sackett Street Douglas Elliman *****CANCELLED***** $2,250,000 GMAP P*Shark Prospect Heights 287 Park Place Corcoran Sunday 2-4 $2,195,000 GMAP P*Shark Fort Greene 305 Cumberland Street Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 1-3 $1,995,000 GMAP P*Shark Clinton Hill 186 Washington Avenue Aguayo & Huebener Sunday 12-4 $1,739,000 GMAP P*Shark
Carroll Gardens
415 Sackett Street
Douglas Elliman
*****CANCELLED*****
$2,250,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Heights
287 Park Place
Corcoran
Sunday 2-4
$2,195,000
GMAP P*Shark
Fort Greene
305 Cumberland Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 1-3
$1,995,000
GMAP P*Shark
Clinton Hill
186 Washington Avenue
Aguayo & Huebener
Sunday 12-4
$1,739,000
GMAP P*Shark
1:29 here. Thank you 1:41, that is exactly my point. I love these people on here who say those who can afford a $2 mill brownstoner have no need to worry about the economy. There is certainly a handful of such people, but a handful isn’t going to support a market full of $2 mill + less-than-fabulous homes in less-than-fabulous neighborhoods at a moment when the RE market looks like it has every chance of tumbling. So people who can wait (and that’s most of us), will do so, unless something exceptionally attractive or well-priced comes along. I don’t see anything like that on this list.
Given the comments thus far, I have to admit, and I’m embarrassed to say, I was actually thinking the opposite!
I couldn’t believe this lovely little bouquet of open house picks…complete with beautiful blossom bejeweled gardens, and *gasp* sub-2MM price tags for two of them!!
Goody. THIS is the Sunday open house day we’ve been waiting for. With the probable exception of the Sackett St. house, we’ll go to all of them.
What do you all think of the houses themselves? The blocks? I thought they looked pretty damn good. And lovingly restored, and reasonably priced. Are the days of the
*Washington-Park-three-plus-million-dollar-
brownstone-in-need-of-FULL-renovation*
finally over?
Jobs report out today was MUCH better than expected and the unemployment rate went DOWN to 5.0 from 5.1%. That is not the sign of horrible times.
People have now for 2 YEARS been calling for the end of the world. Finally this week, most top economists have said the recession will not be as bad as expected.
5% unemployment is terrific. Citibank, BofA and others reported huge earnings this week.
Things seem to have possibly turned around.
Anyone who makes 2 million a year and has to tighten their belt means they were overburdended in the first place. And probably really materialistic.
Someone with a 2 million per year income can easily afford a 6 million dollar house. I don’t feel bad for them having to tighten their belt one bit.
Mr. B the cumberland house is actually listed for 1.995. not that it matters much, since i still can’t afford it.
Hi Terry!
you want cheap brownstones in a perfect, primo location, here you go…
http://www.prudentialelliman.com/Listings.aspx?ListingID=975048&rentalperiod=&SearchType=houses&Region=NYC
http://www.prudentialelliman.com/Listings.aspx?ListingID=974976&rentalperiod=&SearchType=houses&Region=NYC
The Ft Greene house has a fascinating floor plan — the very long extension eats into the rear yard, and the parlor floor is apparently so low there is no “garden floor.” Obviously all this was built originally long before the code took effect.
The only cons are that a freestanding wood house must be be a bear to heat in wintertime (plus the termite issues are more pressing), and it is probably too close to AY for some buyers.
1.34, I don’t think 1:29 is saying that money has dissapeared. The point is that we are entering a recession and no one is casually plunking down 3 Mill they way they did 6 months ago. I know people who make over 2 million a year who are tightening their belts in major ways–cuttting back on vacations, cutting back on renovations, etc. Everyone is getting ready for a really rough time ahead. So, those people who really need to move will buy, but those people who were simply thinking about it will wait.
http://realestate.nytimes.com/detail/253-NS804276
if you want the yard w/o the brownstone!