Open House Picks
Clinton Hill 69 St. James Place Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 2:00-4:00 (Appt. only) $1,995,000 GMAP P*Shark Park Slope 20 Sterling Place Warren Lewis Sunday 2:30-4:30 $1,800,000 GMAP P*Shark Carroll Gardens 121 Rapelye Street Cobble Heights Sunday 2:30-4:30 $1,450,000 GMAP P*Shark Flatbush 3317 Avenue K Corcoran Sunday 12-1 $399,000 GMAP P*Shark
Clinton Hill
69 St. James Place
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 2:00-4:00 (Appt. only)
$1,995,000
GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
20 Sterling Place
Warren Lewis
Sunday 2:30-4:30
$1,800,000
GMAP P*Shark
Carroll Gardens
121 Rapelye Street
Cobble Heights
Sunday 2:30-4:30
$1,450,000
GMAP P*Shark
Flatbush
3317 Avenue K
Corcoran
Sunday 12-1
$399,000
GMAP P*Shark
6:58, how high did you bid, if you don’t mind me asking on an anonymous blog? I’m wondering if I can make the next one work or if I just can’t afford the neighborhood at all.
I am one of the 12 people that put in the offer on the house (no, I didnt get it and I went way over the asking price). The reasoning behind the contractor issue was that the owner didnt want people bidding crazy numbers, then having their contractors come in and tell them that it needed work that they coudnt afford then walking away. I thought it was kind of smart because it really weeded out the not-so-serious people. I also saw the house Sunday at the open house, brought my contractor in durning the week and put my final and best offer in a week and a half later…I was actually upset that the process took that long.
Oh well, anyone know of other fixer upers in the neighborhood?
3:33 – I agree about the noise and school. For anyone looking at this house, I would be suspicious concerning how it’s going on sale right when the school year is ending. Plus, traffic tends to be slightly lighter on the BQE and the ramp as people go away.
Anyone thinking about bidding should be aware of the impending noise (and school bus traffic)come Fall.
My wife and I were very interested in 215 Prospect Place. But I also believe you need around 800K minimum to do a really thorough and good quality reno. Can’t afford it. Dealt with that broker back when she had a house on 6th Ave for sale. She told everyone there was a bidding war situation, well, lo and behold, the house remained on the market for almost a whole year after that, and endured a few price cuts as well.
I have a friend who just moved into the new condo development on Rapeleye (kind of crappy if you ask me), and I guarantee you that playground is NOT locked on a regular basis. Maybe from time to time, but not every night. Of course, unless the kids are doing anything illegal, who really cares as long as they keep it down after midnight…
I used to live around the corner from the Rapaleye house. The school is a major problem. There is a ton of noise, way to many cars and buses honking up a storm, and the occasional obnoxious kid throwing snowballs through windows. The street is very noisy because of the proxmity to a ramp that leads to the BQE. It is right off of the playground.
It seems like if the broker was dishonest, she’d just let more people make offers to create a bidding war instead of closing it down so fast. It doesn’t make sense. It’s seems more dishonest to her client than the buyers.
I also think everyone thinks all mold is “toxic” nowadays. Nobody ever heard of such a thing 10 years ago.
Still you are right in that it needed a lot of work. I wouldn’t have thought 1 mill but maybe that’s cause I don’t have that much.
Re Clinton Hill house: “functional country style kitchen”? Sounds like code for “crappy kitchen that needs to be gut renovated.” Also, it’s a shame that all the woodwork is painted. And calling that block of St. James “a grand historic block” is a bit much. That might be true of Clinton or Washington Avenues, but not this one. Not the safest area, either (around the corner from that block of Clifton where someone on this site recently said there was a murder not long ao). Asking price seems delusional to me.
11:48-I agree that the house was priced low, but I think it needs more than 600K work. I brought my brother to see it (an engineer who also just finished renovating a townhouse) and he said he’d guess between 800K-1 million for a quality job, including all mechanicals and electric. Another party who was there for a second viewing said they suspected the mold was toxic mold, and I overheard a guy saying he estimated the reno at about $1 million minimum. Also, remember that just because they had many offers, doesn’t mean they were at or over asking. Yes, Neinast Sr. has a reputation for being unpleasant and not-exactly-truthful.