Open House Picks
Park Slope 641 10th Street Townsley & Gay Sunday 12:30-2:30 $2,399,000 GMAP P*Shark Windsor Terrace 235 Windsor Place Warren Lewis Sunday 12-2 $1,149,000 GMAP P*Shark Prospect Lefferts Gardens 207 Fenimore Street Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 1-3 $850,000
Park Slope
641 10th Street
Townsley & Gay
Sunday 12:30-2:30
$2,399,000
GMAP P*Shark
Windsor Terrace
235 Windsor Place
Warren Lewis
Sunday 12-2
$1,149,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
207 Fenimore Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 1-3
$850,000
GMAP P*Shark
Kensington
428 East 2nd Street
Heights Berkeley
Sunday 12-2
$615,000
GMAP P*Shark
CWbuecheler,
The only thing I caution regarding the kids situation is sometimes they sneak up on you. We had friends who said the same thing bought a beautiful 1 bed condo. and found out she was pregnant 8 months into it (whoops!).
The cost of listing, moving and closing on a new place had them in the red.
I say at the minimum go 1 room bigger than you currently need.
Might save yoiu money and grief in the long run.
Gemini10 wrote:
“can someone tell me where exactly Prospect Lefferts is?
My husband gets mad at me when I show him listings there and he just says – um, that’s Flatbush!”
Empire Blvd. to Clarkson Ave. and Ocean Avenue toNew York Ave.
Your husband’s right–PLG is part of Flatbush, which has MANY historic neighborhoods), although PLG, across Prospect Park from Park Slope, is the only one (except for the small Albermarle–Kenmore Terrace HD) that was built mainly with brownstone,limestone,and brick row houses. The current open house pick is an exception.
mopar – the floors need to be replaced entirely. Unless you really dig 3/4-inch cracks between the boards, and the edges separating from the walls. 🙂
Putnamdenizen – Yeh, if there were kids in my future then what I described wouldn’t be big enough. But there aren’t – so a master, a guest bedroom/office, and another small office are perfect for my wife and I. We live with very little stuff and don’t like collecting things, so that helps too.
I’ve heard people say though the same thing about Clinton Hill — that inventory is way down.
Then again, I’ve also heard people say prices are about 15 percent down there. They’re certainly down in Bushwick, even though it’s impossible to find anything. Wacky.
Oh, sorry, BHO!
When you said “The inventory glut has spread from Carnarsie, East New York, Bed Stuy, Crown Heights, Flatbush” I actually thought I read “Bushwick” in there. Oopsie.
“BHO, there are far fewer places on the market now than last year or 2006. We’re looking for a two-family on the L train between Flushing and Myrtle and only four have come up for sale in the last year. That’s ridiculous.”
But I’m talking about WT, PLG and K. Many listings in those areas mentioned here on brownstoner. I don’t have list in front of me but I’d say there’s an inventory glut there fast approaching so-called prime Brooklyn (Fort Greene, Park Slope, etc.).
***Bid half off peak comps***
Is that a good price on the PLG house? I don’t know that nabe.
CWB – wow you’ve just described my house! That said, don’t undeerestimate your ability to fill available space. My situation is a bit different, in that I have my six year old son in addition to my partner and myself. We kind of feel like we could use one more room (or floor!). That third bedroom in line with the hallway in most rowhouses is pretty useless.
> “is that a DOOR in the front parlor where a fireplace should be?”
You’ve heard of WICs and WBFPs, right? This is a WIFP.