Open House Picks 10/9/09
Park Slope 376 11th Street Corcoran Sunday 12-1:30 $1,650,000 GMAP P*Shark Park Slope 178A 13th Street Warren Lewis Sunday 12:30-1:30 $1,075,000 GMAP P*Shark Kensington 289 East 7th Street Brooklyn Properties Sunday 2-4 $799,000 GMAP P*Shark Flatbush 691 East 22nd Street TJ Mill Sunday 1-4 $699,000 GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
376 11th Street
Corcoran
Sunday 12-1:30
$1,650,000
GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
178A 13th Street
Warren Lewis
Sunday 12:30-1:30
$1,075,000
GMAP P*Shark
Kensington
289 East 7th Street
Brooklyn Properties
Sunday 2-4
$799,000
GMAP P*Shark
Flatbush
691 East 22nd Street
TJ Mill
Sunday 1-4
$699,000
GMAP P*Shark
chicken, place to live but I shop like I’m buying an investmt ppty – ie prices & cash flows have to make sense else joy of ownership would not be there but rather a huge load to carry around
On the 11th Street house–that 16 foot wide deck is nearly the width of the entire house. Is that legal? (I thought I recalled the code requiring two-thirds or less the width of the house.) If it’s not legal, could that cause any hitches in the sale of the house, getting a mortgage, etc.?
In terms of square foot costs, an 1800 sq ft loft or apartment has way more usable space than an 1800 square foot brownstone with two entrances and three different levels. You could fit four bedrooms easily in an 1800 sq. ft. loft and still have lots of room left over for common spaces.
I’m talking real square feet not realtor square feet.
“What’s usually underneath a drop ceiling? (or above it I should say) ”
Snappy, usually a plaster ceiling thru which there has been weeks or years of leakage, and it is falling down. Rather then fix it, they put in a dropped ceiling.
Yes, the 11th Street house has 2 bedrooms and a closet they are claiming is 3rd bedroom (it’s less than 6 feet wide).
I saw this house, and the other problem IMO is that the owners have very lovely taste, so it shows well, but if you look closer, you see that the house itself is not as beautiful as their personal effects make it appear. The kitchen cabinetry for example, is pretty low quality, as are closet doors, etc. Bathroom finishes are pretty home-depot-ish.
Also, the block is one of the less attractive ones in the slope.
All that said, I would be happy with this house at a lower price point but I think they are simply asking too much.
M4L, are you looking to buy to live in now? Or are you still looking for investment places?
“Anyone have any insight about the Flatbush house? Is that a good price? Is it really ‘priced to sell’?
Posted by: brownjokester at October 9, 2009 1:52 PM”
BJ, it’s hard to tell without any more interior shots. Google streetview shows the limited kerb appeal – it’s definitely the least well kept house on the block (and not a fan of that chainlink fencing).
Having said that, if the bones are good and the kitchen and bathrooms don’t need much doing to them then it could be a good deal. Good condition places in the area having been selling with an 8 handle and a “motivated seller” should be willing to negotiate.
how about a sub-million open house picks?
still expensive. I’ll wait. I’ve got more than enough sq ft and monthlies are dirt cheap – no urgency to rush in. I like my chances in this waiting game plus I’m not that particular in getting a special fancy house, etc