Open House Picks
Park Slope 204 St Johns Place Warburg Realty Sunday 12-2pm $2,890,000 GMAP Clinton Hill 484 Classon Avenue Corcoran Sunday 11am-1pm $1,300,000 GMAP Ditmas Park 873 Ocean Avenue Brooklyn Properties Sunday 2:30-4pm $999,000 GMAP Crown Heights 179 Kingston Avenue Corcoran Sunday 12-2pm $925,000 GMAP
Park Slope
204 St Johns Place
Warburg Realty
Sunday 12-2pm
$2,890,000
GMAP
Clinton Hill
484 Classon Avenue
Corcoran
Sunday 11am-1pm
$1,300,000
GMAP
Ditmas Park
873 Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn Properties
Sunday 2:30-4pm
$999,000
GMAP
Crown Heights
179 Kingston Avenue
Corcoran
Sunday 12-2pm
$925,000
GMAP
Bigbubba’s got some out of whack geography going on. And if by “the arch” he means Grand Army Plaza, that is an entrance to the park and is not anywhere near Atlantic Yards. Bigbubba always makes comments putting down areas that are not within a block of where he lives, must be pretty insecure. I’m sure we’ll ge some long diatribe about how well he is doing now as we always do. Good for you.
As to brownstones being dark and dreary, far from it. With walls of windows front and back they can be very bright. Decorating schemes affect this of course.
I think its ridiculous, I understand its a business but Corcoran is insane. I’d rather buy elsewhere myself because most of the time (especially in this market) houses are going over asking anyway so not only are they screwing you over on the asking but they further screw you over because you’ll eventually pay more anyway. they clearly take advantage of the fact that they have a large percent of the market share in quality homes and I’m sure people who are selling turn to them because they’re known for price gauging and a seller thinks this is great because it means they’ll get more for their home but its a double edge sword because you get price gauged yourself once you’re buying a new house (although it won’t matter much with the hefty premium you pocketed from your overpriced home) its a crazy cycle but maybe people think its worth it because they don’t seem to be losing money, people haven’t wised up yet. personally, I prefer when people sell themselves I’d be willing to pay more in that situation as to opposed to dealing with a broker they’re so untrustworthy at times they’ll try to talk you into almost anything.
Anon 8:47 is correct. We bought a jacked up Corcoran place — and paid 5% over asking price. The other house we were bidding on at the same time went for 20% over asking price — perhaps because it was not Corcoran and had not been jacked up as high. And we paid for most of our place through Corcoran selling our Manhattan apartment at a jacked up price (and which went for another 10% over that price). Moral of the story — (a) Manhattanites are paying Corcoran’s jacked up prices; (b) a not very well thought out decision to buy rather than rent in Manhattan in 1997 is the sole reason that we now own a house in Park Slope. (Brooklyn prices no longer seem cheap to Manhattanites, but two bedrooms in Manhattan are no longer a realistic option for most New Yorkers under 50 without substantial family wealth. Even lawyers and consultants are being priced out of the market.)
’tis true anon 8:53 this is a beautifully maintained house, I’ll admit that but just because the wallpaper is expensive doesn’t necessarily mean that its nice. for the sake of argument I’ll agree to it being “quality” but that’s as far as it goes. its clear that the wallpaper contributes to the aesthetic but its old, and I still think its ugly but obviously that’s just my opinion so I’m sure there are those (perhaps many) who beg to differ. I wouldn’t necessarily strip away the character from the house, you can maintain the orginality of the architecture without the house looking like the haunted mansion with such drab colors.
By the way that wallpaper looks like high end Sanderson or William Morris repro – fabulously expensive and couldn’t be more sympathetic to the home’s aesthetic.
Anonymous at 9:26 – glad you’re not in the market for such a pristine, beautifully maintained architectural gem. There are so few houses left restored to their original condition, so why not just carve them up to satisfy a sensibility an aesthetic which is completely out of whack with the building’s orignal intent. Stick to the falling down, neglected wrecks that benefit from a makeover of any sort.
The Buyers? Manhattan refugees who see it as a bargain. Corcoran jacked up our coop asking price a few years ago to a price I just couldn’t believe – and got more from a couple of priced out Manhattanites who had been outbid three times previously and were not going to have it happen to them again.
You people should check Google map. Look where the Atlantic Yards development will be and look where the park is (and don’t count that patch of green where the arch is – that does not count!).
is it me or is every home listed with Corcoran clearly overpriced? who are these people that buy from them at these types of asking prices?