Open House Picks

We saw the St Johns house last wknd. The layout was odd. The top floor is currently the rental – it’s a 1 bedroom with an additional alcove “bedroom.” There’s also no wood floors under that carpeting. The garden floor is small and oddly shaped – with a cheapo kitchen installed. We like the location but can’t get past the kitchen on a different floor from the dining room… I guess that’s the way some houses were built?

Luxterna, are you talking about both the Vanderbilt and the Hall St houses in your post? I agree — they’re both overpriced, although the Hall St house looks really cute — for $750K or less maybe, in light of the factors you cite plus the remoteness from transportation. I similarly question the siding/brick discrepancy. Can you put siding over brick?

The one on Vanderbilt (on the Ft Greene side of the street!) is between Greene and Gates — much better than being near the BQE — maybe it will go for $1.55.

Does anyone else think the house on St. Johns is overpriced? I looked at something there on that block for 555k.

Dig the PH house. It’s between Carlton and Vanderbilt — probably the most choice block in the neighborhood. Love the floors, also that the mahogany doors extend upstairs to at least the 2nd floor. Kitchen doesn’t have any real “wow” factor and the garden needs landscaping — but that’s a great project to have.

The Hall Street house looks nice. Couple of mysteries though, they call it brick, yet it is covered with siding. Also, how did they fit 4 bedrooms into a 20′ wide duplex? I’d love to know so I can do it myself.