Open House Picks
Ditmas Park West 523 Rugby Road Mary Kay Gallagher Sunday 12-2pm $1,900,000 GMAP P*Shark Carroll Gardens 301 Baltic Street Corcoran Sunday 11-1pm $1,850,000 GMAP P*Shark Bedford Stuyvesant 17 Madison Street Corcoran Sunday 12-2pm $850,000 GMAP P*Shark Victorian Flatbush 221 East 21st Street Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 11-2pm $769,000 GMAP P*Shark
Ditmas Park West
523 Rugby Road
Mary Kay Gallagher
Sunday 12-2pm
$1,900,000
GMAP P*Shark
Carroll Gardens
301 Baltic Street
Corcoran
Sunday 11-1pm
$1,850,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bedford Stuyvesant
17 Madison Street
Corcoran
Sunday 12-2pm
$850,000
GMAP P*Shark
Victorian Flatbush
221 East 21st Street
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 11-2pm
$769,000
GMAP P*Shark
Ditmas West is a nice neighborhood. 1.9 is high, no doubt, but no higher than you will find with comparable homes in comparable areas of Brooklyn. My guess is that, if you look at other real estate sites, you will either feel better about the Rugby Road home or feel worse about the general mode of valuation of Brooklyn real estate.
The bottom line is that no house in Ditmas West is worth anywhere near 1.9. The merits or lack thereof of this house obviously depend on the individual. But I hope whoevr buys has the sense to wait till the price drops to something reasonable.
I have been in teh Rugby Road house and spoken with the developer. I am NOT a RE estate developer. I am a Victorian Flatbush resident who was very pleased that the house was restored and shingled. I agree a better choice could have been made for the windows and the the door has got to go. THe railing is tacky and PREDATES the renovation, by the way. Inside there is SOME detail, including nice parquet floor decorative inlay, but alot else is gone. The house is not for the purist, BUT, as someone who lives in 100 year old wood frame house and has had to deal with replacing systems, there is a lot to be said for moving into a period home that is clean, in perfect working condition, and has maximized space – the basement renovation is excellent. Tile throughout. This house is perfect for a busy family that wants space and little work. The interior is not cheap and unattractive (I have seen plenty of cheap flips in the nabe over the years, including by this developer). This is a huge step up. It may not be custom or to a purist’s taste, but for someone who doesn’t want to live through the work and wants a beautiful, finished home for a large family – grab it while you can. Ditmas Ave is a little busy, but hardly 7th Ave. Also, it was the premier street of Ditmas Park when it was built and has fabulous homes for the most part. Only real problem for me with this house is it’s a corner lot, and with almost all corner lots in VF, it doesnt have much of a yard… THis house does NOT suck. It is actually quite nice, for the right person. I have actually been in it twice. Have you?
A relatively large lot. Two car garage. Four bedrooms in a generally large house. Good location. I guess I do not think the Rugby Road house is any more overpriced than most of the other properties available right now.
Love Brooklyn, but please. It ain’t worth an extra 600,000–certainly not when you’re talking about Ditmas West. Not by a long shot.
I believe the operative phrase here is \’in the burbs\’. This baby is in Brooklyn.
Sheet rock walls, no moldings, cheap new wood floors, tacky kitchen cabinets. Hence “suburban development.” Not just suburban–there are zillions of fabulous homes like this, but with their original details in tact, in the burbs.
Sorry, but I see nothing appealing about the interior of this house.
Suburban? Surely you jest. I concede that the house is not perfect, but try to keep things in perspective. In order to cast a serious shadow on this wonderful home, you must focus on something more serious than window frames or porch railings. I mean really!
The house on Rugby is huge….I pass it everyday….and the windows are wrong….I agree. And I don’t like the porch railing…definitely home depot railings.