Open House Picks
Ditmas Park 1410 Beverley Road Liz Simon Sunday 1-3:30 $1,525,000 GMAP P*Shark Fort Greene 266 Clermont Avenue Fillmore Sat & Sun 2-4 $1,499,000 GMAP P*Shark Prospect Lefferts Gardens 62 Midwood Street Aguayo & Huebener Sun 1-3 $1,395,000 GMAP P*Shark Windsor Terrace 452 Prospect Avenue Heights Berkeley Sat 2-4 $1,059,000 GMAP P*Shark
Ditmas Park
1410 Beverley Road
Liz Simon
Sunday 1-3:30
$1,525,000
GMAP P*Shark
Fort Greene
266 Clermont Avenue
Fillmore
Sat & Sun 2-4
$1,499,000
GMAP P*Shark
Prospect Lefferts Gardens
62 Midwood Street
Aguayo & Huebener
Sun 1-3
$1,395,000
GMAP P*Shark
Windsor Terrace
452 Prospect Avenue
Heights Berkeley
Sat 2-4
$1,059,000
GMAP P*Shark
The carved up multi-family use of a single family house is a big, expensive drawback. This house needs several hundred thousands of dollars to bring the rest of the house up to scratch with the preserved detail (which is fantastic). I looked at several houses with multiple kitchens and bathrooms, clearly being used as extended family homes (in DP and FG) and HATED them all. Not the way I want to spend my money and energy. New bathrooms and new kitchen for one family is enough work… who wants to demo a bunch of other ugly kitchens and baths… Unless you’re a flipper. The price is way to high, slightly high even if the place was pristine. Although the siding isn’t a deal breaker, it’s still ugly.
Stopped by the 1410 Beverly Road FSBO open house.
The house is classified as a one family and the owner has extended family occupying parts of the house.
The siding is faux wood, but because of the color comb and style, it does not scream vinyl siding.
The house is brimming with beautiful dark woodwork, parquet floors, stain glass, fireplaces galore.
The first floor kitchen has an attached breakfast area. The kitchen is not updated, you could either reface the cabinets an put in new appliances, or reno the kitchen, depending on you taste and budget.
The basement is full finished with a supper clean looking boiler and hot water heater, it’s gas and installed about 7 years ago. Whole house is on one set of meters (since it’s classed one family) There is a slop sink and hook up for washer dryer. The basement also contains an apartment with separate rear entrance, a stacked washer dryer unit. The kitchen and bath are quite new and there is a Jacuzzi tub in the bath.
The second floor has several bedrooms some with shaving closets with original marble sinks. Again great woodwork, parquet, and fireplaces. The main bathroom is quite spacious, but has pink tiles that might not be to everyone’s taste.
The third floor (only accessible by main stairway) is set up as apartment. It has a kitchen plus washer dryer set up. Across the hall a room is set up as formal dining room. Then couple of bedrooms and bathroom off central hall. There is trap door to attic which can be used for storage.
Back yard is half covered with the brick/cement deck. There is 1 car garage.
The house’s strong point is all the intact details on all 3 floors. Yes the kitchen and bathroom could use some updating, but that is something you just toss money at. You can’t just toss some money and make period details appear.
No, Ed, it is a ringing endorsement of open posting. It is fun and interesting. Not like the snore-fest we had with registration. I think Brownstoner is smart enough to realize that in the end the site is a form of entertainment. If it doesn’t entertain, no one will come.
Well, isn’t this thread a ringing endorsement for registration on brownstoner.com!
I have to set the record straight about Clermont Ave. (see 11:56, above).
I live across the street from this school (which is an elementary school, not a middle school), and have no problems with litter or excessive sanitation tickets. In fact, I’ve never gotten one.
And the people at the school are really nice– good members of the community, w/ kids planting gardens, etc.
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According to a friend who lives in FH, it is seriously mobbed up, and by newcomers, not the romantic, fading Carroll Gardens variety. Lots of those nice old houses being torn down and replaced by McMansions
good grief. I said I was going to check out the place in Queens. And I am. And I’m not Hal. Get a grip on the paranoia.
What are you guys talking about? Is someone going to let the rest of us in on the joke?