Open House Picks
Park Slope 144 St. John’s Place Brown Harris Stevens Sunday 2-4 $2,495,000 GMAP P*Shark Boerum Hill 130 Dean Street Prudential Douglas Elliman Sunday 12-2 $2,100,000 GMAP P*Shark Carroll Gardens 40 Third Place Corcoran Sunday 11:30-1 $1,995,000 GMAP P*Shark Fort Greene 191 Washington Park FSBO Sunday 12-3 $1,900,000 GMAP P*Shark
Park Slope
144 St. John’s Place
Brown Harris Stevens
Sunday 2-4
$2,495,000
GMAP P*Shark
Boerum Hill
130 Dean Street
Prudential Douglas Elliman
Sunday 12-2
$2,100,000
GMAP P*Shark
Carroll Gardens
40 Third Place
Corcoran
Sunday 11:30-1
$1,995,000
GMAP P*Shark
Fort Greene
191 Washington Park
FSBO
Sunday 12-3
$1,900,000
GMAP P*Shark
I love how angry people get about these debates. Cracks me up. Must be something else angering people (wanting to sell in the future and wanting a good price, not buying a few years ago and angry now, not being able to afford something in their preferred neighborhood, people with chips on their shoulder, pick your motive…).
Well, my personal opinion is that if you have the money to buy the house in the first place, then reason has a tendency to fly out the window – it’s so emotional the attachment that sometimes, even if it’s a stretch, people will find a way to do it. That said, there are so few brownstones (rarely do people build new ones and the ones that are built feel new), that I can’t imagine it not being a good move to buy something that’s a limited commodity. I will concede that there is a shift happening but frankly, it looks to me that it’s the Heights and Park Slope with their $5M pricetags that’re really getting hit while places like Fort Greene are looking more affordable and therefore a better buy.
From one broker who hopefully is not considered delusional.. I have sold and or listed seven houses this year North of $2mil.. If the house is priced correctly it will sell.
You have to remember that new buyers are not all “first time purchasers”. We have customers selling in the Village, SOHO, UWS, etc., they have to put their money back in the housing market otherwise they get killed on capital gains and loose most of their write-offs. We could do many more deals in the mid $2mil. to high $2mil. range if we had good product which required little work..
By the way, the lower duplex on St Johns actually has 1.5 baths, just not reflected on the floor plan
I’ve been looking in the FG market for quite awhile now and can’t recall which properties sold for over $2.3 million. Would someone please remind me?
Anon 2:47:
Have you seen the latest stats or talked to any brokers lately? I didn’t say nobody has the money — of course some people do. In fact, even I do. Folks who make lots of money usually aren’t idiots. The real estate market in NYC is changing fundamentally and everyone can see it.
You’re either a broker or a delusional owner if you don’t admit what’s happening.
yep no buyers of $2MM brownstones…wall street bonuses are going to be up 25-35% AGAIN this year and with mortgage rates where they are you can forget significant price declines…
Unfortunately for all you sellers of 2 million brownstones,unfortunately, right now there are very few people willing to spend that kind of money.
You’ll need to drop your prices by at least 25% to 35% before you get any real offers.
Sorry, but it’s the truth.
Re: third street 45 deep.
That house was more then 50 feet deep and 22 feet wide. 14 feet ceiling on the second floor.
It is pointless to argue. It seems that you have no idea about the subject. I can suggest propertyshark as a starting point if you want to learn more.
You may be right parkblocker…if they chop a couple hundred K off the price…but you had better have a good rent roll.