Open House Picks: Townhouses
Boerum Hill 208 Dean Street Corcoran Sunday 1-2:30 $1,800,000 GMAP P*Shark Boerum Hill 294 State Street Nancy McKiernan Sunday 2-4 $1,795,000 GMAP P*Shark Greenpoint 141 Kent Street Douglas Elliman Sunday 2-4 $1,625,000 GMAP P*Shark Windsor Terrace 42 Sherman Street FSBO Sunday 1:30-3:30 $1,300,000 GMAP P*Shark Bedford Stuyvesant 565 Decatur Street Corcoran Sunday 12-1:30 $730,000 GMAP…
Boerum Hill
208 Dean Street
Corcoran
Sunday 1-2:30
$1,800,000
GMAP P*Shark
Boerum Hill
294 State Street
Nancy McKiernan
Sunday 2-4
$1,795,000
GMAP P*Shark
Greenpoint
141 Kent Street
Douglas Elliman
Sunday 2-4
$1,625,000
GMAP P*Shark
Windsor Terrace
42 Sherman Street
FSBO
Sunday 1:30-3:30
$1,300,000
GMAP P*Shark
Bedford Stuyvesant
565 Decatur Street
Corcoran
Sunday 12-1:30
$730,000
GMAP P*Shark
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we saw 294 state. it needs a *lot* of work. as pp said, at the very least, new floors on all floors, concrete in the lower unit, new stairs, new facade. bathrooms need updating. would most likely need new landscaping at some point too, unless you like the bricked-over look. some original detail remains and yes it is really pretty. there is a condo going up right behind it that is building right up to the property line in the back yard.
I saw both Sherman street houses. (I love the block.) Both houses needed to be totally renovated from top to bottom. The Corcoran house was indeed in worse shape, but did contain more of the original details. If I had 300k to spend on renovations (In addition to 1.2m), I would definitely have picked the Corcoran house.
The house on Sherman is much nicer than the one that Corcoran used to have. You must not have seen them both. The Corcoran listing needed 300-400k, this one needs close to 150K. IMO it is worth close to ask.
Any comments on 208 Dean or 294 State? How much original details? Conditions of houses? Etc… Wanted to see both, but was out of town…
thanks
I saw the Decatur St. house today.
It needs a lot of work.
730K for that house seems a stretch.
The Corcoran broker assured people the house could be delivered vacant, with a certificate of non-harassment. Basically, the owner is treating it as a modified SRO. Not too many real kitchens, per se – more the hot plate/small fridge sort of setup.
There are some lovely old details in the house.
And it’s a great block.
sounds like this one was beat to death, but I figure I’ll add one final comment. 1.3 on Sherman appears to be high given the condition and what detail remains in this house (42 sherman). Corcoran had a house on the same block available for 1.2 (6x sherman), although in similar condition, it retained all its detail. I’d say that was a better deal, and my open house pick of the week. I didn’t see the listing on corcoran’s site (i just checked), so it may have sold, likely so given the block and the potential for the house.
The VB house is indeed Windsor Terrace. Anything above Fort Hamilton and southwest of the Park is considered WT. It may be close to the edge, but its within the confines. Its like calling 18th street and 8th Park Slope…definitely in park slope but not the most prime block.
Sherman St house needs more than “updating”. That said, it would could be stunning when renovated and is on, argueably, the best block in the WT. The same house on a PS block would warrant close to $2M so for those willing to take an extra stop on the train, its a nice chunck of change difference.
At this point in Brooklyn, they probably steal them as middle-class housing.
linusvanpelt
Kids used to “borrow” my garbage cans, full of garbage, drag them down the street and use them as goal posts for steet hockey. This was on 3rd Avenue. I always got them back but I sometimes had to troll the neighboorhood for them. They would sometimes make it all the way to 4th Ave!