Residential Sales in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS $525,000 57 Montague Street (The Breukelen) 1-bedroom, 1-bath, 700-sq.-ft. co-op in a postwar building; 24-hour doormen; dining area, renovated kitchen and marble bath, hardwood floors, whirlpool tub; laundry and common roof deck in building; maintenance $941, 50% tax deductible; listed at $550,000, 4 weeks on market. Brokers: Brooklyn Heights Real Estate, Corcoran Group…
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS $525,000
57 Montague Street (The Breukelen)
1-bedroom, 1-bath, 700-sq.-ft. co-op in a postwar building; 24-hour doormen; dining area, renovated kitchen and marble bath, hardwood floors, whirlpool tub; laundry and common roof deck in building; maintenance $941, 50% tax deductible; listed at $550,000, 4 weeks on market. Brokers: Brooklyn Heights Real Estate, Corcoran Group Brooklyn.
PARK SLOPE $835,000
239 Eighth Street
2-family, 3-story, prewar brick rowhouse; 2 bedrooms, eat-in kitchen, sunroom in primary unit; 2 bedrooms in other unit; high ceilings, hardwood floors, 1 bath in each; needs work; 18-by-100-ft. lot; taxes $1,767; listed at $845,000, 2 weeks on market. Broker: Orrichio Anderson Realty.
From the print edition of yesterday’s New York Times.
Oh and I should also say I think the limestone houses in LM in PLG are lovely, nice layouts, and are well constructed. This one was just not presented in the best light.
Okay go to the link 12:05 provided. To me the really interesting story there is not the 8th street house but the 251 Lincoln Road in PLG. Originally listed at $1.149K? omg. I spotted that listing on the Corcoran site at its present price of $899K and thought THAT was too much for it, in its condition. And look what a horrific job the realtors did for the poor person, likely elderly, selling the house. Click on the photos. A pink bathrobe hanging from the closet door? And Bed Bath and Beyond bags sitting on the floor in front of the fireplace? It’s really sad.
I can understand the lower price on the Breukelen unit despite the location. The maintenance is high; higher than a young single person buying a 1 BR in Brooklyn would want to pay every month on top of the mortgage.
I’m surprised the price on The Breukelen co-op. I would have thought a location like that would demand a much higher price.
ah, here’s the 8th street house (which at the time was listed at $899K):
http://tinyurl.com/zqnsx
wasn’t 8th street house featured in a House of the Day or Open Houses at some point? I recall people saying then too that it looked like basically a teardown, but I can’t find the old post now.
I was amazed when it went that quickly. My wife and I took a look at it and decided very quickly that the only thing one could do with this particular house is demolish it and build new construction – which is why we didn’t pursue it. It just had too many obvious structural defects. Obviously someone thought otherwise. I think that if you look at it as an empty lot, it doesn’t seem like much of a bargain.
Park Slope listing looks like it was a steal (relatively for this over-valued market), no? Too close to 4th?