Bait-and-Switch on Washington Park?
We got an email on Saturday from a incredulous reader pointing out that a $4.5 million brownstone listing on Washington Park had just popped up on the New York Times. Say what? With a little digging, the whole thing really started to stink. The ad from DJK Residential was using “borrowed” photos from an old…
We got an email on Saturday from a incredulous reader pointing out that a $4.5 million brownstone listing on Washington Park had just popped up on the New York Times. Say what? With a little digging, the whole thing really started to stink. The ad from DJK Residential was using “borrowed” photos from an old Brooklyn Properties listing for, we believe, 181 Washington Park. When you clicked through to the DJK web site, though, the map location said 192 Washington Park, an impossible address based on the the backyard photo. So a friend of the original tipster gave the broker, Ken Smith, call. Surprise, surprise: Within 24 hours of the listing popping up, it was already in contract! But, of course, the broker would be more than happy to show her something else. Here was Ken’s reply email:
Thank You for your enquiry but this house is no longer available. I will be happy to assist you with other properties if you remain interested. I am expecting some details with regard to a similar property also located in a hi-end Brooklyn neighborhood.
Pretty darn fishy.
192 Washington Park [NY Times]
coup–look it up.
Did you mean coup or coop?
Pretty grandiose 3:12. Seems like another opportunity to snaipe at each othr.
I can’t believe brokers support this site to get this abuse. I love it.
This is a coup for increased transparency and hopefully, will lead to the adoption of better business practices in the real estate industry. And when/if it doesn’t, then unethical and misleading firms deserve to be called out.
I can’t believe brokers support this site to get this abuse. I love it.
Yes, the ADshaye ad was for a 699k 3BR condo in WT.
so interesting you say that, 1:33….
i walked by there this weekend…almost always take a look at the listings and noticed that they had almost none also. then saw the sign about the expansion and wondered how in the world they could afford that space. that’s an EXPENSIVE corner.
anyway, i did happen to notice in looking at a few of the other brokerages, that in general there doesn’t seem to be a lot of inventory but still…BHS had up like 25 listings, 70% of which have in contract or sold up (which they’ve had up ALL summer) and so few new listings…
A $4.5 bait and switch! What a sick joke.