House of the Day: 428 East 18th Street
Any house under a million bucks these days is going to come with its set of drawbacks. In the case of 428 East 18th Street, the list appears to include some less-than-attractive siding and a lack of privacy in the backyard. If you can get beyond those two things, though, this place might start to…
Any house under a million bucks these days is going to come with its set of drawbacks. In the case of 428 East 18th Street, the list appears to include some less-than-attractive siding and a lack of privacy in the backyard. If you can get beyond those two things, though, this place might start to look good to you. The house is priced at $899,000 but we hear that the highest offer to come in so far is around $820,000, so it sounds like there’s some room to wheel and deal. We’re digging the nice floors and the two-car garage (with plumbing!). How’s this block in general?
428 East 18th Street [Brooklyn Hearth] GMAP P*Shark
428 East 18th Street [Mary Kay Gallagher]
500K for a reno of this place? you’re kidding, right???
and it was FRIGHTENING inside???
lord, you people are out of touch with reality.
a bunch of p*ssies.
This is the only time I’ve ever disagreed with Serge. The contractor we’re using now (for a home in the area) could do this for under 200G, not including purchasing appliances.
Floors like nice, house is on the small side, backing onto big buildings isn’t the greatest thing. I would think the owner really wants to sell since they’ve listed with multiple brokers. Usually folks list only with Mary Kay. There are other houses under $1 mil avail–houses that need lots of work. And there are some 2-families in much better shape, closer to express trains, with larger footprints avail. for over $1 mil, but with rental income that more than offsets the increased cost. Re-doing siding would set you back a pretty penny, that’s for sure. Is it in a historically protected area? If so, all reno’s would be even more expensive because you’d not have the option of vinyl siding or windows…I’d talk to Mary Kay if I wanted to move to Ditmas. We foolishly bought in Ditmas without using Mary Kay, and are only now learning our mistakes.
the siding is no problem, easily fixable. But being overlooked by that huge block – who would ever want to live like that if they had the choice?
Nice house, not at all frightening, will need everything redone from windows to hvac, no biggie.
I think 500,000 would do a nice, not super, job. Including a nice high fence in the backyard. It all boils down to location, is 1.4 mil a good investment on this block?
What looked frightening? The photos of the interior certainly don’t make it look scary.
i looked at this place a few weeks ago, it was downright frightening inside.
It’s on a block that is mostly massive apt bldgs. The nabe is coming along (recent arrival myself) and Cortelyou is improving but more in the other direction, toward Marlborough. There doesn’t seem to be much original detail left, the kitchen looks just awful & it looks like there’s a lot of wallpaper to be removed. Small house as well compared to most in the area … anyone who pays more than $850k is nuts or just salivates at the idea of owning a Victorian under $1MM. I’ll walk by it on my way home today.
pros- near burgeoning Cortelyou and all the incoming amenities. close to subway. 2 family houses not all that common in Vic. Flatbush.
cons- for Vic. Flatbush, this block is not the most charming. house needs work.
I guess the price reflects the pros/cons, though i would say 850 at most. Then again, there is nothing (!!) in this hood available at this low a price so for someone who values convenience over charm and is willing to do a bit of work, it might be right.