House of the Day: 260 8th Street
This somewhat traditional looking two-family townhouse at 260 8th Street in Park Slope is actually brand-new construction. Developer Sharon Hakmon is the same one who’s also building four new townhouses on Degraw in Carroll Gardens, and recently finished two in Clinton Hill, now sold. Inside, there is an open plan living area with walnut floors,…
This somewhat traditional looking two-family townhouse at 260 8th Street in Park Slope is actually brand-new construction. Developer Sharon Hakmon is the same one who’s also building four new townhouses on Degraw in Carroll Gardens, and recently finished two in Clinton Hill, now sold.
Inside, there is an open plan living area with walnut floors, a coffered tray ceiling over the sitting room, a double-height ceiling and a fireplace in the dining area, and a traditional style staircase with wood spindles. The kitchen has Carrara marble counters and there are two roof terraces and central air. It’s set up as an owner’s triplex over a garden rental.
The work is 95 percent done, Corcoran agent Frank Castelluccio tells us, with only “garden and touch-ups” left to go.
It’s priced at $2,999,000, or about $1,000 a square foot if our estimates are correct. What do you think of it? Did anyone go to the open house this past weekend?
260 8th Street [Corcoran] GMAP
This house is still sitting empty. Stuck between the USPS Van Brunt loading bay and the McDonald’s loading bay. It looks like if Disney decided to do a Faux French brownstone style home. It is very photoshopped, it does not have the Ivy growing up the side. Seems to be very few people showing up at the open-houses. Sad really.
Looks like a Park Slope-ish version of those teardown builds in Gravesend, Dyker, etc. No thanks. Might as well live out there then and get more space while you’re at it.
Here’s a new construction facade that has more classic lines: http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2010/04/13/brooklyn_heights_townhouse_is_actually_a_decoy.php
Aren’t 19th century row house architectural plans essentially public domain? Couldn’t a developer just create a new one that wasn’t just a tribute, but actually a clone?
Curious to know what energy costs are on a new house like this compared to a 100+-year-old, restored house.
Regardless of what the house looks like, wouldn’t it make sense to build it as energy-efficient as possible? Those passive house people are saying it only adds 30% to the costs, and that’s a gut, not a new build.
Certainly, if it is built with any kind of quality methods, upkeep is going to be cheaper for the next couple decades.
Wow, you have a lot of time on your hands, bored at work.
Exactly. OK, this thread is now officially done.
Yeah, go see it in person and see how Haussmanian it looks. It’s HomeDepotian at best.
Totally agree…it looks like one of those blighted places in downtown, with an orphan home surrounded by empty lots and waiting to be snatched up by a developer for some mega-condo. The interior may be “somewhat traditional” but the exterior is some crazy mash-up without one recognizable traditional Brooklyn rowhouse feature. No idea what they were thinking except “show me the money.”