House of the Day: Crown Heights Craigslister
We’re generally pretty skeptical about the brownstone listings on Craigslist and so don’t spend much time weeding through all the noise. We came across this Crown Heights “mansion” (their word, not ours) and thought it might have some potential (we’re a sucker for a good turret). Anyway, it’s probably a little overpriced at $899,000 given…
We’re generally pretty skeptical about the brownstone listings on Craigslist and so don’t spend much time weeding through all the noise. We came across this Crown Heights “mansion” (their word, not ours) and thought it might have some potential (we’re a sucker for a good turret). Anyway, it’s probably a little overpriced at $899,000 given the neighborhood and the fact that this block doesn’t look like it has any particular charm. Still, if the claim of being “loaded with original details” has any truth to it, it might be worth a look. We don’t know anything about the brokerage firm, Apartment and Homes, either. Caveat Emptor.
Bergen Street Mansion [Craigslist] GMAP
Park Slope Historic district is largest in the city. Brooklyn Heights is the oldest.
Air rights don’t have to be used to build up, you can put extensions on building as well. This has a very deep lot so any additional building would most likely be back and not up.
This is a nice block, with many beautiful buildings. The bus runs down the street- which could be a plus or a minus – Just 5 minutes to Park Slope.
The Crown Heights North Association just had a meeting last week. They have made some solid progress in terms of getting LPC (landmarks) to consider the area as a historic district. Currently the proposed area up for consideration includes some 1700 buildings. I think it is unlikely that the entire area would be included in the landmark District. But unless it gets much smaller, it may still be one of the largest areas of landmarked buildings in the city. Brooklyn Heights is currently the largest and they have 1,284 buildings.
As an aside – the meeting was attended by about 40 people, which I thought was a small number, given the number of buildings which could be affected. There was some good political represenation: State Senator Carl Andrews stopped by, as did City Council Member David Yasky. A member of the Mayors office was also present, but I didn’t get her name. It seemed to me that the association was doing a great job of working the system, and I mean that in the most positive way.
Those interested in seeing Crown Heights North get historic district designation can check out http://www.crownheightsnorth.org. A meeting and events schedule is posted there. Also a link to the photo survey, which is a terrific resource in itself.
The Crown Heights North Association has been working for years to get the area landmarked. Let’s see what happens, I wouldn’t be opposed.
Air rights? Like to add another story? That’s why there needs to be a Crown Heights Historic District.
wher can i see more info on this ? craiglist link does not work.
Thanks
also listed on propertyshark but for $749k, big difference in price.
It’s a 20×45 ft property on a 20×125 ft lot so it’s pretty big and has plenty of air rights to add an extension if desired.
looks skinny, and your link doesn’t work.