House of the Day: 202 15th Street
This ole South Slope woodframe is very cute and looks to have been lovingly maintained. It last changed hands back in August 2004 for $920,000 and is on the market for $1.2 million. We’ve got no idea if the current owner made any significant improvements but at $600 a foot, this has to be pushing…
This ole South Slope woodframe is very cute and looks to have been lovingly maintained. It last changed hands back in August 2004 for $920,000 and is on the market for $1.2 million. We’ve got no idea if the current owner made any significant improvements but at $600 a foot, this has to be pushing the upper bounds for the area. That said, we all know the square foot metric isn’t always the more useful when looking at smaller houses, where layout can play such a crucial role. What do the South Slopers think of this price?
202 15th Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
You are almost right, 10:40. The show is called Moving Up, and this was the house.
I think this is the house that was featured on Property Ladder on TLC. The old owners moved to New Jersey, and the new owners were pregnant when they moved in. Catch the rerun to see the renovation.
196 15th is on the market as well. That’s the house at the end of that row of houses. It’s only like 1500 sq. ft. The footprint is like 12 ft shorter than 202 15th. They’re asking $925000. And it’s pretty much a gut reno.
There’s no way they’ll sell that place for $900G, but they might get around 8. In any case the 202 place will very likely go for over a mil. Being that it’s a vintage piece and all.
Yup, bad idea to renovate while living in a house for exactly that reason. You don’t want to breath in lead dust, especially all night while you’re sleeping.
if the high lead levels are true, it’s pretty uncool that they wouldn’t disclose it….
that said, it’s not that difficult to fix the problem. every surface needs to be correctly primed and repainted by a professional – that should solve any issues.
remember, any house built before about 1978 will have lead paint on the walls and ceilings. the problem is when ignorant homeowners sand or otherwise disturb it and breathe in the dust they create.
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE MOVED OUT BECAUSE OF LEAD CONTAMINATION IN THEIR KIDS!! They did all kinds of renovations, had twins in the process, kids tested for high lead levels, and they just up and moved, later, c-ya, just sell it now.
See if Corcoran tells you that at the Open House. For some reason, I think they won’t.
sorry, I meant Stuyvesant.
2:35, just how many kids do you think Styvesant can accept? Half the bloody city thinks “I’ll just send my children to Styvesant”. With more and more families choosing to remain in the city to raise their children, you’re going to have to think beyond one school.
The brightest kids I knew in college were Stuyvesant grads… public school. The laziest, least open minded kids – the ones who never did homework because no one was standing over then to do it, blew off tests, abused drugs, etc… were from some of the “best” privates in the country(Exeter, Groton, etc…). When my daughter was born, I looked at her and thought “Stuyvesant.” I hope it comes true for her… It’s what every NYC parent should aspire to, if it’s right for their particular child.