House of the Day: 293 Prospect Place
Great block, pretty nice house but not cheap. That’s our quick take on 293 Prospect Place in Prospect Heights. The four-story, two-family house has been renovated in a slightly unusual but interesting aesthetic. As evidenced by the bedroom, there’s still lots of historic charm left. But still, $2,295,000 for a 3,200-square-foot place in Prospect Heights…
Great block, pretty nice house but not cheap. That’s our quick take on 293 Prospect Place in Prospect Heights. The four-story, two-family house has been renovated in a slightly unusual but interesting aesthetic. As evidenced by the bedroom, there’s still lots of historic charm left. But still, $2,295,000 for a 3,200-square-foot place in Prospect Heights seems like a stretch at this stage of the game. Agree?
293 Prospect Place [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
I think NY home buyers are still in denial. I seriously doubt that place is worth 2.3 Mil. Maybe if it were in Park Slope but for the Heights you’re looking at 1.75 tops. Stop overpricing your homes, the housing boom is over….even in NY. I bet this house sits on the market for months before the owners get the message. It is a nice though!!
thanks for the opinions about FG/PH! I am a fort greene booster, myself, so I can’t assess these values objectively (not that anybody can, or that housing values are established objectively, but– it helps to hear what others think).
pig three,
Can you email photos of your spindles (how many do you have?) and newel to kevinonbianchi@yahoo.com?
Thanks.
wasn’t this place FSBO in 2006 in the 1.6s? if that’s the place i remember it being very narrow – seemed like too high a price then.
Supporting the modern movement. I ditched most of my architectural detail. Have an original mantle with surround & banister rail, spindles and newel if anyone is interested.
Just moved to PH after 9 years in FG. I’m on Carlton btwn St.Marks and Prospect Pl. I love PH and we are very happy here (the proximity to the park and subway are priceless) however I do find that Fort Greene has more of a neighborhood feel–DeKalb on any given weekend is filled with people–the street life is much more lively then on Vanderbilt. Anyway, I definitely miss some things about FG, but can say safely that aside from my small quibble PH is a solid trade.
wasder – your point is well taken. i always thought of the dekalb stop as being in the fulton mall/almost downtown brooklyn area, but i understand how you could live in FG and be a close walk away. youre also cortrct that its personal preference in the end, and i guess for me being a 5 min walk to a 2/3 and Q/B and prospect park makes it more enjoyable. And i am highlighting that bc i live near this particular HOD.
dont get me wrong i love FG, I just think PH has more going on…
Tycoon–the majority of FG restaurants are on DeKalb, not Lafayette. And depending on where in Fort Greene you live, the closest trains might well be the Q or D or 4/5 at Atlantic Ave or DeKalb. Trying to decide which neighborhood is “better” is always a losing proposition because it just comes down to what you are more used to. I for one vastly prefer FG to PH–I find it more exciting and more manageable from the perspective of a pedestrian–more street life equals better quality for me. But that’s just me.
perhaps im a little bit biased bc i live in PH, but i prefer PH over FG any day for a few reasons:
1) prospect park
2) subway options beyond the G and C trains.
3) restaurant options are much better, especially if youre on the PH side closer to flatbush, which gives you easy access to park slope’s 5th and 7th aves, not to mention flatbush, vanderbilt and washington. In FG the majority of spots are concentrated on lafayette.
i know i know, FG has BAM anddd ITS CLOSER TO THE CITY!! blah blah
anyways back to the topic at hand, this house is really nice and should grab just under 2 mill, although if it were on the other side of vanderbilt further from underhill, i could see it going for close to asking.