Hey, Something Sold!
Here’s a refreshing ray of light in what has been a pretty bleak few months of real estate news: Apartment #3 at 210 Berkeley Place in Park Slope, which came onto the market for $599,000 in late September just days after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, closed just before Christmas for $592,500; the two-bedroom floor-through…
Here’s a refreshing ray of light in what has been a pretty bleak few months of real estate news: Apartment #3 at 210 Berkeley Place in Park Slope, which came onto the market for $599,000 in late September just days after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, closed just before Christmas for $592,500; the two-bedroom floor-through has a maintenance of $525. (Floorplan on the jump.) In fact, it looks like it went into contract in less than three weeks on the market. Any other anecdotes like this?
210 Berkeley Place [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
11217 is correct. the mortgage deduction is a HUGE factor.
No more ranting on Williamsburg for me.
And Tyburg…I actually DID the math and showed it to you.
My calculation of 3100 a month INCLUDED the 525 maintenance cost.
It’s not 4k a month. With the interest deduction it’s not even 3K.
I don’t think you really understand how much this place ACTUALLY costs to buy. If you pick numbers out of a hat (in this case you LITERALLY rounded up 1000 a month) it gives out false information.
don’t know what went through the buyer’s mind (but i can guess what went through the seller’s!), assume it went something along the lines of, “I want to live as near to PP as possible in a brownstone that i can afford, and I don’t want to keep looking any longer.”
Im a bit late to this thread, but I looked at this place when they had the open house a few months ago. The location is indeed really good. But thats about it. The apartment felt very cramped. The kitchen, though renovated nicely, was tiny and everything was right on top of everything else. The closet space was nonexistant. The second bedroom was quite narrow, and if possible, its wall should be removed to enlarge the living/dining space. It would be good for one person – not a couple loooking for a 2-bedroom.
Interesting though that the broker mentioned that they had an solid offer for full price…Was he lying or did that deal fall through…??
11217 — I think my math is closer reality than yours. $4k is about right (or at least high-$3k) when you include all of the various things that come with owning a place and tack on the $525 (and the assessments for whatever you’d better be saving for).
PLUS… my main point was… A half million dollar mortgage… this is what you get?!
I was depressed by that. Now I’m even more depressed by the responses to my post and other responses. I’m gonna move to East New York and live in a box.
snarkslope funny!
i mispelled st. nicholas
also, there’s a terrific restaurant on bushwick right there called il passatore. and cooper park is a couple of blocks – it’s been totally re-done. looks really good.
i don’t live around here, but i walk around and go everywhere, so i check out a lot of stuff.
> “why not williamsburg?”
Anti-Williamsburg rant from 11217 in 5…4…3…2…
yo CWBUECHELER… couldn’t resist a quick NY times search. since you are considering flatbush and bed-stuy, why not williamsburg? you should search up to $600 because i think you can get deals.
here’s one right near the terrific St. Nicolas – prek-8th grade + right near the subway on powers:
http://realestate.nytimes.com/sales/detail/721-14092/williamsburg-brooklyn-ny-usa/2-beds/1-baths/0-675000-price/PRICE-HIGH-sort/30-p/2550-1599538–36-B2171045T–46-993616–44-1343047–254-561859–721-14092–254-561875–36-BL112819S–46-928391–46-928388-ls/60-t
Sam, I’m holding my tongue at your 3:27 comment!!