House of the Day: 29 Maple Street
29 Maple Street isn’t as charming on the outside as a lot of other houses in Prospect Lefferts Gardens but the interior has a lot of charm. The private driveway is a serious bonus, as is the third exposure it creates on the side of the house which results in tons of sunlight. The house…
29 Maple Street isn’t as charming on the outside as a lot of other houses in Prospect Lefferts Gardens but the interior has a lot of charm. The private driveway is a serious bonus, as is the third exposure it creates on the side of the house which results in tons of sunlight. The house traded for $595,000 in 2004. Now it’s asking $899,000. Let’s go to the pricing widget…
29 Maple Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Ton expand on traditionalmod’s 1:29 comment, when we moved to Lefferts Manor, long ago, when house prices were low (and dinosaurs roamed the Earth) black homeowners typically had HIGHER incomes than white newcomers,like us. It’s only in recent years that incomes have evened out somewhat.
The weird thing to me if somebody judges the neighborhood’s economic makeup simply by driving through and counting black vs. white, is assuming all black people are low income. Our black neighbors in LM are in professions such as architect, pastor of a large Brooklyn church, graphic designer, film producer, successful TV actor, just to name a few.
The other house is 19 Maple. They have an open house Sunday 11:30 – 1PM. Looks really nice!
http://www.brownharrisstevens.com/detail.aspx?id=1005664
“When you add to that the trend back towards 2004 prices (we’re not there yet, but might be soon), I do think they’d be lucky to get a lot more than they paid – I’d say 700 tops, and quite possibly less.”
Good luck with that, Muffett. There’s very recent comps (i.e. this week) that suggest otherwise.
Did you see this map? http://tinyurl.com/cgm6av
One foreclosure in the entire neighborhood, and that was an apartment building. People aren’t as desperate to sell as you perpetually, impatiently seem to wish they were.
We are definitely looking in this nabe (and were seriously thinking about bidding on 107 Rutland which is now in contract). Have to give a shout out to De Hot Pot on Washington — gave us complimentary doubles while we mulled over the 3 properties we had seen. We are white and felt very welcome.
My husband and I (plus baby daughter) will be moving to LM soon and we love the neighborhood. If this house was around when we were looking we might have considered it because it does seem to be in good condition. Our house a couple of blocks south of there needs alot of work. Also, welooked in other neighborhoods north and south of Lefferts and the vibe just wasn’t the same.
I love the amount of sun this home gets. So bright and airy, better even than some of the multimillion dollar brownstone row houses. 2x out of my price range unfortunately for me. I shall be contented with an apartment and not be envious, I swear.
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Thanks Bobmarvin! – my husband said he used the different street names to show the spanse of his knowledge/experience of the nabe 😉
Bxgrl – wow, I had no idea that PLG postings in the old days here on brownstoner would bring about such hate and agreed you certainly do not need white folks to make a nabe up and coming
Very interesting topic indeed
While I’m not crazy about the outside, I *love* the inside – one of the better HOTD’s I’ve seen in a while for pure charm, nice lay-out, and a wonderful vibe. However, I too have friends in the neighborhood and while I’m sure some people like it, it has significant drawbacks, not least among them poor schools, which I would think someone buying a house (and thus likely a family) would care about. Private schools, even if you’re willing to pay, are not necessarily easy to get into so that’s a huge gamble. Plus, the area is lacking in amenities (restaurants, grocery stores, etc.) compared to more gentrified areas. When you add to that the trend back towards 2004 prices (we’re not there yet, but might be soon), I do think they’d be lucky to get a lot more than they paid – I’d say 700 tops, and quite possibly less.