280 Hicks Up For Auction
As Curbed reported last week, the rundown but beautiful carriage house at 280 Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights will go up for auction next Tuesday. The house belonged to Alfred Palmer, who also used to own 135 Joralemon Street and was something of a neighborhood character. The starting bid for the 2,875-square-foot house is $2,000,000,…
As Curbed reported last week, the rundown but beautiful carriage house at 280 Hicks Street in Brooklyn Heights will go up for auction next Tuesday. The house belonged to Alfred Palmer, who also used to own 135 Joralemon Street and was something of a neighborhood character. The starting bid for the 2,875-square-foot house is $2,000,000, which might be a little aggressive considering it’s a candidate for a complete gut renovation. (Does anyone know what happens if it fails to sell?) Other properties up for sale that day include a Remsen Street co-op and a couple of Bed Stuy townhouses. GMAP
Alfred Palmer was a very interesting man. He was born and lived his entire life in the Heights. He had a group of dedicated, wonderful friends who loved his company and were very much upset by his dying on May 11, 2008.
He lived an exciting, full life and did just what he pleased and was not bothered by all the silly rumors about his houses. The Heights would be a better place with more Alfred E. Palmers.
Re: “Minard Lafever at October 5, 2009 12:04 PM”
You are a kick, Minard! Thanks for your informative posts.
Honestly, this could be the last unrenovated carriage house in the entire city, or at least BH. So that’s gotta count for something. I say this goes for auction minimum, plus some.
my guess is that this will go for over two million. It is a sweet carriage house in a great location. The parking in Brooklyn Heights alone is worth about a million dollars.
By the looks of the picture, the owner will need to police the curb cut a little better. If some joker parks equally close on the right side as the jeep is on the left, you’d be lucky to fit a mini into that driveway. Yellow paint be damned!
yes, one of the aunts cooked and the other one made the “elderberry wine”.
There were two aunts, mopar, but their names escape me.
We did the play in high school too. I was the old lady. (Was there only one?) Aunt Jenny, possibly?
Jester, yes, that would be it.