Real Estate

Four Open Houses to See This Weekend, One With Beer and Donuts

Our open house picks this weekend lean toward the modest, those seeking a comfortable family home in good condition have some solid choices.

Brooklyn Homes for Sale in Bed Stuy, Midwood, Bay Ridge

by Chris Erikson

07/07/2017 0

Our open house picks this weekend lean toward the modest — which we mean as no insult. Those aspiring to grandeur may want to look elsewhere for their basement screening rooms and wine refrigerators, but those seeking a comfortable family home in good condition have some solid choices. They’re found in Greenpoint, Bed Stuy, Bay Ridge and Midwood.

First up, a shingled row house at 66 Jewel Street in Greenpoint. Eighteen feet wide and forty deep, it’s a two-family, with a unit on each floor — a one-bedroom below and a two-bedroom above. It’s not overloaded with charm or character, but looks to be in decent shape, for those who want to take it as is — it’s a decent candidate for a rehab though. The lower unit gets a screened wooden porch and run of the yard, which has a small above ground pool and an outdoor fridge, a step-saver during summer beer drinking season. Speaking of which, we’re told there will be beer from Brooklyn Brewery at the open house, along with donuts from nearby Peter Pan.

Next up, a circa 1884 brownstone in Bed Stuy, at 77 Macon Street in the Bedford Historic District. There are no interior photos for this one, so there’s a lot to be learned, but we can tell you it’s a legal two-family that looks to be set up as a single residence, with four bedrooms, a double parlor and an open plan garden floor with the kitchen in the rear. Renovated ten years ago, it retains “a sprinkling of details throughout” and is move-in ready, according to the listing.

The next one’s out in Bay Ridge, on 82nd Street between 3rd and 4th avenues. It’s a brick one-family with three bedrooms, two baths and a finished basement. There’s a large wooden deck in the rear, accessible through sliding glass doors, a driveway and a detached garage that’ll fit three cars. The listing calls it “well-maintained,” and it looks it, though it’s ready for some updating, including possibly a new kitchen.

Last up, a semi-detached brick house on East 29th Street in Midwood. It’s small but not without a measure of charm, and it’s renovated and move-in ready, with central a/c. It’s got three bedrooms and one and a half baths; the basement has “two large rooms” and a laundry room — not sure if that means it’s finished. There’s a porch in front and a deck and a garage in the rear; presumably the driveway next to the house is yours.