House of the Day: 30 South Portland Avenue
Brownstones on South Portland Avenue in Fort Greene don’t become available all that often—if you lived there would you really want to move? This house at 30 South Portland has been in the same hands for 30 years. The house, which appears to be in tip-top shape, has had a number of alterations over the…
Brownstones on South Portland Avenue in Fort Greene don’t become available all that often—if you lived there would you really want to move? This house at 30 South Portland has been in the same hands for 30 years. The house, which appears to be in tip-top shape, has had a number of alterations over the years, especially on the rear of the house. The house was shown for the first time yesterday, according to the broker. How do you think the asking price of $2,600,000 will go over? It can’t be too far off the mark given that a house on nearby Washington Park went for more than $3 million earlier this year; another one was listed for $3,100,000 a few weeks with Corcoran but is no longer on the market. Anyone know what happened to that one? Update: Make sure you check out the very detailed description that one commenter who knows the house very well made at 6:50 pm.
South Portland Landmark [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
A.Y. = Atlantic Yards Project (Nets Arena)
I am a broker,been doing this for more years than most of you kids have been alive.
Last time things were this bad, there was a
differnt Bush in the White House.
Manhattan knows the slump; look at the real figures. If you are paying your mortgage with rental income, watch out. You kids have cotton in your ears? Prices have been too high for too long,there had to be a correction
I hope they get the asking price because this place will be pretty worthless after AY is complete. At least these people are smart enough to know when to cash in their chips.
Very nice home. Should fetch the asking price – looks worth it!
What is A.Y. anyway?
This is some othr broker’s listing — not mine — so it must be crap.
10:38 — Are you new to this site? Official Brownstoner Rule: All Brooklyn neighborhoods are equal. The danger from crime is equal, the services are equal, and the schools are equal, insofar as Brownstoner Rule #2 is: everyone who owns a brownstone should send their kids to private school anyway. (The great thing is, supporting your local public schools has nothing to do with community! Because we are all about community at Brownstoner!)
In summary, there is no reason to consider one neighborhood superior to, or worth more than, another unless you are a RACIST.
10:38–are you for real? That neighborhood is “patchy”? Good god.
Yes So. Portland brownstones are lovely buildings — but really the schools there aren’t fabulous — and I might add that the neighborhood is still patchy in some respects. If I am going to pay that price, I’d choose Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, or Brooklyn Heights… FWIW, I worked very close to that street until recently…