In addition to its unrivaled location — the subway is a 5-second sprint away, neighborhood standards Northeast Kingdom and Wyckoff-Starr are around the corner, with more to come — this two-family house at 245 Starr has a lot going for it. The crazy stonework is typical of neighborhoods like ours that absorbed a lot of Italian masons around the time this was built.
The layout is, unfortunately, the typical Bushwick jumble, with split parlor in front, dining room in back, and two bedrooms in the center, but windows on the side save it from row-house gloom, and the kitchens are big and airy. Alas, no fireplaces — it doesn’t seem to have ever had them — but the doorways, trim, and walls are intact, as is a beautiful inlaid floor in the small side room above the front door. There is a garage in the back, accessed by an alley on the side.
The pièce de résistance might actually be the new boilers, which appear to be high-efficiency with lots of pretty copper pipes. Sadly — the property has been in the same family for three generations — this is a short sale. The agent reportedly has one offer.
245 Starr Street | $449,000
3123sqft | 18.75ft-wide | semidetached | 2-family, 3ba | brick
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Matt May 6th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I wonder if the big old doggy they had in the alley way died. Just realized that I haven’t noticed him/her in a while. Nor the rank smell of pee that said doggy created in that alleyway.
jessica May 7th, 2009 at 9:15 am
i love this house. I always walked by wondering if it would ever go on the market. someone should buy it so i can stop thinking about it.
mopar May 8th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
The ad says the property is off the market. Wow, that was fast.
natalie May 8th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
we called the broker .. the owners decided not to sell after all
Rod May 8th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
It will be stupid to sell in the correct market, that property in a good market with all the things coming to Bushwick will be much more expensive than $449,000