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How Much for a Two-Bedroom Garden Duplex in Bed-Stuy?

Wednesday, May 13, 2015, by Jessica Dailey
PriceSpotter is Curbed's asking price guessing game. We provide you with some details and pictures from a listing, and you take a crack at the price in the comments. Tomorrow we reveal the answer. And hey, no cheating!
What/Where: A 2BR/2BA garden duplex in Bed-Stuy
Square footage: 1,500
Common charges: $360
The main selling point of this two-bedroom condo, located on the lower floors of a townhouse in Bed-Stuy, is the huge backyard. It's completely private, and is big enough for a patio with a table and chairs, plus a patch of grass and landscaping. Inside, the home has two bathrooms, hardwood floors, new windows, central air conditioning, and a rec room. The rooms look bright, and the listing says the place is sunny, but there seem to be very few windows in the pictures. How much is the seller asking?
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BrianVan964
I cheated. Not disclosing price but...
I sorta get it. It's within walking distance to hipster/bougie hangouts. The backyard is huge. It's close enough to subway stops that won't freak out the Manhattan crowd, so you could have many parties here. This is something that a social trust funder would love. I kinda want the place, I'd dump Manhattan for it. This side of the neighborhood is not going to fall off into #deblasiosnewyork so it's not really an investment risk.
But, still, good golly. 
If this is for working parents, you need quite the combined income to afford this. No one's swinging this on the average professional salary, and if you have the kind of job that pays you this much, you'll never be home to see your kids/spouse or enjoy the space you just bought. 
At these prices, what's the point?
#1. 05/13/15 02:30 PM
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NYCsince83484
@BrianVan: Thanks for the hints! The fact that it's close to the subway (and hipster/bougie hangouts) will definitely add to the price.
My guess: $ 1.2 million
#4. 05/13/15 02:55 PM
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BrianVan964
@NYCsince83:
I'm assuming that anyone who wants to earnestly play the Pricespotter/Cornerspotter games is smart to NOT read the comments first, since usually the first post is the full giveaway. 
For $1.2 million, you could be in Manhattan and within walking distance of your JOB and not a couple of bars - this is why I think everyone is nuts to keep feeding this RE bubble
#5. 05/13/15 02:59 PM
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REspectator2426
The kitchen probably needs more storage space. (There aren't very many cabinets.) Or is there a storage pantry nearby?
A floorplan would help a lot.
#6. 05/13/15 04:17 PM
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Oh really, did they like it?32
There are hardly any windows, it sucks to live in a cave.
#7. 05/13/15 04:40 PM
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stache430
You could bust out and enlarge the back windows, but then it would be even more $.
#8. 05/13/15 04:48 PM
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casualcommenter8
Another website indicated that one of the floors shown is actually the basement with no natural light...
#9. 05/13/15 04:55 PM
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Manhattan 4 Ever651
Bed-Stuy? No...even in this day and age...no..just no...
How much? $1 (and this includes all the DWR knock offs)...
#10. 05/13/15 05:22 PM
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NYCsince83484
@BrianVan: Lesson learned. After reading your comment, I wildly over-guessed -- much higher than I would have. But hey, you never know these days. Brooklyn prices aren't much lower than Manhattan prices any more.
WHY ISN'T ANYONE ELSE GUESSING??
#11. 05/13/15 07:01 PM
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