what is going on with 250 west 82nd

Second hand info: BHS sent out a broker alert that #33 was back on the market at $2.55MM. Apparently, the deal fell through. The reduction from the original ask is now around 35%, so I guess the sellers are serious.

do you think it it would be a goo buy for 2-2.2?

Kitchern.living dining areaa looks nice but the rest looks like a wierd layout that may need some work.....the master bedroom has no bathroom so you need to use the hall bath or there is a bath in the smallest bedroom. , two of the bedrooms have no closets. If you need that many bedrooms then go for it, but for same ask price there is 15 west 84th St 2A which only has 3 bedrooms but an extra half bath and layout is way better.

Just from the pics and the floorplans I would actually choose 250 West 82nd over 15 West 84th. 250 appears significantly larger, has more charm and grandeur and, other than the lack of an en-suite master bath, I don't think the layout is all that awkward. I actually think that the significantly greater amount of rooms lends for more versatility. You don't have to use all 5 bedrooms as bedrooms.

Also - 15 West 82nd's layout doesn't lack its quirks. You have a "playroom" that has been carved out of a gallery/foyer/entrance which can't act as a separate room since it feeds the 2 bedrooms on that wing; and you have a third bedroom carved out of the second bedroom which (while it says 8 x 15) is probably more like 8 x 8 since the washer/dryer essentially renders half the bedroom by the closet area useless (other than as access to the closet). I would hate to be the kid stuck in that bedroom - talk about jealousy.

To each his own, though. I'd wouldn't poo poo either if it was offered to me.

I have seen 84th street in person but not 250. The 2nd bedroom at 84th is truly 8x15 with a nice big two door closet at the back....the W/D is in the hall just outside the 2nd bath....the playroom has a flat screen TV set up and nice big toy closet for kids as a central playroom.....

Like curiously, I have also seen 84th st but not 250. Other considerations with 84th St. are: low ceilings (I'm 5'10 - for me ceiling heights matter), no view and poor light.

I'm 6' 2" and yes the ceilings are low, but the trade off is the nice recessed lighting. Views I thought were nice brownstone views ...obviosuly on 2nd floor there is no skyline...but very quiet with zero street noise as a tradeoff for lack of sunlight.....

Anyway, it's above my budget so who I am to judge....but I did think it was nice and priced appropriatey compared to other comps I have seen...

bela: Based on comps, yes, low 2s would be an excellent price for #33. The market is really slow, though. Nice, big apartments in excellent buildings like 490 WEA can't find buyers in the low-mid 2s, so I don't know what that says about a lesser building like 250 W.82nd.

Looks as though #33 has some new competition from within BHS:

http://brownharrisstevens.com/detail.aspx?id=784676

Interesting. I don't see where the 4th bedroom is in this new listing, and I can't quite figure out its orientation. Where do the windows face? Anyone know how strict this co-op board is? I saw #33 at the last open house. It was quite crowded. Wonder if it will move at its reduced price.

Also, this new listing looks very dark. It probably doesn't face Broadway. It's notable how BHS does not include square footage in #33 or in this new listing. Must be because they're smaller than imagined.

Nance: BHS generally doesn't state square footage for coops.

I think you're right about light. The public spaces appear to look north, over 82nd Street, which would mean the other eight windows face alleys.

Dark is putting it mildly. It's apartment #21. So, not only does it face the darkest exposures, it's also on a really low floor.

http://www.streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/345195-coop-250-west-82nd-street-upper-west-side-manhattan

Thanks West 81st. Too bad it's on such a low floor. That also means it's also covered by the scaffold that has been up forever.