Sometimes a dream home turns into a nightmare.
This seems to be the case for 277 1st Street, a five-story townhouse in Park Slope owned by Joseph and Ivana Hertz of Ocean Empire Management.
The couple bought the development site in 2000 to build their home, but after more than a decade of zoning and code obstacles, they placed the mansion on the market for $11.5 million in July 2015, Realty Today reported. The five-story home was re-listed last month with a chopped price-tag of $10 million, making it the priciest home to hit the market in Brooklyn in January, according to Point2 Homes.
The mansion’s superstructure is mostly completed but “awaits its final design choices to be selected by its new owner” — meaning it has no finishes or fixtures, according to its Corcoran Group listing. For all its woes, the townhouse still comes with some fancy perks: an indoor lap pool, an elevator, roof decks and four kitchens.
Meanwhile, the priciest listing in Queens last month also featured some ritzy amenities. A $3.9 million Forest Hills home theater, heated granite floors and a gym.
Here’s a full rundown of the priciest single-family homes in Brooklyn and Queens to hit the market in January:
BROOKLYN
1. 277 1st Street
Neighborhood: Park Slope
Price: $10 million
Size: 14,360
Stories: Five
Built: Under construction
Agents: Peter Gordenstein of Corcoran Group
1 Pierrepont St # 9A in Brooklyn Heights
2. 1 Pierrepont Street #9A
Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
Price: $8 million
Size: Not available
Stories: One
Built: 1925
Agents: Leslie Marshall of Corcoran Group
535 Dean Street PH101 in Prospect Heights
3. 535 Dean Street PH 101
Neighborhood: Prospect Heights
Price: $5.9 million
Size: Not available
Stories: Two
Built: 1902
Agents: Deepak Hemrajani of Douglas Elliman
226 Garfield Place in Park Slope
Neighborhood: Park Slope
Price: $5.5 million
Size: 4,400 square feet
Stories: Three
Built: 1901
Agents: Michael Hendel and Robert Donigan of Brown Harris Stevens
5. 8 Pierrepont Street Unit 1
Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
Price: $4.9 million
Size: 3,100 square feet
Stories: Three
Built: 1900
Agents: Karen Heyman and Alan Heyman of Sotheby’s International Realty
QUEENS
1. 11238 72nd Avenue
Neighborhood: Forest Hills
Price: $3.9 million
Size: 4,100 square feet
Stories: Two
Built: 2004
Agents: Boris Mikhailov of Dom Realty of New York
Rendering of 42-60 Crescent Street in Long Island City
2. 42-60 Crescent Street #10D
Neighborhood: Long Island City
Price: $3.5 million
Size: 1,952 square feet
Stories: One
Built: Under construction
Agents: Juan Rosa, Venita Farrier and LaQuana McNeil of Douglas Elliman
3. 42-60 Crescent Street PH9B
Neighborhood: Long Island City
Price: $3.3 million
Size: 2,102 square feet
Stories: One
Built: Under construction
Agents: Juan Rosa, Venita Farrier and LaQuana McNeil of Douglas Elliman
82-11 Beverly Road in Kew Gardens
Neighborhood: Kew Gardens
Price: $2.9 million
Size: 3,750 square feet
Stories: Two
Built: 1960
Agents: Boris Mikhailov of Dom Realty of New York
5.150-129 Powells Cove Boulevard
Neighborhood: Whitestone
Price: $2.9 million
Size: 2,990 square feet
Stories: Two
Built: 2004
Agents: Elizabeth Li of Acer Realty