He bailed on his folly, but now he's been bailed out himself by another enthusiast

This was then

The current owner of 23 Halsey Drive in Havemeyer “won” a bidding war last September with an offer of $1,250,786 on an asking price of $1.175 (this is not your father’s Havemeyer). He proceeded to tear down the house encumbering the property and then changed his mind and put it back up for sale this June 25th for $1.4 million. It’s taken 56 days to find a buyer for this 0.2-acre, FAR max of 3,136 sq.ft. lot, so he’s probably not getting that he asked, but he may come close to breaking even, which is fairly unusual for such quick land turnarounds, even in this market.

and this is now