What a tease! The listing for 419 Washington Avenue in Clinton Hill is already up on the Douglas Elliman website (sans interior photos) but no one’s being allowed inside until after Labor Day. The major argument of the listing verbiage is that, despite having only two real floors of living space, the scale of the interiors dwarfs that of your typical brownstone. The numbers that are publicly available, however, don’t support that assertion. Sure, it’s 24 feet wide. But it’s also only 35 feet deep, according to Property Shark. (According to the Elliman listing, though, there’s 4,000 square feet of space—which would mean it would have to be 80 feet deep. Based upon the satellite view, that seems like a serious stretch.) The lack of interior photos and clarity about square footage make it hard to weigh in on the asking price of $1,500,000. (There’s also a clear attempt to leave out of the photo the charming, but very run-down, wooden house next door at 417 Washington.) This place is bound to be charming on the inside, so if there were anywhere near 4,000 square feet of living space, it would be a sweet deal. Something doesn’t add up though. Who’s been inside?
419 Washington Avenue [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark