262 Clifton Fetches Huge Sales Price
Wow. We weren’t expecting this. Back when 262 Clifton Place was on the market and came up as a House of the Day we had this to say: “While we don’t love all the aesthetic choices, it’s clearly a strong effort. We fear that, given the location, the owner is going to have a hard…
Wow. We weren’t expecting this. Back when 262 Clifton Place was on the market and came up as a House of the Day we had this to say: “While we don’t love all the aesthetic choices, it’s clearly a strong effort. We fear that, given the location, the owner is going to have a hard time getting close to the asking price of $1,300,000. Those are a lot of ducats in this part of town.” The comments went on to predict an ultimate selling price of somewhere between $800,000 and $1,000,000. So imagine our surprise to see that the three-story brownstone had sold recently for $1,200,000!
House of the Day: 262 Clifton Place [Brownstoner]
262 Clifton Place Listing [Douglas Elliman]
Through word of mouth I’ve heard that the seller owns a few places on this block. I think he did a great renovation job though I would have changed the bathrooms a tad. I’ve been looking at a lot of houses in the area and they are going fast. You heard it here first houses are selling in Bed Stuy quickly, very quickly.
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gender-convergent (aka gay) couples
im gay so i can say this, but BARF. people dont dare EVER call me “gender-convergent”
*rob*
“I don’t blame them for asking that. It’s the buyers that are delusional.” – By Brownstones Half Off on December 1, 2010 2:06 PM
***Bid half off peak comps***
Equating Brooklyn neighborhoods to Manhattan neighborhoods is lame to the max
The buyer appears to be a photographer who shoots lifestyle spreads for fancy magazines.
nortonbutler – give me a shout as well Bedstuymaven at gmail dot com. We have a nice little neighborhood group
This is really no surprise. This is the way things have been going along for quite some time. I guess David will now sell and move to the Toren or the Avalon Fort Greene.
Was it the New Yorker or New York Magazine…I cannot remember…that had a chart linking and comparing Manhattan neighborhoods with Brooklyn neighborhoods. It equated Park Slope with the Upper West Side and the West Village/Greenwich Village with Fort Greene. So, I guess if and when we finally decide to downsize ourselves out of Fort Greene maybe the agent will be able to say with a straight face that Fort Greene has been “equated with the West Village”.
No?
Actually, I found it fascinating recently…and of course, again, cannot remember where I read it…that online real estate searches show people are looking at Brooklyn Heights, Fort Greene and the Village simultaneously. I’m not sure how computer people figure this out.
Now, I would imagine people are probably comparing the cost of a one or two bedroom apartment in the Village versus a house or bigger apartment (such as a in new development like the Williamsburg Savings Bank building) in Fort Greene.
We know a number of empty-nesters and a whole bunch of gender-convergent (aka gay) couples who have made the move to Brownstone Brooklyn both from outside New York City and from Manhattan.
Is it just me or is this other people’s impression as well?
It does seem that realtors are becoming quite comfortable with lying about where a property is actually located. Clinton Hill? Please… If I ever decide to sell my house in Brooklyn Heights I guess certain realtors will have no issue with stating that it is in Greenwich Village.
The sale price included two kilos of blow in the “powder room”.