Condo of the Day: Ansonia Clock Loft

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condo This 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom loft in the old Ansonia Clock Factory has a clean, modern (if not particularly characterful) look. The broker does not provide square footage info for the $1,050,000 listing but we'd guess it's about 1,200 or so. Does anyone have any comps for recent sales in this building? What do people think of the building itself? The doorman and common garden sound like a plus and the location on 12th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues is certainly nice.
Property Number 93 [Townsley & Gay] GMAP
Bottom photo from NYC-Architecture.com

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did someone hack your site mr. B? you have to be kidding. this place is ugly and plain and looks like every other cheap loft/condo conversion. plus, did you see the size of the rooms...SMALL.

Posted by: anon at September 7, 2006 11:56 AM

aha...i see you changed the original posting (add the character part) and eliminating the part you that you like it...i knew something was up w/ your original post..

Posted by: anon at September 7, 2006 11:57 AM

Hmmm...Doesn't look small to us. Nice windows and the building looks nice. Granted, not exactly dripping in charm. Have you been inside apartments here?

Posted by: brownstoner at September 7, 2006 11:58 AM

wanna here something sad - this apt sold for high 300s just 5 short years ago.

Posted by: Anonymous at September 7, 2006 12:08 PM

mr. b...the 2 other bedrooms are tiny. that living room space is also where the dining room goes, so there is no room. the kithen is a one-person kitchen for a 3 bdrm apt. you can't open the fridge with the dishwasher open, only one person can fit in there, etc. c'mon..be real...this place is maybe 800 sf (maybe). those two other bedrooms look to be 6' by 10' MAX.

Posted by: anon at September 7, 2006 12:09 PM

also mr. b...this place might have "nice" windows from the outside, but they are heinous from the inside. clearly this was a cheap conversion and i'm not even sure you photo of the building is right, considering the interior shots show A/C units thru the walls but no such units are shown on the outside of the building.

Posted by: anon at September 7, 2006 12:12 PM

Fair enough. Looks like we got this one wrong. We did change the language slightly right after posting. We wrote it up a couple of days ago and after some time away from it felt a little less enthusiastic. As for size, does anyone know how many square feet it in fact is?

Posted by: brownstoner at September 7, 2006 12:20 PM

mr. b...wasn't really trying to jump down your throat, but we do value your opinion (despite what some others might write) but just b/c this is a historic building doesn't mean the individual units are nice or were well done in the conversion.

Posted by: anon at September 7, 2006 12:22 PM

I have a friend who used to live in this building. It's very nice w/ a gated landscaped courtyard and security guard/doorman. Lots of families.

Like all new construction/conversions they have had serious HVAC issues, including dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. I believe people actually filed a lawsuit.

Posted by: clinton hillbilly at September 7, 2006 12:23 PM

no offense hillbilly...not all new construction/conversion has serious HVAC issues, only those new construction/conversions that are done poorly and cheaply.

Posted by: anon at September 7, 2006 12:44 PM

hey anon at 12:19 - I'm not sure where you get your stats for prices in park slope but I can assure you that prices in this area have certainly gone up over the last 18 months.

Posted by: Anonymous at September 7, 2006 1:04 PM

We have friends who bought there a little over 3 years ago (can't believe it has appreciated so much. Good for them, boo hoo for us.) It's a decent space but all I can say is I didn't have apartment envy when I saw it. I would never pay over $1mil for one. Then again, it's that attitude that has kept me a renter. Sniff.

Posted by: ParkSlopeRenter at September 7, 2006 1:58 PM

Ten years ago we looked at a duplex in the original clocktower factory building but passed. I think they were asking $155k (negotiable) We passed for two reasons. One, we heard that the courtyard was for "show and not for go" as kids playing produced unconfortable sound levels for the other owners and was thus forbidden, and two, you could hear the family next door right through the walls. We bought a nice row brick row house on the next block for $211k instead.

Posted by: Anonymous at September 7, 2006 2:12 PM

Gee-- I feel rich. It looks kind of dumpy and no photos of the bathrooms (maintenance must be low). My 1600 sq ft with eat-in remodeled kitchen and 2-1/2 new baths plus 2 large beds ( 2 walk-in closets in master) plus den must be worth $2 MM (ha ha). This is worth $1 MM? the end is near...

Posted by: Anonymous at September 7, 2006 4:14 PM

I used to live in that building and sold a few years ago. That is a nice apartment and approximately 1200 square feet. It looks out over the courtyard which can sometimes be noisy. Overall, the building condition is good and many improvements have been made over the years. They have a solid board in place and the building has many nice families. The apartments are very nice and though the construction could've been better, overall the apartments are nice and feel quite large due to the high ceilings. The location is also great. Its not a dump. The other two bedrooms are not tiny and are certainly sutable bedroom sizes. Larger than most brownstone bedrooms. I can say that with certainty that the 350K price was seven to eight years ago when it was first developed..

Posted by: anon at September 7, 2006 4:40 PM

I looked at similar apartments here four years ago and they were going for between $500k and $600k. One reason I passed is because the bedrooms were generally small, and there seemed to be entirely too much turnover to make me comfortable. Now I kinda wish I'd bought there after all, if these apartments have really appreciated so much.... Of course, some of those huge Victorian mansions in Ditmas Park were selling in the same range in 2002 as well. It's always easy in hindsight to think that a price that seemed too high before was actually a good deal.

Posted by: Park Sloper at September 7, 2006 6:06 PM

My girlfriend and I looked at a 1-br in this building this May or thereabouts. Was 1,000 sq. ft. and was asking between $600,000 although I think it came down before it stopped being listed (sold or taken off the market, I don't know).

Posted by: Mateo at September 7, 2006 7:13 PM

Whoops. Was asking $600,000. Never mind the between.

Posted by: Mateo at September 7, 2006 7:15 PM

What is lost is lost... Garnett

Posted by: Garnett at November 21, 2006 12:46 PM

What is lost is lost... Garnett

Posted by: Garnett at November 21, 2006 12:47 PM

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