Clinton Ave. Curb Cutter Takes 20% Haircut

Unbelievable that that's the headliner for selling this house.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 10:19 AM

disgusting.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 10:35 AM

$2 million for a row house in the ghetto doesn't seem like such bad kharma to me.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 10:37 AM

this will be on th emarket forever it is so mispriced. 1.5-1.6 range when reality hits

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 10:45 AM

the new zoning in Clinton Hill/Ft Greene doesn't simply up-zone Myrtle Ave and Fulton, while restricting height on the residential blocks in between. the thing is that the zoning allows for higher buildings (and more FAR) 100 ft back from the curb on Myrtle and Fulton. that means that, because most of the lots on Myrtle don't go back the full 100 ft, the lots close to those avenues gain some FAR and they can capitalize on other aspects of the zoning. those lots become kind of confusing and require a little bit of calculating. this guy is taking advantage of that.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 10:50 AM

How is garage space more valuable than a $1500 per month rental income from a garden apartment? That's one expensive parking spot.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 10:54 AM

Just curious 10:37--why is this the "ghetto"?

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 11:03 AM

I say the garage will help. Didn't appear to help because the price was ridiculous in the first place. But, parking is an invaluable compromise for the fringe location.

What would really make this work is if the driveway curb is matched with the facade and the driveway surface is cobblestoned. It is a luxury, however, as 10:54 implies.

It wasn't preferable to cut in the garage (yes, a downright travesty) but the best CAN be made of it (milk already spilled). Yeah, 10:45, I would predict a muck and a half.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 11:20 AM

you need the garage in that area so that your car is not stolen. That headline is so Long Island. Better change the ask and the headline soon

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 11:30 AM

Clinton Avenue is not the ghetto or fringe. If you don't know the area, keep your fingers off the keyboard.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 11:34 AM

"Clinton Avenue is not the ghetto or fringe. If you don't know the area, keep your fingers off the keyboard."

Oh yes it is fucknozzle! Just because dumbfucks overpay to live in the hood, that does not mean it's "edgey"

BTW The FED is meeting right now! I hope stop lowing rates, so the Bond market can put a knife into this Mutant Real Estate Asset Bubble!

I wonder how much money this asshole has burn thru?! The fix up costs, the Mortgage, the commission and the curb cut! This guy fucked up a nice brownstone!!!!

The What

Someday this war is gonna end...

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 11:44 AM

I like it better with the curb cut. I wish I could do that with my place.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 11:55 AM

tWhat, YOU are ghetto. The area you grew up in is no longer ghetto. Big difference.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 11:58 AM

Am I missing something? Is there an actual garage or just a driveway? It looks like you would have to dig down and slope the drive to go under the house into the partially below-grade garden floor. I don't see that in the photos.

As to the ghetto-ness of the nabe, yes cars definitely get busted into and people get jumped for their ipod/phone here. That may not mean ghetto to you 11:34, but it does to some. I'd be willing to live in this area, but unwilling to pay $2M for the privilege.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 11:58 AM

The What

Fed is meeting but you know Ben is going to pull some sort of a trick. This guy is still saying "what inflation"

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 11:59 AM

11:58: People get jumped for there ipods everywhere. Is the whole city a ghetto?

My guess is you can't afford to buy a house at today's prices - even the reduced prices - in this area.

Now keep your fingers off the keyboard as instructed.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 12:02 PM

Who is the developer behind this? Not the LLC, the person who's behind it. Anyone know?

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 12:11 PM

"Fed is meeting but you know Ben is going to pull some sort of a trick. This guy is still saying "what inflation""

Ding ding ding! But, the Bond market is going to blow a hole in the commodities bubble. Also with slowing CONsumer spending with take down asset prices across the board! Whatever the FED does wont make a difference!

Regular is 3.83 a fucking gallon! No one is driving their cars! The gas stations and Restaurants are EMPTY!!!!!!! Joe Sixpack and Chuckie is having a hard time buying food and paying rent but, you can't tell take to the assfucks on this blog!

Ben has NO more tricks, the CONsumer is fucked!

The What (Ghetto Ghetto Ghetto!)

Someday the war is gonna end....

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 12:17 PM

Agree with 12:02. This area is fine. I live there.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 12:19 PM

And what day would that be, tWhat? i'd like to know when you think this will happen since you have been saying it for a long time and the world has yet to end.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 12:22 PM

12:02 you are probably at the library on a public keyboard. I could afford this house at the original list and more. I know it's not worth that much because I am looking.

People do not get jumped for there ipods at the same rates everywhere. Clinton Hill is definitely more dangerous than other nabes such as Park Slope or Brooklyn Heights. To some, that makes it the ghetto, to others not. To anyone with half a brain, it makes it worth less than $2M. Get over the denial.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 12:22 PM

That "Garage" opening is way too narrow for even a Porsche.

But this is pretty nice block in Clinton Hill.

I live in the area and like it a lot.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 2:08 PM

i cant stand people saying clinton hill is a ghetto...im sorry but you are wrong. im living in the neighborhood now and yes i have heard of car stereos getting stolen...
when i lived in park slope i was witness to 2 drunk driving accidents one right on my corner almost hitting an person, was a victim of a bunch of kids trying to rob my gfs ipod, and i saw a few broken car windows...and i lived on carroll street!...so dont say clinton hill is a ghetto because of a few assholes... if you truly think this neighborhood is a "ghetto" or unsafe then you need to move out of nyc.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 3:51 PM

Actually Park Slope is a lesbian war zone. Tehy go out at night and groan in back yards like wild animal cats having disgusting sex everywhere.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 4:23 PM

12:22: You are looking? You must be a bitter renter. Shame you didn't buy sooner, like me. Then you wouldn't be so bitter.

And stop using ghetto to imply non-whites live there. (I know you weren't implying that white tweens are shaking down the hood.)

Grow up.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 4:38 PM

4:38/poor fool typing in the library: I am not white, I own already in PS and won't even need to sell my apt. when I find the bigger house I'm looking for, and I never said that I think CH is the ghetto. I said some people think it is and that it is more dangerous than PS/BH and that therefore this house is not worth 2M even to those of us who have this much money. Stop living in denial that some racist is keeping you down. Get the chip off your shoulder and get a job.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 5:16 PM

Loser at 5:16. I am at work, I am white and you are a complete liar about your living situation.

You do think CH is a ghetto, otherwise you would have known better than to give others a reason to believe so.

I told people who didn't know the area to keep their fingers off their keyboard. You can't follow directions, so you are a moron to boot.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 7:23 PM

You try finding a parking spot at 3am or on a day off when there is alternate side of the street parking. If its not landmarked good for the seller in knowing what he can and can't do.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 9:16 PM

You try finding a parking spot at 3am or on a day off when there is alternate side of the street parking. If its not landmarked good for the seller in knowing what he can and can't do.

Posted by: guest at April 30, 2008 9:17 PM