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October 15, 2009

Closings and Move-Ins at 420 Classon Avenue

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After a lengthy delay for much of this year, people are finally living at 420 Classon (aka The Hawthorne), the affordable housing conversion brought to you by the Pratt Area Community Council. We noticed that the first three closings hit public records last month, and a PACC rep told us that six families have already moved in. Another five are expected to move in over the next two months.
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Present from PACC: 420 Classon Rendering [Brownstoner]
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Posted by Brownstoner at 10:06 AM | Comments (12)
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love the graffiti on the wall on the right!!

the what vs. Satan!

*rob*

Posted by: Butterfly at October 15, 2009 10:09 AM

What a transformation. Congrats to PACC and the new residents.

Posted by: jeffrey at October 15, 2009 10:11 AM

This was a wonderful example of how buildings that were on the verge of total collapse can be brought back from the dead. I used to pass these every day in the mid 80's, when I worked in Clinton Hill, and watched them deteriorate further and further. Between these buildings and the big mansion on Gates, PACC has done a great job rehabbing buildings most would have torn down. I wish they could have saved those mansions on Washington, but I can understand their reasoning in building something that would house a greater number of people, and saving some is much better than saving none. Kudos to PACC, and congrats to the lottery winners.

Posted by: Montrose Morris at October 15, 2009 10:19 AM

Loved that they saved a truly beautiful building and didn't put up an ugly fedders box. Proving again, you can renovate great old buildings reasonably and well.

Posted by: bxgrl at October 15, 2009 10:19 AM

I'm also very glad they kept the facades as intact as possible, allowing for new changes in building codes, handicapped access, etc. This is a great set of buildings, and I especially love the huge arch in the middle. There are only a few brownstones in Brooklyn with an arch like this. I had actually planned a Walkabout feature identifying them, which was scheduled for later this year.

Posted by: Montrose Morris at October 15, 2009 10:24 AM

any pictures of what they look like inside?

Posted by: guikazoid at October 15, 2009 10:25 AM

420

hahaha

Posted by: ftgreenepark at October 15, 2009 10:28 AM

The property looks great...Before I became A Crown Heights Lady I was A Clinton Hill lady and walked by those buildings daily...what an eyesore. They have truely come a long way. NICE JOB PACC!

Posted by: A CrownHeightsLady at October 15, 2009 10:28 AM

guikazoid...

I'm assuming they are complete gut rehabs. The properties were abandoned for decades and infested with squatters.

Posted by: A CrownHeightsLady at October 15, 2009 10:31 AM

quikazoid, saw a few pics when these were advertised on craigslist. inside looks like the new construction units - clean lines but pre-war details at all

Posted by: more4less at October 15, 2009 10:37 AM

I looked at the market rate units. I'm not sure how they differ from the affordable units, but they were really nicely done. Smart layouts and good spaces. Everything was gutted and rebuilt.

Posted by: mksk at October 15, 2009 11:39 AM

I do like a happy ending.

Posted by: dittoburg at October 15, 2009 12:25 PM

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