'Wet Hot American Summer' Creator Sells PLG Pad for $1.6 Million
Comedy writer and actor Michael Showalter — best known for co-creating and starring in the absurd summer-camp satire Wet Hot American Summer and its recent Netflix prequel — just sold his renovated limestone at 25 Clarkson Avenue for $1,600,000, the New York Post reported. Built in the Lefferts Manor district of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, the home has some…
Comedy writer and actor Michael Showalter — best known for co-creating and starring in the absurd summer-camp satire Wet Hot American Summer and its recent Netflix prequel — just sold his renovated limestone at 25 Clarkson Avenue for $1,600,000, the New York Post reported.
Built in the Lefferts Manor district of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, the home has some lovely original woodwork and features a renovated chef’s kitchen, a music room (above), four bedrooms and three baths.
The townhouse was twice featured on Brownstoner. In 2005 it was among the first listings under “House of the Day.” Back then, we adored the original interior but hesitated over the home’s much-needed improvements and mere 1,920 square feet, writing:
We took a closer look at the square footage (the house is definitely on the smaller side) and realized that you’re paying about $300 a foot for a place that’s gonna need another $50 to $100 a foot of renovation work.
Someone snapped it up in February of 2006 for $685,000, made a number of updates, and then put it back on the market for $845,000 in 2010.
Records show that Showalter brought them down to $800,000. And five years later, he’s sold 25 Clarkson for twice what he paid. Smart move.
[Source: NYP | Photos: Corcoran | Neil Grabowsky]
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Now this is interesting. It seems recently that only the unattached frame houses in the area have been snapped up for those types of prices (upwards of $1 million) as developers bought them only to tear them down. So this is good to know, especially if this might be a developing trend in this part of Flatbush, of million dollar sales.
i went to the open house for this. lovely house, but small (many of these kind of limestones are quite shallow) and the addition to the back didn’t help. Notice how because of the parlor floor bathroom in the back, the only windows for the space are the 2 in the front (and the front door). All the lights and lamps were on and it still felt dim and dreary. upstairs was plenty bright though. Didn’t get to see the basement apartment because apparently the tenant had unruly pets. the backyard was super deep and beautiful, though.
Someone could fix the light problem by redoing the extension. It should be a long narrow bathroom, not a short stubby one. That would leave room for 2 real sources of light, either both windows in the dining room or 1 in the dining room and a glass door off the kitchen. But yes, not a cheap operation.
i don’t think this basement is 50% above grade, is it?
Probably why the bedroom is labeled as an office on the floor plan. I’m pretty sure you’re not allowed to close off the mechanicals like that either. Looking at it on Google street view the front yard sits higher than the sidewalk, not sure if that matters.
PLG was ignored way too long. Its limestone stock is pricesless!
This is the lowermost border of PLG.
Across the street is the lovely co-op 40 clarkson and the not lovely, troubled, deteriorating homeless housing 60 clarkson. But nevertheless, 2 blocks from the park entrance and the subway. Great location.
This house sold at $833/sq ft, move-in condition.
1 block further south you are in Flatbush.
So what is the going price for a Flatbush townhouse in move-in condition?
Proves once again why Flatbush is underpriced.
I believe this house was designed by Benjamin Dreisler. Last summer I saw an identical house on E25th (which is lined with these), unrenovated, sell for $690k. It even had the same bas relief lining the dining room.
Flatbush is the bargain basement version of PLG.
We talked about it here:
http://www.brownstoner.com/forums/topic/bas-relief-wainscoting-in-dining-room/#post-168635
I agree with chemosphere. PLG is part of flatbush, WE GET IT, but seeing as this area is actually the historical and legitimate center of Flatbush, i think its earned the right to be just Flatbush to distinguish it from the areas that have alternative fancy hood names
Do you mean for me to refer to the neighborhood as “Non-PLG Flatbush”?
or “Non-PLG Non-Ditmas Park Non-Prospect Park South Non-South Midwood Non-Beverly Square Flatbush”?
or is just “Flatbush” ok?