House of the Day: 299 Clermont Avenue
The four-story brownstone at 299 Clermont Avenue in Fort Greene just hit the market at an asking price of $1,899,000. While there’s only one interior photo in the listing, the verbiage says that there’s plenty of original details. The house is currently configured as four floor-through rentals. Only one is vacant but the other three…
The four-story brownstone at 299 Clermont Avenue in Fort Greene just hit the market at an asking price of $1,899,000. While there’s only one interior photo in the listing, the verbiage says that there’s plenty of original details. The house is currently configured as four floor-through rentals. Only one is vacant but the other three leases are expiring within the next 12 months. If all this is true, the asking price is probably pretty close to the mark. What do you think?
299 Clermont Avenue [Brenton Realty] GMAP P*Shark
Welcome to the neighbourhood. I think you got a good buy in a lovely street in a lovely area.
we are the couple who just purchased the house.
it is a fantastic house and is definitely not a flip.
just needs some tlc, but the bones and mechanicals are very good.
the seller took good care of the building, and indeed has had it since 2000.
the house is light and airy, not dark and dreary.
elegant, functional and humble (10:08)
we love the neighborhood.
Hi Everyone.
I am the guy the selling the 299 Clermont for the owner. It is pretty cool house, I would love it everyone that commented came down to see the place. It is not rent stablized, it is not a flip. The owner has had it since 2000. Feel free to contact me
The people reacting to brownstones in the articles quoted above were from the victorian era, a time marked by grandiose art and architecture and general fussiness and repression. The brownstone was an elegant, functional and humble structure compared to what was en vogue at the time. Have you seen where Edith Wharton lived?? http://www.edithwharton.org
Edith Wharton did remark that brownstone was “the ugliest stone ever quarried.” If I recall correctly, she preferred limestone. I’m a brick and terra cotta fan myself. But when you think about everything that’s been built SINCE the brownstone era, brownstone is lookin’ pretty good!
Cool–whatever makes brownstone houses in NYC less desirable is fine by me. That way there’ll be more and better priced homes for the rest of us.
8:15, you just described maybe 20% of brownstone owners.
shows your complete ignorance.
Mmmm. Cupcakes.
Oh My- I never knew I was so bourgeoisie. Just bought a brownstone a few blocks away. I’m from San Francisco and I was smitten with the charm and detail of the buildings not to mention the lovely symetry and scale of the streets. They are far from dark and dreary- interiors are filled with light and volume.
Perhaps readers prefer pink asbestos siding on “mid century modern” structures or 60’s pebble stucco finishes w/ aluminum windows. In California we can stick plastic pink flamingos on the lawn. When you see so much non-architecture as we have here, you can appreciate the craftsmanship and thoughtfulness of these buildings.
I’m confused- if you don’t like brownstones, why read the blog? I know a really good blog about cupcakes that might be more appealing.