367 Grand Defies Expectations (and Asking Price)
We couldn’t have been more wrong about this one! When the upper triplex of this five-story brownstone on the corner of Gates and Grand in Clinton Hill hit the market last November for $1,585,000 we were skeptical to say the least. (We have a vested interest given that we have an almost identical house just…
We couldn’t have been more wrong about this one! When the upper triplex of this five-story brownstone on the corner of Gates and Grand in Clinton Hill hit the market last November for $1,585,000 we were skeptical to say the least. (We have a vested interest given that we have an almost identical house just down the block.) Together with the lower duplex which was asking $1,500,000, the owner was trying to get over $3 million for the building. Crazy, we thought. Not so crazy, it turns out. The top triplex went into contract earlier this week for, we hear, over the asking price. We also gather that a deal for the lower duplex is imminent. We’re in shock. We bet the woman who bought the house next door recently and has already begun re-brownstoning the facade is psyched.
367 Grand Avenue, Upper Unit [Corcoran] GMAP
Grand Ave Brownstone Conversion Hits Market [Brownstoner]
Thank you, Anon 4:01. It’s hard enough to live in a world where “office” is accepted as a verb. For the love of god, it’s not that difficult to grasp the difference between “cache” and “cachet”, and I’m not even a professional cunning linguist. XO
Thank you, Anon 4:01. It’s hard enough to live in a world where “office” is accepted as a verb. For the love of god, it’s not that difficult to grasp the difference between “cache” and “cachet”, and I’m not even a professional cunning linguist. XO
11:33, like I said, the finishes were not expensive, just well chosen. I mean, they had mahogany cabinets in the kitchen. Was it solid mahogany? No, it was a mahogany veneer. They had slate on the bathroom floors and limestone tiles on the walls by the shower. Was it beautifully installed or gorgeous grey limestone? No, it was nice standard jerusalem limestone and basic slate. But it was so pleasant to look at compared to the shite out there. So I am grateful for the effort. And at their price point ($450 a sq foot) the rough edges and “white painted sheetrock” is so welcome. What did you expect, PLASTER?????? It was a friggin crack den before that, so I’m more than happy that gutted the place. nice of them to add actual mouldings too, instead of going, “modern” (read: cheap) and just making everything office-style (see Greene Ave).
I try not to get drawn into spelling debates, but the gauntlet has been thrown down. Actually, 12:39, “caché” with accent aigu means “hidden” in French. It is also the name of a mall store, but that does not make it a correct substitute for “cachet,” which as bob999 pointed out means “prestige” or hipness. Just because you see a word (mis)used everywhere doesn’t make it right. At least not yet.
i would of put the accent over the e if I knew what to type. Here it is, for future reference, code html code 233: caché there you go. Now you guys can go back to discussing the minsky tan.
by the way, it is annoying how once you preview here, StonerBrown no longer takes. Brownstoner needs to hire himself a web designer. Movable type is so 2001.
Too bad Minsky’s commission doesn’t afford him a spellchecker. I know it won’t affect the price – nobody’s going to say “I love the house, but I won’t buy from a bad speller!” – but it just makes him look unprofessional.
Minksy was luckkkkky to have this listing.
sorry, “affect” is the wrong word above, I should say the biggest “factor determining whether…” 🙂
In my experience, the biggest affect on whether a rowhouse has a lot of light or not (if you don’t have a corner lot) is the direction the house faces. If it is north south, you get light all year, at an angle, on each side of the house most of the day (varying depending on the season) and it feels bright and airy. More East West, and you have more of a dark feel in different parts of the house. I live in a north south facing place with its original sized windows throughout and it is very bright and airy – people comment on it all the time. In the winter, the south facing front is flooded with light almost all day. Definitely something to think about if you are concerned about light.
As for these prices, I’m not terribly surprised. The triplex is done, nothing to do, and completed at a high standard with nice finishes.