Co-op of the Day: 201 Clinton Avenue
The Clinton Hill Co-ops generally are a pretty good value. They’re not the sexiest apartments around, but they tend to be a little cheaper than the competition and they come with a solid financial footing and a nice community. And, as in the case of this one-bedroom, some of the upper-floor spaces offer killer views….
The Clinton Hill Co-ops generally are a pretty good value. They’re not the sexiest apartments around, but they tend to be a little cheaper than the competition and they come with a solid financial footing and a nice community. And, as in the case of this one-bedroom, some of the upper-floor spaces offer killer views. This 750-square-foot unit could use a new kitchen, but the asking price of $320,000 seems pretty reasonable.
201 Clinton Avenue 1 BR [D Cherry RE] GMAP P*Shark
I lived in CH coops and experienced the following:
1. urine in the elevators
2. a dead body was found in the elevator
3. marijuana smoking in the stair cases
4. roaches in the compactor rooms
5. frequent water shutdowns or unavailability
This was between 2004-2008. Good luck!
I agree about how LOVELY these apartments are. I used to live in one of the 1960s towers in the Village, on the outside it looked like the Co-ops. This is a common mid-century Modern style. The co-ops are really fantastic, the people who live there are a great mix of people who have been in the neighborhood for years and younger residents, middle class or working class people of diverse backgrounds, young families too. My sister lives here and I know the buildings very well, in fact, I almost got a place here too. The apartments are HUGE and have amazing closets, high ceilings, very tall windows and are flooded with light. 🙂
“People pay good money to live in project style apts – I’m sure a mortgage on a 1 bdrm in Clinton Hill co-ops is comparable to a 1 bedroom rental in Stuy-Town/Peter Cooper Village.”
Having moved to the Co-ops from Stuy town (before our rent was raised 50%) I can attest to the fact that the mortgage plus maintenance is almost exactly the same as a Stuy town 1 bedroom was about 3 years ago.
Yes they look like projects, like Stuy town, Kips bay, and if you think about it (sans the white brick) a lot of UES buildings.
Luckily we live on the inside of our building-not the facade. Very friendly community. Is my dream brownstone? No. But it is a nice place to live and very affordable.
Can you guys stop trying to sell people on Fort/Greene Clinton Hill. yes we love the neighborhood. That is why we live here. Stop trying to get other people to move here.
The coops are fine places, we have a couple of friends who live there. They are spacious light filled apartments. I would never buy. But the space and affordability makes it easier to have a small family in one of these apartments than in a small floor through apartment of a brownstone.
The floor plans at The Co-Ops are a blend of early moderism and pre-war so you have spaces flowing into each other, but you have clear divisions of rooms. Why is this helpful? Because furniture fits into these rooms. You can have a dining table that fits 6 and a classic living room furniture arangement. There is a coat closet, a linen closet and the bedrooms each have ample closets – try finding that at The Edge, Toren, Oro, Forte, or Hanson Place for under $700,000.
A foyer, A hallway, a windowed kitchen, a dining room, a large bedroom, storage, a well proportioned living room, 6 large windows, a yard for you puppy to play in and a playground next door for the toddler…for $500,000? It’s the best deal in the city.
The Clinton Hill Co-Ops were designed in 1943 as housing for Navy officers by the Rockefeller’s favorite society Architect Wallace Harrison. Wally Harrison is the designer of Lincoln Center, The United Nations and several other important projects. He worked with Interior Design icon Jean Michel Frank and the cubist painter Fernard Legger (both have work on display at the Met and MOMA). The Co-Ops are the ONLY residential work by these pivotal artists accessible to middle and upper-middle class people. The Co-Ops also generate a substantial portion of their own power using green technology.
I have a two bedroom 12th Floor apartment, with 270 degree view of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, New Jersey and Queens. I watch fireworks from the window seat at picture windows 17 times a year. The New York City Marathon runs right by my building, the Brooklyn Flea Market and a dozen new cafes make Clinton Hill a wonderful place to live.
The G train takes you right to Ikea, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Williamburg and Smith Street. A movie or a play at BAM is a 5 minute walk.
Still looks like a housing project.
ditto – I am a die hard brownstone fan, but I couldn’t find anything in my price range that beat the layout, light, and views that I found in the Coops. There are brownstone apartments further out into the Clinton Hill that might fit the bill, but it was just too far from the subway.
oh gosh you got me. i’m a self-righteous two face.
i would argue with you but you went through all that trouble so well done. that’s some nice sleuthing (albeit kind of creepy)