House of the Day: 338 Clinton Avenue
When we were looking at yesterday’s house of the day, we noticed that BHS broker Ann Macdonald also has another mind-blowingly beautiful but not inexpensive house on the market a little further east from the one overlooking Fort Greene Park. 338 Clinton Avenue is on one of the grandest stretches in the borough and is…
When we were looking at yesterday’s house of the day, we noticed that BHS broker Ann Macdonald also has another mind-blowingly beautiful but not inexpensive house on the market a little further east from the one overlooking Fort Greene Park. 338 Clinton Avenue is on one of the grandest stretches in the borough and is dripping with original woodwork. In addition, four of its five floors are 90 feet deep, according to the listing, which would mean there’s about 8,000 square feet of living space, as opposed to the 4,400 quoted by Property Shark. So that’s really what it comes down to: At 8,000 square feet, this looks quite reasonably priced at $3.2 million; at 4,400 square feet, it looks like a stretch. Regardless, you’ll want to take a look at some of the interior photos we have posted on the jump. Delish!
338 Clinton Avenue [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Just to clarify the poster who wants Anon 2:07 to get off the public school tip and I (the St. Ann’s parent) are not one in the same. We’re both Black so I understand the confusion. That said I’m a big supporter of public schools that work (even in the inner city) and I totally understand your strategy Anon 2:07.
With regards to being part of an underachieving minority, this is Brooklyn 2006. Overachieving minorities aren’t en vogue either. You either make the cut or you don’t.
Housing prices combined with the sheer number of young and growing families in NYC is jeopardizing the viability of certain neighborhoods and forcing great families out of Brooklyn. The schools haven’t kept pace in most of the borough’s nabe’s. Big problem.
Just to clarify the poster who wants Anon 2:07 to get off the public school tip and I (the St. Ann’s parent) are not one in the same. We’re both Black so I understand the confusion. That said I’m a big supporter of public schools that work (even in the inner city) and I totally understand your strategy Anon 2:07.
With regards to being part of an underachieving minority, this is Brooklyn 2006. Overachieving minorities aren’t en vogue either. You either make the cut or you don’t.
Housing prices combined with the sheer number of young and growing families in NYC is jeopardizing the viability of certain neighborhoods and forcing great families out of Brooklyn. The schools haven’t kept pace in most of the borough’s nabe’s. Big problem.
Please, Dwight is a very good school. If I remember correctly, Paris Hilton was asked to leave because of her antics. Enough said.
The point here is would you pay millions of dollars for a house and not pursue the private schools? I work in the public school system and wouldn’t send my child to a NYC public middle school. This issue is the same whether or not you purchase a 3 million dollar home or live in an apt. We opted out of a top rated public school for private school, even though affording it is very difficult. We believe that the early years are more important foundation years. This is the time to have your child in a class that has less than 20 kids in it.
Good one Anon 6:36.
6:23 — I don’t know why you’re dissing Dwight. Paris Hilton went there for a while and look how well she’s doing. And as she referred to it to me: (that’s another story!)–Dumb-White-Idiots-Getting-High-Together!
The most important thing about this school issue is that your kids all need to study hard or else they will get stuck in Iraq…or something like that.
for anyone who is interested the Apdelphi listing that was on Brooklyn Properties just got moved to Corcoran (at the $1.9m price), it will be very interesting to see it they can move it without a further drop in the price.
Anon 6:15, very funny. Most of the very successful people I know from NYC (Ivies, etc.) went public all the way. But pray, tell me, would you pay 25k for the likes of Dwight over the top 10 public schools in NYC? I wouldn’t. And do you think PSes 6,234,3,41,199,87,Lab,Nest, Shuangwen, 321, 29, 58 and a ton of others in Queens are crap? If you have looked lately at the demographics of attendees, their parents can certainly afford 3.2m houses. I really don’t know where you’re getting your information from.
Why would my kids get shut out? The under 3 population has jumped 25% since 2001. Simple math, a lot of those kids are going to get shut out.
Anon 6:15, very funny. Most of the very successful people I know from NYC (Ivies, etc.) went public all the way. But pray, tell me, would you pay 25k for the likes of Dwight over the top 10 public schools in NYC? I wouldn’t. And do you think PSes 6,234,3,41,199,87,Lab,Nest, Shuangwen, 321, 29, 58 and a ton of others in Queens are crap? If you have looked lately at the demographics of attendees, their parents can certainly afford 3.2m houses. I really don’t know where you’re getting your information from.
Why would my kids get shut out? The under 3 population has jumped 25% since 2001. Simple math, a lot of those kids are going to get shut out.