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
Did I just wander onto http://www.insideschools.org?
Anon 2:07 here – totally agree with you, Anon 3:06. Can’t believe that people don’t understand that just because I can afford a 3.2m property doesn’t mean I will automatically send kids to private simply because I’m not arrogant enough to assume my kids will get in to a good private school. And all things being equal between a private and public school, I’d much rather send my kids to public for 2 reasons – 1) a tiny bit more economic diversity (there’s not as much FA as you think at privates ) and 2) I’m building up a warchest for later (middle s, high s, college).
Good book. For a sec, I thought it was a nickname for the Meier!
The Fortress of Solitude.
Anon 2:07 – Anon 2:23 again and I agree with your thinking. I have two kids in public school – one in middle school. The middle schools in my area have vastly improved BUT the competition is cutthroat.
Anon 2:40 – I don’t think there was any racial connotation meant. My kids could have gone to Our Lady of Smith St. (PS 58)but when my oldest was starting school I found it too traditional. Why did you send your child to a D2 school?
I think the point that 2:07 is trying to make is that a lot of parents are not willing to gamble with their children’s education and prefer to have their children in schools with proven track records.
BTW, I have heard positive things about IS113. Good luck with the middle school process – at least you have hedged your bets w/ District 2.
I agree that just because a school is majority black doesn’t make it bad. But (and I am going to get flamed for saying this), I still wouldn’t send my (white) kid to a school that’s 98% African American.
Now, before I get trampled by the e-hordes: I grew up in a major city in the seventies and eighties. And it was a dangerous time to be a minority white kid. Fights, getting picked on, getting mugged on a regular basis… What’s the name of that Jonathan Lethem book about the same thing in Brooklyn?
Anyways. I don’t want my kid to have to go through that. Sure, I survived and I’m here to tell the tale, but I was a pretty hard-headed kid. Some kids are more sensitive, and I hope to teach my kid about racial diversity and acceptance in an ambiance where he can actually see acceptance and diversity at work, not where “diversity” means 98% some other race, as long as it’s not white.
Ok, fire away.
For both this and yesterday’s 4M house in FG, I’d MUCH rather have the 3 bedroom 3000 square foot apartment in the Meir on GAP for 3M. No question!
Anon 2:45 – you simply do not understand the private school situation in NYC. It is totally possible to get shut out of the schools that are worth paying 25k/year for. What part of that do you not get? Why would I pay 3.2m to live in an area that is not zoned for schools that I am not comfortable with when I could just as easily pay 3.2m to live in a narrower, less detailed brownstone somewhere else? anon 2:40 – yes, I’ve heard good things about PS11 but I would hazard a guess that a variance would not be as easy to obtain in 3 years and who knows what the board of ed policy would be on subsequent siblings. And the fact that you have to apply to a middle school, and can’t reliably send your kid to any one of a half-dozen says it all for me.
This house is in Clinton Hill not Fort Greene and if you are paying $3.2M for a house, I would certainly hope that your children are going to PRIVATE school, otherwise, your priorities are totally screwed up!