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
PS11 (Greene and Waverly) and PS20 (Adelphi and Myrtle) are both vastly improved schools. Both have LEAD (gifted) programs. Both have great parent involvement. When my daughter started school (she’s in 5th grade now, and we are zoned for the unimproved PS56) I considered applying for a variance (still easy at both schools) but decided to send her elsewhere. But if I had a child starting school now, I would consider PS11, PS20, plus several highly regarded charter schools in the neighborhood.
And IS113 on Adelphi and Lafayette has great test scores and is featured in the Best Public Middle Schools in NYC book and has excellent arts (visual and performing) and technology programs. My daughter is definitely applying there for next year (along with applying to District 2 schools in Manhattan where she now goes to school).
Just because a school is majority-black does not make it a bad school!
I used to live next door at 336. The aforementioned extension is 3 floors stories(ground level, parlor level, 2 floor). The co-op in front does not afford the best views. However, to the rear you are rewarded with the beautiful architecture of the church and masonic temple.
House is great, BUT….. The fact that it so close to the corner of Clinton and Lafayette is a major detraction.
Its right next to the G train station. The ventilation grates are on Lafayette and you can hear the train doors open and close. With the train station comes the foot traffic. A lot of foot traffic. Then there is the street noise. The bus stop is on the corner and the hydraulic brakes are a pain. I lived there in the mid 90s when police where still allowed to drive around with sirens blasting for no apparent reason. I don’t imagine the siren are as bad now. But still a concern.
Oh yeah, if your religious but don’t like to attend mass, this is the place for you. With 2 churches within 100 ft of me, i was able to ‘observe’ mass from the sanctity of my bedroom while I lived there. Sure i missed communion(living in sin with my girlfriend, i probably was ‘entitled’ to communion anyway). However, i was able to hear the gospel and homily clear as day.
It a nice place, but for just over half a million more I’d take yesterdays HOTD at 181 Washington Pk.
Anon 2:07 here – many people don’t get it because either their kids are older – so they have that variance, are in a selective school, private OR have no kids. If you are a parent like me who is only 2 or 3 years away from having to use the public school system, you smarten up very quickly. To summarize: there are very few spots available for non-sibs or unconnected at the 25k+ schools (parochials are out for us as we are atheists), if you go to a good public zoned, you still have to worry about the middle school situation (most middle schools suck) but you have that warchest of unspent $ behind you (25k X 6 or whatever). Personally, I’m in the “gamble for good private middle school” camp, and then test for Stuy/Bx/Bk later. It seems foolish to spend $150k X how ever many kids because you are worried about middle school spots. That’s a lot of dough. I would rather donate it to a private later in exchange for a spot. Sorry if I sound callous – some of you don’t seem to realize that the relatively low property taxes in NYC come at a price. Crap schools for the most part.
Anon 2:07
I have raised this school issue before but it never goes anywhere – no one seem to pick up on the fact that their kids might not make the cut and that there are a finite number of private school seats. Affording the tuition is just one factor. I also think that variances are going to become harder to obtain.
I’m 137. Haven’t lived there for 3 years, but the rest of the family still does. Keyfood is still keyfood in my mind, even if it is associated food now.
Yes it is a pretty nice house. But it is only being priced this way to lend cred to the 3.8 MM house.
1) YES they do sell pig ears! I do live in CH, shop there and I saw them a couple of days ago. Feet and other parts too!
2) It is not a bad supermarket though, catering cautiously to the gentrification too, so emergen”C” at much better prices than whole foos, organic stuff etc. Only wish their fruit and vegetables were fresher. Way better than the Fulton Street supermarket though!
Anon 1:20 – given our current circumstances, we can’t move to FG. Suffice it to say that if our children were comfortable enconsced in a fine Bk private school, I’d move there in a second. It’s not about affording the private school tuition, it’s about getting in. Given our school worries, we’re better off living somewhere with a good zoned public.
There is anoher brownstone on sale on Clinton Av.,#435, also on BHS site.
It has an ugly stone clad facade, but I have been once inside (albeit only on parlour floor) and it
has a beautiful large, triple parlour and pretty intact as I can remember – my question is: how much would it cost restoring it to the original front, and also how does that impact the asking price (about 2 mil)?
One wonders if you can’t get pigs ears at the market, what other amenities the neighborhood lacks.