House of the Day: 9 Lefferts Place
This charmer at 9 Lefferts Place in Clinton Hill is new to market. (In fact we heard that some neighbors already put bids in at the first open house this weekend.) The four-story, three-family brick house has only had a few owners and has a lot of original detail still intact. It’s one of six…
This charmer at 9 Lefferts Place in Clinton Hill is new to market. (In fact we heard that some neighbors already put bids in at the first open house this weekend.) The four-story, three-family brick house has only had a few owners and has a lot of original detail still intact. It’s one of six 22.5-foot-wide houses in a row built by developer William Alexander in the early 1860s. The Craigslist ad describes a “cook’s kitchen” and a landscaped garden but neglects to include any photos. If everything’s in decent shape, the asking price of $1,470,000 seems quite reasonable given the details and generous size (about 4,000 square feet). Thoughts?
9 Lefferts Place [Craigslist] GMAP P*Shark
“brownstoner,
concentrate on c. gardens! this is just wrong!”
“This website’s bias for FG/CH is nauseating.”
Are you guys serious?!?! If so, get a life!!!
This should sell easily. Probably above asking. 65 Lefferts Place is also on the market (FSBO) and the building is 22×45 (4k sq.ft+) on a 22×140 lot! Needs some updating though. I think they’re asking north of $1.6M (somewhat too rich and aggressive given condition). But 9 Leffets appears to be priced just right, if not slightly below market.
I love this small stretch of Clinton Hill. It’s a little off the beaten path as it is one of the only brownstone blocks in CH that’s south of Fulton. Lefferts place reminds me of an urban cul de sac, tree lined with some very nice and big historic brownstones and neighbors seem to take a real interest in the community. The LPCA is a very strong block association. The big plus with this house is that it’s right around the corner from the C train.
Both 9 and 65 Lefferts should sell for close to $1.5M. 63 Lefferts was purchased last summer for $1.4M and there’s been some good comps in the area to support this price point.
This should sell easily. Probably above asking. 65 Lefferts Place is also on the market (FSBO) and the building is 22×45 (4k sq.ft+) on a 22×140 lot! Needs some updating though. I think they’re asking north of $1.6M (somewhat too rich and aggressive given condition). But 9 Leffets appears to be priced just right, if not slightly below market.
I love this small stretch of Clinton Hill. It’s a little off the beaten path as it is one of the only brownstone blocks in CH that’s south of Fulton. Lefferts place reminds me of an urban cul de sac, tree lined with some very nice and big historic brownstones and neighbors seem to take a real interest in the community. The LPCA is a very strong block association. The big plus with this house is that it’s right around the corner from the C train.
Both 9 and 65 Lefferts should sell for close to $1.5M. 63 Lefferts was purchased last summer for $1.4M and there’s been some good comps in the area to support this price point.
Yeah, the ‘landscaped’ garden will never be confused with anything in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, but wouldn’t you just love that kind of space in your backyard? Or, wouldn’t you just love a backyard?
Get rid of that screen thingy. Just another anoying cloying detail. Seriously, the part about the breathtaking landscaped garden has got to be a joke. Makes me wonder what other suprising treasures are to be found in this property.
The street is not landmarked but is part of the proposed Clinton Hill landmark district extension – with high expectations that will be approved, though I’m not sure when from a process point of view – but it is a long term plus in my opinion – though designation will likely still take some time.
As for the windows, sure, you’d want to replace them eventually for aesthetic reasons, but they look like they function well even if they are white and unattractive.
Don’t know about the settling, slanting floor comment. I’ve been in several of the adjacent houses on this side of the block and they do not have structural issues, so who knows – worth checking on it if you’re considering buying this place. I have not been in this house.
No tenant problems from what I know – pretty sure the lower duplex tenants moved out recently – I live on the block and haven’t seen them in a while. They were there for about a year but must not have had the lease renewed due to the planned sale. Come to think of it, I did see a moving van in the last month or so, might have been them… It is not rent-regulated as I know they paid in the $2300 range for a duplex (nice deal while it lasted!). I don’t know anyone on the block who has rent regulated tenants in their houses.
Several of the elderly people on the block actually own their houses for the most part. We look out for each other, old and new people. It’s nice.
The only thing to find out is how much work you’d need or want to do (if any). Either way, I think it is a good price, and is in the same ball park (actually a little bit less than) recent sales on the block.
Is NOT landmark district. And even if were, windows not ‘in violation’. What is there is there in landmark distrcit.
Problem comes when want to change/alter. Then same thing not allowed. But you aren’t ‘in violation’ for something that exists already. Rare (although does happen) to have rent regulated tenant in 3 family house.
You sound the the nervous nell worrier type that will never make a real move as far a real estate or anything esle in your life because concentrate on all the possible negs instead of the positives.
No mention of the tenants.
Does the house have unregulated tenants or rent-regulated (or elderly) tenants?
If it is really leaning?
The windows look bad and if it is in the landmark distrcit are probably in violation. beware buying a house with a landmark violation. Title searches usually do not pick that up.
I think it is a big house for the price but the structue and the tenant situation really would determine how good a deal it is.
Not for long at these prices, I sold on Grand a bit to early but life goes on.