House of the Day: 419 Washington Avenue
What a tease! The listing for 419 Washington Avenue in Clinton Hill is already up on the Douglas Elliman website (sans interior photos) but no one’s being allowed inside until after Labor Day. The major argument of the listing verbiage is that, despite having only two real floors of living space, the scale of the…
What a tease! The listing for 419 Washington Avenue in Clinton Hill is already up on the Douglas Elliman website (sans interior photos) but no one’s being allowed inside until after Labor Day. The major argument of the listing verbiage is that, despite having only two real floors of living space, the scale of the interiors dwarfs that of your typical brownstone. The numbers that are publicly available, however, don’t support that assertion. Sure, it’s 24 feet wide. But it’s also only 35 feet deep, according to Property Shark. (According to the Elliman listing, though, there’s 4,000 square feet of space—which would mean it would have to be 80 feet deep. Based upon the satellite view, that seems like a serious stretch.) The lack of interior photos and clarity about square footage make it hard to weigh in on the asking price of $1,500,000. (There’s also a clear attempt to leave out of the photo the charming, but very run-down, wooden house next door at 417 Washington.) This place is bound to be charming on the inside, so if there were anywhere near 4,000 square feet of living space, it would be a sweet deal. Something doesn’t add up though. Who’s been inside?
419 Washington Avenue [Douglas Elliman] GMAP P*Shark
I would call this house Greek Revival. If it had been built five years or so earlier, it would have probably had a peaked roof with dormers -rather than the eyebrow windows- and would have been called “Federal”.
There are excellent examples of both these styles of frame houses in Brooklyn Heights.
IMO not think that this house is worth it!! but some one may pick this up! 1.5 mill for house like this alot! i would just get a brownstone.
yeah, there are a couple on berkeley between 7th and 6th.
one of them is having some work done on the front as we speak, in fact. i think getting some new stairs…
just walked by. they are so beautiful.
I love this style of wood house (Georgian?). There are a couple on Berkeley Place in Park Slope, on different blocks, I used to pass all the time and I fell in love with them.
Charming home, beautiful proportions. Would take this over cookie-cutter brownstone mierda any day.
I love a nice fire hydrant out in front.
I would landscape with clipped boxwoods, climbing roses and old fashioned annuals like hollyhocks and delphiniums. This place could be truly beautiful.
The house next door is not nearly as special. This must be one of the oldest houses in Clinton Hill.
It could use some landscaping… get rid of those yews. How about a nice dogwood. The fire hydrant out front means there is always an open parking space for pick ups and drop offs.
I’d rather have the run-down house next door
Guest at 3:01 – Unlike so many who post here, you really seem to know your stuff. Thanks for your 2 cents.