House of the Day: 59 Lefferts Place
This Italianate brownstone at 59 Lefferts Place in Clinton Hill is a beauty, but then again we’re probably a little biased since we have a very similar house just a couple of blocks away. From the handful of photos, however, this one’s in a little better shape than ours (though it is one story shorter)….
This Italianate brownstone at 59 Lefferts Place in Clinton Hill is a beauty, but then again we’re probably a little biased since we have a very similar house just a couple of blocks away. From the handful of photos, however, this one’s in a little better shape than ours (though it is one story shorter). The configuration—owner’s garden duplex with parlor kitchen topped by three rental units—probably isn’t for everyone, but the listing says the house can be delivered vacant. Still, to go to a more standard owner’s triplex over a garden rental will probably cost you more than $100,000. We’re not sure about the rentals, but the owner apartment is beautiful, with high parlor ceilings and pristine plaster and wood moldings; the kitchen at the rear of the parlor floor also looks recently done. We’re going to recuse ourself on the matter of the $1,800,000 asking price given how close to home this one is but will be interested to hear what everyone else has to say.
59 Lefferts Place [Brownstoner] GMAP P*Shark
putnam denizen: guest at 8:17 here. okay, i’ll familiarize myself with “the details of this taypater financed boondoggle”–can you point me to a source for that? i must say that you typify what i see on this site: if anyone disagrees with you, you attribute it to some nefarious plot. geez, i’m just a young mother new to the neighborhood. if you think there are so many other “appropriate schemes” for the area, bring ’em on. really, explain the details, financing, and architecture.
Er, let me be clear. I believe there are many other more appropriate schemes which could be developed in the AY area – and ones which wouldn’t need to be subsidized to the extent Ratner’s project is. I would suggest that people familiarize themselves with the details of this taxpayer financed boondoggle before they declare themselves “very in favor of it.” I just tire of the “sky is falling down” posts that appear here. In fact my current theory is that they are put up by Ratner’s goons in order to dissensitive the citizenry to the tru flaws in his swindle. But hey, I am like that…
putnamedenizen: wow, that is quite unselfish of you. really, that’s refreshing. i must say, i don’t know all the details on AY but i’m very in favor of it. i read all about the pros and cons but i guess my feeling is, any change to that area can only be good. and the whole develop don’t destroy thing–maybe that area hasn’t been developed in a way that satisfies those people because it isn’t economically feasible. so may the other side should adopt a slogan like “develop don’t let rot brooklyn”. (i’m obviously not an advertising person) all i know is crossing atlantic is a god awful nightmare and it shouldn’t be.
I am against AY, as it is too dense, but I don’t really understand the parking argument. We do live in a city. I am able to park in front of my house because many of the houses on my block are vacant, and there are many vacant lots in my neighborhood. Should I be against people moving into those houses or building on the vacant lots because I will hav a more difficult time parking? This isn’t the suburbs! Guven Lefferts place is across Atlantic Avenue and (Vanderbilt to Clinton to Waverly to Washington to St James to Lefferts) five blocks away from the edge of AY, seems like you are really being silly to talk about a negative effect on this house. Quite frankly development in the area will be welcome (if not that of the size of AY) to jump start Fulton Street at this end of Clinton Hill. That said, I hope this price is far too high – as it is a barrier for most people to live over here.
BTW just finished walking completely across Bed-Stuy (dropped off my newly arrived bf’s Uhaul at Malcom X and Dekalb). There are many lovely blocks outside of the well known historic district. Many houses with for sale signs by small realtors. Seems to me someone seeking to create a home would be better off wandering and looking for something there rather than buying Corcoran priced properties six blocks away.
The owners’s duplex has one bedroom, although I suspect that “den” and “family room” are code for non-code-complying bedrooms. So for 1.8 million dollars you get one normal bedroom, four kennel-sized bedrooms in the rental units, and two illegal bedrooms -one that is more than 50% below grade and the other with no windows.
I am speechless.
The berooms are six and a half feet wide.
Is that allowable by code?
I count four bedrooms that are six feet six inches wide.
Wow!
That’s pretty substandard,
REgarding AY, please remember, you will never be able to park your car on your street again – unless you are there when alternate side ends. You will have thousands of new neighbors – this may be good or bad – depends on how you like crowds.
These people are just being smart. If you own in this neighborhood now you pretty much have to sell if you don’t want to lose your shirt completely in a few years.
The house is actually 47 feet deep. I had one of them appraised and measured out by 2 different surveyors who confirmed this. I live on the block as well. The noise isn’t an issue to be honest. Being removed from the shops on Dekalb doesn’t matter when you consider the fact that most of them are not really worth spending your money on/at. I just commute into town when I need to live it up and avoid the pretentious arse-holes of Fort Green at all times. If anything is a negative it’s the unlit and gloomy strip on Fulton in front of the post office with razor wire drooping over the fence and lifeless brick facade of the citizens center at night.