House of the Day: 274 Clinton Avenue
Has the value of Clinton Hill real estate gone up 50% in the last two years? Don’t think so. But that’s the increase that the seller of 274 Clinton Avenue is looking to make. She bought the five-story house in August of 2005 for $1,925,000 and now has the house back on the market for…
Has the value of Clinton Hill real estate gone up 50% in the last two years? Don’t think so. But that’s the increase that the seller of 274 Clinton Avenue is looking to make. She bought the five-story house in August of 2005 for $1,925,000 and now has the house back on the market for $2,995,000. Of course, from the looks of it, she’s put a fair amount of dough into the renovation, which looks pretty nice. (Our only quibbles are the choice of white for the bannister and the fact that the crown and ceiling moldings are no more.) There’s lots of original woodwork, however, and it’s on a fantastic block. We could see this fetching $2.6 or $2.7 million but would surprised if someone steps up for the full asking price. Stranger things have happened though.
274 Clinton Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
renter envy
I remember going to see this during an open house, before it was purchased for $1.9
Back then they were selling it as a 2 family as well, which didn’t make sense to us since everyone had to use the main stair for circulation between floors. Rental unit is on floors 4 and 5. The acces to the 5th floor is via a ridiculously small stair with winders. Good luck trying to get any type of furniture, other than IKEA knockdowns up those stairs. Also, the floor plan and pictures are misleading. The front, I would say 10′ (I’m 5′-11″)of the fifth floor (bedroom), is practically unsable as the ceiling slopes downward towards the top of the cornice line, which is why you can’t see the 5th floor in the photo. Don’t know about everyone else, but I like stand upright when walking about my apartment.
“i bet you 50% of those in manhattan have never ever HEARD of clinton hill, much less been there or know a thing about it.”
50% of those in manhattan have never been above 96th street. Not a good argument.
Wow, so many Clinton Hill haters posting. Why all the bitterness? I’m not defending the house and the price, but the street is one of the prettiest anywhere, with many beautiful, free standing mansions — the bishop of Brooklyn lives in a mansion on this block. I would live on this block in a second if I could afford it (once again, not in that house). There are many mature magnolia trees on this stretch and it is stunning in the spring. And, the block is surrounded by many lovely, tree-lined brownstone blocks, with a fair amount of services nearby on Dekalb. To me, the comparison to the south slope just doesn’t work. Much of the south slope housing stock is not of the same quality. Clinton Ave, at the turn of the century was called “the Fifth Avenue of Brooklyn”.
in the grand scheme of new york city, clinton hill is most CERTAINLY fringe.
i bet you 50% of those in manhattan have never ever HEARD of clinton hill, much less been there or know a thing about it.
try to think outside of your tiny little world in brooklyn and realize that clinton hill was not on anyone’s radar 10 years ago and is on very few people’s radar now outside of brooklyn.
THAT’S FRINGE.
I think it’s very expensive, but brokers don’t set prices by themselves. The owners are just as culpable.
2:27, here again. For the record, the house is overpriced.
ft greene and PS have the same trains.
i think this broker is ridiculous. This will sit on the market for several months get “old” and then he will be forced to reduce the price.