House of the Day: 280 Park Place
We’re liking the old bones at 280 Park Place, a new (surprisingly nice) listing from Century 21. The four-story house is also well-suited to a condo conversion because of its two-story addition. That said, this would take a lot of dough to convert, and it’s not really in move-in condition for a two-family play either….
We’re liking the old bones at 280 Park Place, a new (surprisingly nice) listing from Century 21. The four-story house is also well-suited to a condo conversion because of its two-story addition. That said, this would take a lot of dough to convert, and it’s not really in move-in condition for a two-family play either. Given both those factors (and the fact that the market’s jittery), we don’t think that the asking price of $2,100,000 is realistic. More like $1,900,000.
280 Park Place [Century 21] GMAP P*Shark
280 Park Place [NY Times]
Besides the yellow bucket, I think the best part of this listing is the sentence:
“Can easily be converted to condominiums (condos).”
What are we friggin idiots and don’t know what the word “condominium” means? How likely is it that someon who doesn’t know that a condominium mean a condo would interested in the conversion process? I bet the What wrote the description.
“how do you mid-Slopers get to Manhattan?”
I’m two blocks to the R and the F. Works for me.
Midslopers do walk further to the train. But the walk is pretty, and you get more exercise that way. Have only been a north sloper, so don’t know. But have always avoided being a south sloper dependent on the F train – I like having more than one option.
Prospect Heights is a triangle, and some parts are closer to trains than others…but agree, much is very close.
Five years ago, when my friend bought his place is Prospect Heights, it was listed as “Park Slope adjacent.” Evidently the neighborhood had far less cachet back then.
I live in PH and love it. This house is in a great location.
Not that I’m trying to start an argument here, but in my opinion, PH has better transit access that PS. There’s the 2/3 & B/Q stops on Flatbush, and the C isn’t too much of a walk. Just wondering: how do you mid-Slopers get to Manhattan?
Aside from Myrtle and Fulton, there are no major commercial strips in Clinton Hill. Other business are scattered throughout, which I kind of like.
We even have a day spa.
Depends on where you are in Clinton Hill when you talk about subway access. I live 1 1/2 blocks from the C train and work near Wall Street. A lot of P Heights people actually walk over to Clinton Hill’s C train stop at Washington. It varies. As for a bedroom community to Ft. Greene, not sure wha that means. Clinton Hill and Ft. Green are very small, each is smaller Prospect Heights I’d say. Clinton Hill is more varied in architecture with freestanding mainsions and many different styles of row house. I like all three neighborhoods personally.
“Sorry, but I don’t agree, 2:48.
Prospect Heights is its own neighborhood…it has nice restaurants and bars on Vanderbilt. It also has it’s very own subway trains and much better access to Manhattan than Clinton Hill, which has neither transportation NOR services.”
You may want to do a bit more research. Your reference to no services and no transportation in Clinton Hill could not be further from the truth. In fact it’s way off. Fort Greene is definitely close enough to take advantage of all it has to offer, but you don’t have to walk out of Clinton Hill to buy good wine, have a nice meal, grab a good cup of coffee, go to the dry cleaners or drop off your laundry. And, the commute is 15-20 minutes to wall street. Say what you will about the G or C trains, but during rush hour the commute is seamless.