House of the Day: 204 Clermont Avenue
After being listed since February for $2,500,000, the three-family brick house at 204 Clermont Avenue is now on the block for $1,950,000. The 3,100-square-foot house has lots of old detail but, despite a new kitchen (just say no to granite!), still feels a little rough around the edges. Despite the significant price-cut, the asking price…
After being listed since February for $2,500,000, the three-family brick house at 204 Clermont Avenue is now on the block for $1,950,000. The 3,100-square-foot house has lots of old detail but, despite a new kitchen (just say no to granite!), still feels a little rough around the edges. Despite the significant price-cut, the asking price is still far from a lay-up: The house next door sold for $1,625,000 back in 2006. Plus, a not-so-photogenic extension means that there’s no backyard to speak of, a big negative for most family buyers.
204 Clermont Avenue [AHrlty] GMAP P*Shark
Problem with stone counters is that you can crack and break ceramics and glassware pretty easily on them.
OMG recessed lighting…it’s unspeakable…you’ve opened the floodgates…
This could force a lot of the denizens of this website to change their countertops to avoid experiencing the dreaded cognitive dissonance.
The only real problem I see with granite is that it can be permanently stained by coffee, which makes it a terrible counter top for java lovers.
But why is recessed lighting so bad?
And when did Brooklyn owners become such decor snobs?
Granite is a geological term referring to a specific igneous rock. Other stones go by other names like marble, shale, slate, etc and are not used interchangeably within this type of application. Granites run a wide range in price just like marble. I don’t partivularly like the lighter colored granites but a lot of the darker ones are nice. Never really heard of any granite bashing before. Is this a new trend???
The granite in this house is definitely a bold look, like it or not. It seems like a lot of people call various types of stone granite, and the dictionary allows that anything as hard or as durable might be called granite. What do you call a thick, heavy stone that’s basically deep black, very uniform, but you can pick up a tiny hint of grey in the background? I was told it was granite.
I sense a little jealousy from folks with hand-me-down appliances and Formica counters.
I totally diagree, 2:59. whereas avocado was the color of the moment for part of the 70’s, SS was, and will continue to be used in commercial kitchens and restaurants. It will be classic.
It’s really the combination of the two — granite plus stainless that will be the formica plus yellow green combo of our day.
In truth, I was opposed to granite until I moved into my current apt, which came with lighter colored granite with good speckling that is not too disimilar to the kitchen in this house. Now I really like it. this kitchen’s problem is that the green trim on the windows does not go with the granite coloration.