House of the Day: 24 Clifton Place
There’s a lot to recommend this three-family brownstone at 24 Clifton Place in Clinton Hill—beautiful old floors and moldings, a new kitchen—but, unfortunately, price isn’t one of them. Even without the unfortunate exposed brick, this place seems to us to be a big stretch at the asking price of $1,750,000. Clifton Place certainly has its…
There’s a lot to recommend this three-family brownstone at 24 Clifton Place in Clinton Hill—beautiful old floors and moldings, a new kitchen—but, unfortunately, price isn’t one of them. Even without the unfortunate exposed brick, this place seems to us to be a big stretch at the asking price of $1,750,000. Clifton Place certainly has its charms but in this market, we’re thinking that $1,600,000 is a more likely number. That said, the three-story house next door did sell for $1,370,500 last year, so it’s not impossible. Those were different times, though,
24 Clifton Place [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
the brick in party walls of brownstones was never meant to be exposed and as such was almost always inexpensively built with really large mortar beds and uneven bricks. if you are going to fight for exposed brick at least it should be beautiful, even workmanship worth looking at not just knee jerk i like brick because i saw it in some loft.
it’s a very odd and unpleasant floorplan.
I would pass on this. too much work, too little to offer, too dicey a location.
Taxes were $5,334. However, it states that its only 2,520 sq. ft. and three stories. It’s 3,360 sq. ft. with that garden level. There is no C of O.
Why did everyone yesterday say that GORGEOUS South Slope home sold for a huge price, but this house is in a much less gentrified neighborhood and would command a similar price. It makes no sense.
Clinton Hill has not NEARLY gentrified to the point of having homes sell for near to or over 2 million dollars. Sorry, but to spend that kind of money, I’m going to need better schools, less crime (less next door neighbors being killed), much better restaurants and shops and MUCH better transportation access.
Please tell me why people spend around 2 million dollars to live in this area…?
I can’t believe you would state your own opinion on your own blog. Don’t you know that that’s our job?
The taxes can’t be $11,000. Its a misprint, like the word “coi” The taxes may actually be as low as $1,100 per year. Check Propertyshark.
Here is the article on shooting at 22 Clifton Place, right next door to this HOTD:
http://nytimes.com/2007/09/14/nyregion/14shooting.html
I think the taxes are higher since of the 4 family C of O. If this had fewer legal units, the taxes would be lower.
I’m all for exposed brick. I have an entire wall of it in my loft…. and recessed lighting in my kitchen. The shame.
Wait… Are those parquet floors???? I just threw up in my mouth. The horror.
Please, hurry someone call Apartment Therapy.
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