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
seems rather expensive for anyone who would want to live in that area. the taxes are not low either.
He’s not in the minority on exposed brick in a Victorian interior. That said, its not expensive to get rid of it.
I looked at countertops for a kitchen over the weekend…its not for a Brooklyn brownstone..and i saw a great HONED black granite..very much like soapstone without the maintenance.
I like this place but its only about 42′ deep. That said, if you can live without a formal dining room this place isn’t bad. It looks like from the floorplans that they may have dealt with the two upstairs rental units’ access the right way. Don’t know what the block looks like.
And, if you’ve modernized the kitchen, recessed lighting should be allowed.
Hope I haven’t stepped on too many toes with these comments
Does the duplex share the stairs with the top floor rental?
I dont understand why yesterday the house at 149 Greene Ave sold for 2.3 million and it was a 2 family and this house is a 3 family at 1.75 and is not expected to sell at that.
“Taxes are 11K. Is that the norm for area brownstones?”
No.
I’d rather live in South Slope than this area for this money. I do believe this house is immediately next door to the murder last year.
LOVE exposed brick (and I’m American)
Oh no! I cross-posted with Mr. B, and his comment undermines mine. oh well. i would take it back if i knew how.
Taxes are 11K. Is that the norm for area brownstones?
Mr. B has previously stated his unequivocal dislike of exposed brick, no matter the home. It is annoying how he’s transitioned to treating it like its a universal negative, though, when I suspect he’s in the minority.
Exposed brick is fine, or even great, in some scenarios like a converted 19th century commercial building. In a Victorian brownstone, however, it doesn’t work, in our opinion. It looks random and out of place to have a handful of wall sections exposed like this. But, hey, it’s just an opinion.