House of the Day: 433 Waverly Avenue
First thought: This three-story carriage house at 433 Waverly Avenue in Clinton Hill is absolutely gorgeous. Second thought: Houses in Clinton Hill are not selling for close to $1,000 a foot last time we checked. As longtime readers know, we’re not generally in favor of exposed brick in townhouses, but in this case, juxtaposed with…
First thought: This three-story carriage house at 433 Waverly Avenue in Clinton Hill is absolutely gorgeous. Second thought: Houses in Clinton Hill are not selling for close to $1,000 a foot last time we checked. As longtime readers know, we’re not generally in favor of exposed brick in townhouses, but in this case, juxtaposed with the beautiful exposed beams, totally works. The current owners, who picked this place up for $1,203,100 before renovating it, also dropped some serious coin on the fixtures. But $2,225,000? Just don’t see how it happens in this market.
433 Waverly Avenue [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
this does not look like a typical nineteenth century carriage house. Actually, what it looks like is a house that once had a shop on the ground floor. The space that had been the shop has been turned into a garage. I bet that is the story behind its architecturally odd configuration.
I’ve viewed this house and can say that it’s lovely. Well thought out and finished beautifully, I’m not so sure about the area and can’t comment on the price, but the house is the nicest place I’ve looked at in brooklyn.
I usually think of a carriage house as a two story structure, like these:
– http://tinyurl.com/96otws
– http://tinyurl.com/7rlr4a
– http://tinyurl.com/9zbsq4
– http://bstoner.wpengine.com/brownstoner/archives/2007/11/house_of_the_da_408.php
– http://bstoner.wpengine.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/01/house_of_the_da_428.php
Can any of you more knowledgeable-about-architecture folks out there weigh in on this?
I was thinking the same thing Snark. If I recall from propertyshark its about 2,500 sq ft, the size of a regular house and not a carriage house….another embellishment on Kathleen’s part no doubt.
Is this place an actual carriage house, or did somebody just cut a garage door into the front of a house?
This is yet another example of a delusional broker/owner. You’d think since they needn’t pay the broker’s fee they’d be more reasonable about pricing, to say nothing of being more informed about the harsh realities of the market than most owners/sellers. The only difference between this broker and the guy with the place on Albermare (which he paid half of asking for merely 4 years ago) is that she did some work here. Still, the price is crazy.
I would be very surprised if this sold for anything near asking. Although I appreciate that the weird interiors may appeal to guys with dough, I just can’t see a lady falling in love with this. I mean a lady who is in the position of choosing a 2.2 million dollar estate for her family. This is a barn. The best thing about it is the garage, if this were Brooklyn Heights that alone would justify the price but this is not Brooklyn Heights. It is next to an elementary school near Fort Greene Park. Nice for young kids looking to be coolish, but for 2.2 million you need a little gravitas.
I think this might go for closer to ask than everyone thinks. Even in a rock-bottom market this is a gem. I’d even keep the first-floor studio for myself as a guest suite/office. For my taste — and maybe mine alone — this is how I’d like to live. Someone will get a great pad regardless of what they pay.
But we shall see…I agree that if you went out there on a gloomy January day, it wouldn’t seem worth the money. I’d wait until spring to list this, at least there would be leaves on the trees…
This is one expensive tiny little house. 2m to live in a 2 bedroom.
Someone drank too much egg nog when they priced this one.