House of the Day: 204 Clermont Avenue
When 204 Clermont was listed with Roslyn Huebener last year, we were surprised at how it failed to attract any interest; based on the photos at the time, it looked like a great house. Now that Brooklyn Properties has the listing, however, and has posted some photos with some less flattering angles, it makes better…
When 204 Clermont was listed with Roslyn Huebener last year, we were surprised at how it failed to attract any interest; based on the photos at the time, it looked like a great house. Now that Brooklyn Properties has the listing, however, and has posted some photos with some less flattering angles, it makes better sense why the three-family house has had to drop its asking price from $2,500,000 to the current $1,650,000: It has nice bones but the layout is totally random. We’ve included a fairly flattering shot above, but click through to the listing and check out the placement of that kitchen island on the parlor floor. Can you say “value destruction”? Someone should buy this as a two-family and just rip that parlor kitchen out.
204 Clermont Avenue [Brooklyn Properties] GMAP P*Shark
House of the Day: 204 Clermont Avenue [Brownstoner]
Shahn Andersen??? Shahn Andersen??? Is that you???!!!
Hiya Reatrd! Long time no talk! Hey Retard what happen on the Brokenassangel thang???
I remember PWNING you so hard then you disappeared! I thought I saw Arthur sleeping on the A Train, LMMFAO!! Plus what’s up with that Cambridge house? Are you in foreclosure yet???
Oh yeah Shahn Andersen=Epic Fail!
The What (Shahn Andersen can apply for TARP funds)
Someday this war is gonna end…
Pros: corner lot location, 3 full exposures, lots of intact plaster detail, landmarked historic district, great bones.
Cons: Needs extensive restoration/renovation, the whole back addition needs to come off – it’s ugly and it’s illegal, all new systems are needed, existing plaster detail is caked with huge amounts of paint.
Conclusion? Buy it if you have a an extra $600,000 to renovate it well.
Pros: corner lot location, 3 full exposures, lots of intact plaster detail, landmarked historic district, great bones.
Cons: Needs extensive restoration/renovation, the whole back addition needs to come off – it’s ugly and it’s illegal, all new systems are needed, existing plaster detail is caked with huge amounts of paint.
Conclusion? Buy it if you have a an extra $600,000 to renovate it well.
“The main drawback so far to their pricing has been location, location, location.”
Not unlike yesterday’s Shell of The Day on Adelphi Street.
I can be plain mean at times like that, Dave. At least quietly in my head.
When most people get onto any kind of a “people mover”, such as an escalator or a moving sidewalk at an airport, this little thought bubble appears above their heads: “okie doak. Good enough.” And they just STOP.
I often think, Good God, this is why so many people are obese. They simply cannot be bothered to move if they don’t absolutely have to. And I’m also secretly happy when I see an out-of-order escalator. The herd must keep moving.
The initial ask was outrageous, thus the price cut. I think they’ll find a buyer near this price. It’s a nice place and has parking. It does need some renovation though. That kitchen is really weird, and I generally like weird kitchens. The main drawback so far to their pricing has been location, location, location.
Nokilissa, I’m with you on the escalator people and the thre abreast crowd. Just plain stupid.
Ever been on an escalator and the person ahead of you just stops there when it ends!!!! There’s a special place in hell for them.
True, peirre. But it is now almost a million dollars under its initial ask. That is quite a haircut. They could do locks of Love with that kind of cut.
We have seen shells in locations as good as this for similar prices. And this has a corner lot and a garage.
Just puzzled and musing.
Sameinthehood,
Probably for most. But I haven’t had a gym membership in 5 years, and use “swift” walking as my gym. I am one of those people who gets crazy about people who don’t stand aside on an escalator, or who walk, snail pace, 3 wide, on narrow sidewalks without thought to the arterial flow of this pedestrian maze of a city. They are the blood clots of the system.
I rant.
But I checked when we looked at this house and another on Adelphi. It was juuusst over 10 minutes. Definitely under 11.