House of the Day: 66 Clifton Place
The four-story brownstone at 66 Clifton Place was purchased in 2006 for $1,265,000 and was subsequently renovated quite thoroughly and nicely (recessed lighting notwithstanding!). Unfortunately for the owner, timing is everything and it’s hard to see how she’s going to get her money back now that she’s decided to sell. Since we live just a…
The four-story brownstone at 66 Clifton Place was purchased in 2006 for $1,265,000 and was subsequently renovated quite thoroughly and nicely (recessed lighting notwithstanding!). Unfortunately for the owner, timing is everything and it’s hard to see how she’s going to get her money back now that she’s decided to sell. Since we live just a couple of blocks away, we’ll be thrilled if she can get the asking price of $1,595,000 but it’s hard to see how a house on that block fetches that high a price in this market. Agree?
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Nomi – the owner will clear 200k if this sells for ask, after the broker fee. she did not do the reno. the house was purchased renovated in 2006 – is anyone listening to me! ugh…
I wasn’t a regular at the Bagel, but I agree, that place was awesome. Old New York at its best. . .
Yes, agree with winelover about unpleasantness of four floors, esp. with kitchen on the garden floor. Never lived in one, but did spend a lot of time in one many years ago when my friend was the family’s nanny.
Kitchens were originally down there because they were things neither to be heard nor seen. Not so anymore.
@bkrules: “I dunno…I’d rather have a smaller bathroom and have two bedrooms on that master suite floor. Is that crazy? It just seems like a huge waste of space.”
I have always been creeped out by huge bathrooms. I know they are luxurious like Dave says, but they just give me the willies.
(Digression: Was anyone here a regular at The Bagel on West 4th in the Village? They had the smallest bathroom with a sink in all of NY. The sink was literally in your lap when you were seated on the toilet . . . That was TOO small. I miss that place.)
Anyway, I think this renovation is beautiful, despite my personal objects, and am sorry to see that the owner will likely loose money.
when i had a brownstone, our layout was very similar. found ourselves mostly on the ground or 3rd floor. did do dinner parties on the parlor, and just carried it up. it’s a pain. i have no problems with this renovation and the central air is nice, but the up and down and living on the ground floor kinda blows.
one advantage to an apartment is that you can get the space on just one or maybe two floors if you have a duplex. it’s always best to have your main day to day living space on the biggest ceiling’ed floor, in this case the parlor.
take away renovations, decorating, etc.. i prefer my current space of just 2 floors for ease and enjoyment of living in my condo. it’s part of the inherent issue of having the whole brownstone. lots of space, but you can’t do much about it spread over 4 floors. lots of stairs.
Wow, the renovation does seem very well done, but it’s not my style at all. Too much like the W hotel or the cover of one of those free luxury magazines. Good thing, ha ha ha, since I could never afford it in a million years.
This house is staged to the hilt. I have no idea what you folks are talking about. It’s far from one of the nicest houses posted on this site. The kitchen is ultra modern and cheap looking.
It does look like a complete gut, but other than that, without the professional furniture staging (I realize it’s probably the owner’s stuff), not one of those photos, except the photo of the big shower, impresses me.
We’ve seem kitchens a hundred times nicer in previous posts. I’m renovating my kitchen right now. When I’m finished, maybe I’ll post it on this site. It blows this kitchen out of the water and it’s not even “all that.”
I’d much rather pay less and have the renovation done my way.
Next!
Kitchen –Ikea?
BO, you pulling our chain?
wow I like this house, I might actually check it out if it goes under a million.