House of the Day: 227 Clinton Street
227 Clinton Street, a 25-foot-wide brownstone in Cobble Hill, hit the market in mid-September for $3,400,000 and by the end of October was listed on StreetEasy as being in contract. Apparently, though, things didn’t work out, as the gorgeous double-duplex house has been back on the market for a couple of weeks now. Man, is…
227 Clinton Street, a 25-foot-wide brownstone in Cobble Hill, hit the market in mid-September for $3,400,000 and by the end of October was listed on StreetEasy as being in contract. Apparently, though, things didn’t work out, as the gorgeous double-duplex house has been back on the market for a couple of weeks now. Man, is that parlor floor to die for or what!
227 Clinton Street [Brown Harris Stevens] GMAP P*Shark
Of course Clinton Street is beautiful in parts and has lovely homes and “isn’t that bad” in terms of traffic and noise. And I’m sure there are buyers for whom this is a non issue. But what is being discussed here is relative price point – or at least I think that is the issue.
For us, for this kind of money, it needs to be pretty close to perfect. And for us, location is an enormous part of that. Perhaps the biggest consideration, actually. Cobble Hill has many infinitely quieter streets and we’d be inclined toward those. We have very young children, and would simply prefer to live on a quieter and less driven stretch of street. This has always seemed to us a fairly major artery toward the bridges and Atlantic. It wasn’t a total deal breaker, as obviously we were interested. But given that AND the other issues, it was a pass.
But again, gorgeous home with great bones and qualities. Can’t see how it will fetch 3.4 million, but perhaps they will find just that buyer.
minard disgusts muffett. muffett disgusts ringo. but does minard disgust ringo? i don’t think so. pls suspend the transitive property.
The floor plan is horrendous. They did a great job restoring that house to what looks like almost original condition (livable is a different story), but they did a terrible job with splitting up those floors into a veritable hostel for well-heeled historophiles.
I don’t understand how Brownstoner goes bonkers over houses like this, which are beautiful on the surface, but completely impractical (in terms of cost and pure function), but is “not in love” with places like the Co-op of the Day (509 Court) which appears to be perfectly fine in photographs – In defense of the 509 Court co-op, I imagine they were not left with perfectly intact architectural details before they renovated it into what appears to be a comfortable, sensible place.
This has probably been asked before, but do Mr. B. and his family walk around in period costume enjoying these time capsule brownstones they hock? I could seriously imagine that.
Brownstoner continues to become a punch line.
As BD said, this house is catty-corner to Norah Jones’ house. The new owners and Norah Jones will be able to leer at each other through Norah’s 10 new windows, and Norah will be able to leer into their garden. Typical Brown Harris Stevens overpricing.
The location is not perfect if you happen to dislike Cobble Hill, otherwise it is a perfectly nice location.
Like, i said above, MM, I WANT TO BE YOUR CONTRACTOR.
We’re talking about putting a kitchen into the garden level, redoing the facade and enlarging the kitchen on the parlour floor.
DIBS – I doubt someone at this price point is going to forego an architect (and I think it’s often a mistake to do so even with more modest homes) – once you add architect fees, and other reconfiguration, it’s not just the “3 items” you listed. I would be stunned if making this a triplex over a garden rental could be done for less then 300-400K (if not more), to preserve the quality of the detail, do a thoughtful lay out, good finishes etc.
It’s not a perfect location (what is, really), but it is nice enough. Close to Cobble Hill Park and convenient to the subways. If you want to avoid traffic, move to the ‘burbs.
i think the concerns about clinton street being too loud (which are always brought up for any home on clinton) are greatly exaggerated. i’ve lived in the neighborhood a while and find myself frequently eating outside on clinton st or in the park facing the street and it’s never loud. there are cars, yes, but they’re not flying down the street and rarely are they playing loud music or honking. it’s really not that bad, and the homes along clinton are some of the most beautiful in the neighborhood.