Open House Picks: Houses

Know this is in Queens, but how ’bout this as House of the day

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/rfs/480996781.html

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The issue here isn’t whether Clinton Hill is great or sucks. It’s whether the Clinton Hill house listed here can reasonably expect to get a HIGHER price than it would fetch in on the same block as the one listed in Park Slope.

And more to the point–since CH prices are generally not as high as PS prices–why the Clifton house should be listed so much higher than everything comparable *in Clinton Hill itself.*

Spare us the melodramatics.

just for the hell of it I feel like putting a bit down. for those that dont like CH, stay away. its for those who do, and there are more who fit into this category than there is space for. I for one never looked at park slope when moving from manhattan 5 years ago – it felt way to much like a suburb in the city for me. and though there are some other nice nabes, once I found clinton hill I never even looked anywhere else. it is one of the most aesthetically beautiful neighborhoods and has the ‘most intact historic architecture in diverse styles anywhere in the city of new york’ according to the AIA guide – the FOREMOST architectural guide in the country. (ever walked down CLINTON ave or Wash? god the mansions are amazing) the community here reflects this diversity in color, nationality, age, profession and style – I have made friends here from South America, asia, Europe, everywhere across the country, and lots of homegrown locals. There are more mixed race couples than ANYWHERE I have ever lived, and I have been around. when we thought we might have to leave NY a year ago, one of the main factors that stopped us was the thought of bringing our child up any where else – this is where we most want to be in the world. (and just to answer a previous poster – the local elementary school, ps11, has been making headlines with its improvements) there are cafe’s and restaurants sprouting up all over the place (CHOICE, SPEAKEASY, LOCANDA VINI E OLIO) a couple of supermarkets, and a specialty market slated to open anyday. And dekalb has a plethora of choices, a mere 5 minutes away. There are numerous kids parks, a lovely green market nearby, and FT GREEN PARK isn’t prospect park, but it Whitman loved it, and so do I.

Its extremely close to the city – i get to work in mid manhattan (UN.SQ) EVERYday in 30 minutes door to door, without fail. and when I ride my bike its 20 minutes.

But please, stay away. Much nicer for us.

FWIW, the deceased was first shot on the front stoop of 22 Clifton, but proceeded into the house, pursued by the shooter, who finished him off inside. One way to highlight this feature would be a Basquiat-style body outline painted on the parlor floor at the foot of the stairs (with some judiciously placed fluorescent bloodstains). This would certainly help clarify just why this house is so very special, and provide an amazing conversation piece, showing that the new owner is in, hip, chic and broadminded enough to recognize murder as mere local color and rise above it on his/her way out the door to Choice. (And after all, the parties knew each other, so the new owners needn’t be concerned that gunfire on Clifton Place will affect THEM.) This is a unique opportunity for the forward-looking gentrifier. Sure to be worth at least $3M within the next two years…

Guest at 1:46

MARRY ME!