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Sounds like a good price for Brooklyn. I love this place -- the light, the size, the price. I'd buy it if I lived in NY. Great kitchen!

I love the kitchen! It's bright and the color of the cabinets is awesome.

...but does it ever get any sun?

10% down doesn't seem like much in this market

"...but does it ever get any sun?"

"Bedroom is...sun-drenched by an extra-large, west-facing window."

...which means that the living room windows face South.

nice place, but I would be afraid of drowning in all the sun.

i also don't get where people get the idea that 20-30% down is the standard in NYC, or at least Brooklyn. i've been shopping for a place in this neighborhood for the last year, and anything other than 10% is definitely the exception. just look at corcoran or brownharrisstevens for clinton hill/fort greene/prospect heights, for those that are insistent that coops require 50% and a cavity search.

of course, that doesn't say anything as to whether or not you'll be able to secure financing. the bank might have something to say about 10% down in this market, but that's a different story.

I live down the block. The neighborhood is beautiful and it is indeed a very pretty apartment but it's waaay over-priced for a one bedroom, one bath in this market. The seller would get a lot more interest with a $50-60G reduction. An apartment of comparable size and maintenance with better details sold in my building for $450G's at the height of the market. Hope the seller isn't in a rush to sell.

I think you missed the sarcasm directed toward the triple reference to "sun-drenched"-ness

(sorry if this is a duplicate)

I live down the street. It is a beautiful neighborhood and indeed a very pretty apartment but it is waaay overpriced for a one bedroom, one bath in this market. Seller would get much more interest with a 50G to 60G reduction. An apartment of comparable size and maintenance with better details ( taller ceilings, fireplace etc...) sold in my building for $450Gs at the height of the market. Hope the seller isn't in a rush to sell.

nice place, wish it was in san francisco, hehe.

Holy Cow!

I've re-lost my NYC perspective. I just moved out of Manhattan a month ago to the SF Bay Area and can't tell if this is a good deal or or not anymore.

I'm thinking this would have made me drool a couple of months ago. How is the real estate market in NY right now?

I live in the neighborhood too and have been looking for a while. this is the only place i've seen that's renovated beautifully and isn't a new devel./cookie-cutter apt. There may be cheaper apts in the clinton hill co-ops but those places feel like the projects. I really love this place!

We lived in the Clinton Hill Coops for 9 years and though the buildings are not fancy. I had some of the nicest neighbors I've ever had. They are solid and fairly well managed. And you could get a 1000 sq ft real 2 bedroom for the price of this apartment. They are definitely worth a look.

wow - what a great looking place. i live on that block and have been looking for a while. nothing pre - war has been renovated that nice and has that much light. the price seems pretty good considering everything else tends to be cheaply done.
i am definitely going to check this place out.

homebody: I've been curious about the Clinton Hill Coops for years. I live in a garden apartment in a brownstone down the street and have coveted the great views and big spaces CHC seem to have. How difficult is it to get approval for renovations? And how frequently does the maintenance go up?

bepsf, I was kidding. They used the term "sun-drenched" THREE times in that tiny paragraph. On first use, it's descriptive. By the third time... ohhh geez.

I sure do love that kitchen though. It's gorgeous, and probably sun-drenched too.

2.5 to the buyer's agent? Isn't that an entire percentage point below market? I thought buyer's agents split the commission to 3.5. Is that a NY thing?

You can offer whatever commission you want to. They can take it or leave it. In a slow market, if someone wants to make some money and thinks they have a buyer, they might be happy to get 2.5 rather than 0.

A 20k reduction from 495k is 4% down, not 10%. Is 600 per square foot the going rate in Clinton Hill?

Since when did AT start doing classifieds?
I'm selling my place. Who do I email?