Condo of the Day: 555 Washington Avenue 2 BR
We’ve never been inside any of the apartments at the Cathedral Building at the corner of Atlantic and Washington Avenues in Clinton Hill, but the building certainly has one of the more impressive exteriors in the area. (There’s also an attractive interior courtyard.) Judging from today’s listing, however, the apartments themselves are somewhat unconventional. This…
We’ve never been inside any of the apartments at the Cathedral Building at the corner of Atlantic and Washington Avenues in Clinton Hill, but the building certainly has one of the more impressive exteriors in the area. (There’s also an attractive interior courtyard.) Judging from today’s listing, however, the apartments themselves are somewhat unconventional. This 1,225-square-foot two-bedroom is spread out over three levels and definitely has some of the monumentality you’d expect from a religious building. (It’s also got a private yard.) It’s been on the market for a few weeks, however, suggesting that the $665,000 asking price isn’t knocking the socks off buyers. Has anyone seen it in person yet? Any theories on why it hasn’t sold yet? There’s an open house tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 for the curious.
555 Washington Triplex $665,000 [Craigslist] GMAP
Exterior photo by Miss Jasmine
I have lived across the street from said unit for the last 4 years and went to an open house for that unit a few weeks back just to check it out.
I agree with the earlier comment that while the unit has character and great detail, the layout is deplorable. One needs to navigate one of the smallest (stair width) spiral staircases I have ever seen in order to access the other floors. The heftier of folks visiting the day of the open house had to navigate moving between floors by rotating their bodies sideways. It would be a nightmare to move any furniture to the top or bottom floor.
Next – there is little sound privacy as the rooms roll into one another and there is hardly a door to be shut that would sufficiently provide privacy.
The bathroom and kitchen were highly unimpressive for the $$ they were asking and the main living space was very small.
Also, it is right next to where they are building a huge condo – I have had nothing but jackhammer and union protest sounds all day every day for the last 4 months and with the slow rate of progress on that site – it looks as if we are in for a long stretch until that building is complete.
The drugs are really not a problem – they are there but as the kids say “whatevs” That is the flavor of the neighborhood – To the commenter hoping the Atlantic Yards will “clean up” the neighborhood – what I have to say to you is too nasty to be written here.
This neighborhood is not a “warzone” by any stretch of the imagination, and while the drug presence is obvious at Putnam and Grand, I’ve never seen it at the “haven” of Fulton and Washington. The location of this building is actually pretty central to both Prospect Heights and Clinton Hill, if you don’t mind living on the corner of a busy intersection.
The building is phenomenal from the outside.
1:06,,,you are a bit dramatic. Warzone? There is a car wash, storage building,used car dealership on Atlantic n Washington. It is a major intersection as it veers off onto underhill ave as well but warzone is quite misleading. Fulton and Washington is a major train stop on the A and C lines and always has alot of foot traffic also due to the restaurants and stores. Drug pushing? Cant really comment.Havent seen it at that corner personally.
I’ve seen a couple of these units. I agree with 1:06 thru 1:16. Location just SUCKS. Very beautiful details but layouts just not practical. In one unit, I think 1C or something, guests would have to walk through the master bedroom to use the shower/bath. There was only one additional 1/2 bathroom with toilet/sink only.
Development would have been more attractive if they had created fewer more spacious units and bought the lot next door and used it for parking. But what do I know?
That looks awesome! I’d live there in a second.
This is a great building. One of Brooklyn’s architectural gems. My hat is off to the residents for saving it and maintaing it. It is “a civic ornament” as they used to say.
My wife and I looked at a unit in this building. At the time (2004), the hallway carpets were ugly and bare. The duplex conversion of the apartment was awkward and a neighbor was blasting rap music. The upper floors are well insulated from street noise, though.
The building has good detailing but not all the square footage is functional. It’s a trade off between effeciency and character.
Also- the intersection of Atlantic and Washing Ave is disgusting. It looks like a war zone. The monsterous “Big Yellow” storage building is catty-corner. Additionally, the intersection of Fulton and Washington (down the street) is still a haven for drug pushing.
If you decide to buy… you got to differ enjoyment of the neighborhood until things are cleaned up a little. Hopefully the Atlantic Yards will help.
location on Atlantic kinda sucks, no?